Politics & war

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Ten Tiny Toes

4f 5m

An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.

Testmatch

By Kate Attwell

6-8f 4m (can be performed by 6f)

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

Thebans

By Liz Lochhead

3f 6m, doubling

The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

There is a War

By Tom Basden

5f 9m, doubling (large cast possible)

A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

By Javaad Alipoor With Chris Thorpe

1f 2m

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.

This is a Chair

By Caryl Churchill

7f 8m (2f 3m minimum with doubling)

A short play about the surreal nature of modern life.

This May Hurt A Bit

By Stella Feehily

4f 4m, doubling (large cast possible)

A witty, tender, and occasionaly surreal exploration of one family's experience of the NHS.

Three

By Stephen Laughton

3m (other casting options are possible)

A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.

Published in volume One Jewish Boy

The Three Lions

By William Gaminara

1f 5-6m

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

The Three Musketeers (stage version)

By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

4m/f (playing more than 30 characters)

A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

Through a Cloud

By Jack Shepherd

1f 3m (plus 1 non-speaking male)

A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

Through the Mud

By Apphia Campbell

2f (playing multiple characters)

The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for Black liberation in America. From the Fringe First-winning creator of the hit show Black is the Color of My Voice.