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it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

By Lucy Kirkwood

A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

Investment Potential

Investment Potential

By Phillip McMahon

A short play about a youthful couple who can't seem to pull themselves up the rungs of the property ladder.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    An Intervention

    An Intervention

    By Mike Bartlett

    A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend.

    I Wanna Be Yours

    I Wanna Be Yours

    By Zia Ahmed

    A tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got, premiered by Paines Plough and Tamasha.

    Hungry

    Hungry

    By Chris Bush

    A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

    Hue & Cry

    Hue & Cry

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

    Howie the Rookie

    Howie the Rookie

    By Mark O'Rowe

    A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

    How We Begin

    How We Begin

    By Elisabeth Lewerenz

    A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

    How to Date a Feminist

    How to Date a Feminist

    By Samantha Ellis

    A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

    How These Desperate Men Talk

    How These Desperate Men Talk

    By Enda Walsh

    A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

    How My Light Is Spent

    How My Light Is Spent

    By Alan Harris

    A funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. Winner of the Judges' Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    Here I Belong

    Here I Belong

    By Matt Hartley

    A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

    Helen

    Helen

    By Maureen Lennon

    A play for two actors, about love, grief, and the threads which bind mother and daughter together. Shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.

    Harm

    Harm (short play)

    By Douglas Maxwell

    A short play about a father and son waiting in a new 'self-harming unit'.

    Happy Meal

    Happy Meal

    By Tabby Lamb

    A joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...

    Halcyon Days

    Halcyon Days

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    An uplifting, bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit.

    Glitter Punch

    Glitter Punch

    By Lucy Burke

    A gritty, coming-of-age drama about first love.

    Girls and Dolls

    Girls and Dolls

    By Lisa McGee

    A striking play from Northern Ireland about two women and the childhood tragedy they'll never be allowed to forget.

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