Ivanov
Chekhov's compelling early play, set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer
By Bea Roberts3-5f 3-5m plus optional extrasA blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock
By Rona Munro3f (2 younger, 1 older) 7m (3 younger, 4 older)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 PlaysJames II: Day of the Innocents
By Rona Munro5f 9m, 1 girl (aged 3-6), 1 boy (aged 6-9)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 PlaysJames III: The True Mirror
By Rona Munro4f (2 younger, 2 older) 8m (mostly in their twenties)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 PlaysJames IV: Queen of the Fight
By Rona Munro4f 7m plus optional extrasA thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.
The James Plays
James I, II and III
By Rona Munro3-13f 7-25mRona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.
James V: Katherine
By Rona Munro2f 2-4m plus optional chorusA thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.
Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)
By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale5f 3m doublingA bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.
Jane Eyre (stage version)
By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Chris Bush4f 2m doubling (large cast 30+ possible)A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.
Japes
By Simon Gray1f 2m, with doublingA funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.
Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'
By The Goodale Brothers Original author P.G. Wodehouse3m who play a variety of rolesAn inventive, fast-paced comedy based featuring P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act.
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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