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Notes for First Time Astronauts

1m

A comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.

Published in volume Me, As A Penguin

    Notes from a Small Island (stage version)

    3f 4m doubling (playing more than 80 characters; large cast is possible)

     

    A stage adaptation of Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir, one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.

    NSFW

    2f (aged 25 and late forties) 4m (aged 24, 28, early and late forties)

    A sharp comedy about power games and privacy in the media and beyond.

    O go my Man

    5f 3m, doubling

    A satirical comedy of modern manners set in contemporary Dublin. Joint winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for 2006-07.

    Octopolis

    1f 1m (plus optional octopus)

    A fascinating and funny play for two actors – and one octopus – exploring love, grief and what makes us human.

    On the Ceiling

    2m doubling, or 4m

    A quirky comedy about the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, from the well-known actor and writer - seen in the West End starring Ron Cook and Ralf Little.

    On the Evils of Tobacco

    1m

    A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

      One Fine Day

      1f 6m

      A play about the gulf that separates Britain and Black Africa.

      Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

        One Good Beating

        1f 2m

        A blackly comic short play about a grown-up brother and sister who exact revenge on their violent father.

        One Jewish Boy

        1f 1m (both playing ages 20-34)

        A bittersweet comedy addressing anti-Semitism through one young family's struggle against prejudice.

        Original Death Rabbit

        1f (playing early thirties)

        A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet

        Our New Girl

        2f 1m, 1 boy (aged 8)

        Two plays from one of Ireland's leading dramatists.

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        Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall

        Fin Kennedy

        Amanda Whittington

        Alexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate Summerscale

        Amanda Whittington


        Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

        Tom Wells

        Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey