Titles by Global Majority authors
...blackbird hour
A visceral and moving exploration of caring, belonging, and a queer Black woman's attempts to love herself. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025.
...cake
2f (playing ages 42 and 16)A psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile?
"Daddy": A Melodrama
3f 3m plus gospel choirA blistering melodrama from Jeremy O. Harris, whose play Slave Play received a record twelve nominations at the 74th Tony Awards.
15 Heroines
15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid
By Variousup to 15fDrawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.
40 Days
By Firdos Ali2f 1m plus 1 boy (unseen)A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.
Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers603
By Imad Farajin Translated by Hassan Abdulrazzak1f 4mA play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.
Acceptance
By Amy Ng3f 1mCrackling with razor-sharp dialogue, Amy Ng's play asks whether we can ever escape our past, and investigates the destructive side of our search for acceptance.
Amongst the Reeds
2fTwo friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.
Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two playsThe Arrival
2m (thirties)A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.
The Art of Illusion
By Alexis Michalik Translated by Waleed Akhtar3f 3m doubling (up to 13f 15m)The award-winning French play, in an English translation by Waleed Akhtar, published alongside the premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London.
Bangers
1f 1m plus DJ (f/m); can also be 4f 5m plus DJA gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.
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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