Valhalla
Joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits.
Vassa
By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike Bartlett6f 4mA new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.
The Village
By Abi Falase and Tatenda ShamisoFlexible casting, 10-20 performers, any genderA punchy and provocative story about democracy, power, and how we can try to build a better world. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
The Waiting List
1m (mid-thirties)A blackly comic monologue about a man under siege in the community where he grew up.
Published in volume Mojo Mickybo: Three PlaysWaiting Room Germany
By Klaus Pohl Translated by David Tushingham5-30m/fA raw and honest verbatim-theatre play about post-reunification Germany, commissioned in 1994 by Der Spiegel to test the mood of the new Germany.
Wallenstein
By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton3f 12m doublingSchiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.
War and Peace (stage version)
By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen Edmundson5f 10m doublingA magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.
The Wardrobe
By Sam Holcroft9f 13m, plus 6 f or mA gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.
Wellington 24
14-21f 0-6m (all-female cast possible)An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
What is the Custom of Your Grief?
2fA short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.
What Shadows
By Chris Hannan4-7f 4-8mA searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.
When Cows Go Boom
By Stacey Gregg1f 1mA short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.
Published in volume Irish Shorts
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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