Princess Essex
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
By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne1f 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
By David Edgar4f 10m doublingAn urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.
Prodigal
1f 1mA 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/Outsidea profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
3f 2mThree couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been.
Pronoun
By Evan Placey5f 4m, 5 f or mA 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
By Fin Kennedy7f 4mA 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 2mShocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.
Purple Heart
By Bruce Norris2f 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 17mA brilliantly inventive version of the classic tale, from the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon1fA 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
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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