The Prisoner's Dilemma
An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.
Prodigal
A short play about community, identity and the enduring strength of family ties. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.
a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
Three couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been.
Pronoun
By Evan Placey5f 4m, 5 f or mA love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.
The Proposal
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine1f 2mA brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsProtection
By Fin Kennedy7f 4mA tough but vulnerable play about our crumbling social fabric - and the people who have to pick up the pieces.
The Pull of Negative Gravity
2f 2mShocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.
Purple Heart
By Bruce Norris2f 1m plus 1 young boy (age 12)A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief, from the author of Clybourne Park.
Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon1fA powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two PlaysQueen Anne
6f 11m, doubling (7f+ 15m+)Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.
Queen Margaret
By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare5f 6m, doubling with cross-gender casting (2f 15m, plus chorus roles)Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.
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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