Plays to perform
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Dara

Dara

By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

Thérèse Raquin (Theatre Royal Bath version)

Thérèse Raquin (Theatre Royal Bath version)

By Émile Zola Adapted by Helen Edmundson

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

The Dance of Death

The Dance of Death

By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      A Tragic Figure

      A Tragic Figure

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
        On the Evils of Tobacco

        On the Evils of Tobacco

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

        A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

        Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
          Swansong

          Swansong

          By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

          A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

          Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
            Ghosts

            Ghosts

            By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

            Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

            Liolà

            Liolà

            By Tanya Ronder Original author Luigi Pirandello

            A funny and touching new version of Pirandello's high-spirited drama, set at the heart of a rural community where property and family unleash fierce passions.

            Dances of Death

            Dances of Death

            By Howard Brenton Original author August Strindberg

            A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

            A Time to Reap

            A Time to Reap

            By Anna Wakulik Translated by Catherine Grosvenor

            One woman’s story, set against the mountain landscape of an evolving nation and one of Poland’s hottest political topics – abortion and the Catholic Church.

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