When the Rain Stops Falling
A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.
When They Go Low
6-10f 3-4m (larger cast possible)A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.
When This Is Over
A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production, and the Original Playscript
Flexible cast (see note in description)A theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination, designed to be created and performed by teenage casts, drawing directly on their own life experiences and the stories they want to tell. Winner, Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards.
When Winston Went to War with the Wireless
By Jack Thorne3-4f 9-10m (larger cast possible, 30+)A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.
When You Cure Me
By Jack Thorne3f 2mA painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.
Where Sat the Lovers
By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre3f 1f/mA play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.
While You Lie
By Sam Holcroft2f 3mA blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.
Whisky Galore (stage version)
By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip Goulding7f doubling (can be performed by a larger cast)A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.
The Whitby Rebels
By Bea Roberts3f 3m doubling (up to 17 roles)A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.
The White Bike
3-10f 2-4m (large cast possible)An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.
The White Devil
By John Webster4f 15mThe Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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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