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Low in the Dark

A witty and absurdist play that dismantles the myths of motherhood and exposes the sexism of language and religious imagery.

Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

    Misogynist

    A powerful anatomy of misogyny, by 'one of the most significant new Irish writers of his generation' (Sunday Times).

    Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

      The Hamster Wheel

      When one partner in a marriage becomes unable to look after themselves and is completely dependent on the other, what happens to the relationship between them?

      Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

        The Lament for Arthur Cleary

        Bestselling novelist Dermot Bolger transposes an old story of love and death to modern-day Dublin.

        Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

          The Importance of Being Earnest

          Oscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.

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          The Beaux Stratagem

          George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.

          The Recruiting Officer

          A classic Restoration-era comedy about the sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, as they go about their task of recruiting soldiers in the town of Shrewsbury.

          Sucking Dublin

          A fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.

          Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin

            Disco Pigs

            Enda Walsh's breakthrough play, a fast and formally inventive portrait of two teenage Irish misfits

            Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin

              The Playboy of the Western World

              J.M. Synge's extraordinary play about a young man on the run, and his unexpected elevation to folk hero. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

              Tearing the Loom

              A searing portrait of a community divided against itself, set in a weaver's cottage in County Armagh at the time of the 1798 Rebellion.

                In a Little World of Our Own

                A powerful drama about how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home.

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                  Olivia Hirst & David Byrne

                  Amanda Whittington

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                  13–18 May 2024
                  Wharf Theatre, Devizes