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Two Billion Beats (short play version)

Two Billion Beats (short play version)

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

A short play about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules. First performed as part of Inside/Outside, a season of short plays staged at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    Two Billion Beats

    Two Billion Beats

    By Sonali Bhattacharyya

    An insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life.

    truth and reconciliation

    truth and reconciliation

    By debbie tucker green

    A play about the aftermath of violence, in conflicts around the world from Rwanda to Northern Ireland, and from Zimbabwe to Bosnia.

    The Trials

    The Trials

    By Dawn King

    A searing play set in a near-future world, where those responsible for the climate emergency are being judged by a younger generation.

    trade

    trade

    By debbie tucker green

    A short play dealing with the controversial topic of female sex tourism.

    Published in volume trade & generations: two plays
      Topdog/Underdog

      Topdog/Underdog

      By Suzan-Lori Parks

      A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

      To Sir, With Love

      To Sir, With Love (stage version)

      By E. R. Braithwaite Adapted by Ayub Khan Din

      An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. 

      Thrown

      Thrown

      By Nat McCleary

      A poignant, dynamic play exploring belonging and identity, premiered by the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh International Festival.

      Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

      Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

      By Javaad Alipoor With Chris Thorpe

      A cutting-edge drama – part free-wheeling lecture, part podcast and part play – investigating the disappearance of Iranian pop sensation and refugee Fereydoun Farrokhzad in 1992.

      Testmatch

      Testmatch

      By Kate Attwell

       A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play. 

      Taken

      Taken

      By Winsome Pinnock

      A short play about a mother confronted by the child she had to give up.

      Sweat

      Sweat

      By Lynn Nottage

      A topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

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