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Poison

Poison

By Lot Vekemans Translated by Rina Vergano

An extraordinary play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans that asks a simple question: is it ever possible to move on?

Tuesday

Tuesday

With a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth

By Alison Carr Translated by Daf James

A funny and playful drama written specifically for young people, about what happens when the world literally turns upside-down. Bilingual edition: includes the original English play with a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth, by playwright Daf James.

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

The Mandate

The Mandate

By Nikolai Erdman Adapted by Declan Donnellan

A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller's version of Ibsen's most explosive play.

Strawberries in January

Strawberries in January

By Evelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro

A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro.

Seagull

Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Charlotte Pyke, John Kerr and Joseph Blatchley

A striking version of Chekhov's classic play, restoring the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.

Push Up

Push Up

By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise

By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by Edward Kemp

Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.

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Mr Kolpert

Mr Kolpert

By David Gieselmann Translated by David Tushingham

A delightfully morbid black comedy with a nod to Hitchcock's Rope.

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by David Edgar

An enthralling version of an unforgettable Ibsen classic.

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

Black Milk

Black Milk

By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.

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Battlefield

Battlefield

By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

The internationally renowned team of Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne and Jean-Claude Carrière revisit the great Indian epic The Mahabharata, thirty years after Brook’s legendary production took world theatre by storm.

Miss Julie & Creditors

Miss Julie & Creditors

Two plays by August Strindberg

By August Strindberg Translated by Howard Brenton

August Strindberg's classic portrayals of secrets and lies, seduction and power – both written in the summer of 1888 – in brilliant new versions by Howard Brenton.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Cordelia Lynn

Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

By Maya Arad Yasur Translated by Eran Edry

A strikingly original, audacious thriller from a prize-winning Israeli writer.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, in which four young people are left stranded in a provincial backwater following the death of their father.

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