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James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

Published in volume The James Plays

    James II: Day of the Innocents

    The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

    Published in volume The James Plays

      James III: The True Mirror

      The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

      Published in volume The James Plays

        Dara

        An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

        Multitudes

        A gripping, kaleidoscopic drama about a clash of values in multicultural Britain, from actor and playwright John Hollingworth.

        Come On Over

        A Jesuit priest, sent to investigate a 'miracle' in his home town, re-encounters the woman who loved him thirty years before.

        Brothers of Thunder

        A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.

        Temple

        A fictional account of the 2011 Occupy London movement, set in the heart of a very British crisis – a crisis of conscience, a crisis of authority and a crisis of faith.

        Image of an Unknown Young Woman

        A startlingly theatrical look at what happens when a politically inflammatory video goes viral and it all kicks off.

        The Light Burns Blue

        A 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.

        The Heresy of Love

        A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

        The Christians

        A play exploring faith and community in the modern world, asking profound questions about what we believe and why.