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Princess Essex

Large mixed cast, 60+ characters (can be performed by a cast of 14, doubling)

A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

The Prisoner

1f 4m, doubling (2f 8m)

A provocative study of what it means to be free, by the internationally acclaimed theatre director and his long-time collaborator.

The Prisoner's Dilemma

4f 10m doubling

An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.

Prodigal

1f 1m

A short play about community, identity and the enduring strength of family ties. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

Published in volume Inside/Outside

    a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)

    3f 2m

    Three couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been.

    Pronoun

    5f 4m, 5 f or m

    A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    Protection

    7f 4m

    A tough but vulnerable play about our crumbling social fabric - and the people who have to pick up the pieces.

    The Pull of Negative Gravity

    2f 2m

    Shocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.

    Purple Heart

    2f 1m plus 1 young boy (age 12)

    A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief, from the author of Clybourne Park.

    Puss in Boots

    4f 4m, doubling, or 6f 17m

    A brilliantly inventive version of the classic tale, from the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    1f

    A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

    Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays

      Queen Anne

      6f 11m, doubling (7f+ 15m+)

      Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.

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