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With a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth

By Alison Carr Translated by Daf James

A funny and playful drama written specifically for young people, about what happens when the world literally turns upside-down. Bilingual edition: includes the original English play with a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth, by playwright Daf James.

The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage

The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage (stage version)

By Philip Pullman Adapted by Bryony Lavery

The stage version of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage, which is set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt.

After Life

After Life

By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda

A surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (Old Vic stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jack Thorne

Charles Dickens' timeless classic, brought to life in a joyous new adaptation by Jack Thorne.

A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Mark Gatiss

A spine-tingling stage adaptation that is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story – with an emphasis on the ghostly.

Some Of Us Exist In The Future

Some Of Us Exist In The Future

By Nkenna Akunna

An utterly original, wryly funny play about one woman's search for a place to belong in a world that's not all it seems. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Published in volume Papatango Plays
    Ghost Stories from an Old Country

    Ghost Stories from an Old Country

    By Tajinder Singh Hayer

    A riveting and poignant exploration of the ties that bind us, threaded through with captivating fables. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

    Published in volume Papatango Plays
      Metamorphoses

      Metamorphoses

      By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

      An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

      2:22 – A Ghost Story

      2:22 – A Ghost Story

      By Danny Robins

      A spine-chilling, funny and scary play from the award-winning writer and broadcaster behind the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.

      Faustus: That Damned Woman

      Faustus: That Damned Woman

      By Chris Bush

      A radical reimagining of the classic cautionary tale, transforming the iconic character of Faustus into a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice and sells her soul to wrestle control of her own destiny.

      Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale

      Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)

      By Piers Torday Original author Charles Dickens

      A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.

      Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

      Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)

      By Mary Shelley and Rona Munro

      A brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.

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      Jules Verne, adapted by Laura Eason
      Created by Mark Gatiss