Burying Your Brother in the Pavement
A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival, and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.
Cancelling Socrates
2f 2m with specified doublingA provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.
Cans
By Stuart Slade1f 1mA searingly funny debut play about death, betrayal, and the possibility of forgiveness. And cider.
The Canterbury Tales (stage version)
By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike Poulton5f 14m doubling (large cast possible)A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)
By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro5f 9m plus 1f/m doubling (possible cast of 30+)Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.
Cardenio
Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined
5f 12mSet in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.
Caresses
By Sergi Belbel Translated by John London5f 6mAn acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.
Cariad
2f and 1 girl (aged 9)A raucous comedy and a compelling story about secrets, memory, history and 'cariad' - Welsh for love, beloved one, darling.
Carthage Must Be Destroyed
By Alan Wilkins5m (or 4m doubling)A compelling story of political intrigue, double dealing and the ruthless realities of taking a nation to war, set against the backdrop of the Third Punic War.
Cassie and the Lights
By Alex Howarth3f plus 1f/m and pre-recorded voicesA tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.
Caterpillar
By Alison Carr2f 1m (plus 2m voices only)A darkly funny, searing and tender drama about those moments when we find ourselves teetering on the edge.
Catherine Medbh
1f 1mA bittersweet and hesitant duologue in a bar between a youngish man and woman who are ex-lovers.
Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
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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