Faustus
A radical reworking of Christopher Marlowe's classic tragedy Dr Faustus, bringing together the original story of the man who sells his soul to the devil with a startling act of provocation by 21st-century artists the Chapman Brothers.
Faustus: That Damned Woman
By Chris Bush9f 5m 7f/m plus non-speaking roles (4f 3m doubling)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.
Favour
4fA touching and hopeful family drama about a working-class Muslim family, tackling duty, addiction and the challenge of pulling yourself back together after it all falls apart.
Feed the Beast
5f 7m doubling (large cast possible)A fiercely funny look at the rocky relations between our press and politicians in a world of spin doctors and phone hacking.
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
1mA dark and biting one-man, a huge hit at Edinburgh in 2022 and the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023, starring Samuel Barnett.
Felt Effects
3f 2mA play that unearths the seismic relationship between two half-sisters and their mother when they are forced together in the A&E ward of the local hospital. Joint-winner of the 2004 Verity Bargate Award.
Published in volume Fair & Felt Effects: two playsThe Female of the Species
3f 3mA deliciously wicked comedy that proves that the female of the species is not only deadlier, but funnier than the male.
The Ferryman
8f 13mPreparations for the annual harvest on a farm in County Armagh in the 1980s are interrupted by a visitor. Winner of the Evening Standard Theatre Award and Tony Award for Best Play, and the Critics' Circle, Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Play.
The Fever Syndrome
3-4f 5mA vivid and thrilling play about a pioneering and successful IVF innovator and his brilliantly dysfunctional family.
Fibres
By Frances Poet2f 2mA big-hearted, hilarious drama about what it means to entwine our lives with another, told by four resilient, witty Glaswegian characters.
Firebird
By Phil Davies2f 1mA searing thriller about the naivety of youth and how easily it can be exploited.
First Episode
By Terence Rattigan and Philip Heimann2f 6mTerence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of his birth. With an authoritative introduction by Rattigan scholar Dan Rebellato.
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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