The Legend of Ned Ludd
A powerful and innovative play about work, automation and capitalism's impact, premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024.
Lela & Co.
1f 1mThe story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
By Sam Steiner1f 1mA play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (West End edition)
By Sam Steiner1f 1mA new, revised edition of Sam Steiner's startling play about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can't say anything any more. Published alongside the West End production starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.
Les Parents Terribles
By Jean Cocteau Translated by Jeremy Sams3f 2mJean Cocteau's frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.
Liberation Squares
3fA riotous stage comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia.
The Libertine
5f 5m, doublingAn incisive critique of life in an age of excess, based on the true story of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. This edition of the play was published alongside the 2016 production at the Theatre Royal Bath and Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Life is a Dream
By Pedro Calderón Translated by John Clifford2f 5m doublingA masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age, in an English version by John Clifford.
Life is a Dream (Donmar Warehouse version)
By Pedro Calderón Adapted by Helen Edmundson2f 7mA classic from the Spanish Golden Age, Calderón's richly poetic, epic masterpiece explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny against the backdrop of a mythical Polish kingdom.
Life Raft
6f 7m (larger cast possible with optional non-speaking roles)A thrilling large-cast play for young actors exploring the psychology of survival – and an urgent allegory for our times. Plus a series of interactive games specially created by award-winning games designer Tassos Stevens, to facilitate a deeper exploration of the play's themes.
The Light Burns Blue
9f 1m, plus mixed cast of up to 30 charactersA play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.
Light in the Village
2f 3m, or moreA devastatingly effective modern parable about poverty and corruption in an Indian village.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey