The Political History of Smack and Crack
An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.
The Poor Man's Comfort
4f 17mA Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.
Poppy + George
2f 2mA romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.
Primadonna
1f (can also be performed by a cast of up to 9)A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.
Princess & The Hustler
4f 3mA play about a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest, against the backdrop of Black British Civil Rights marches in 1960s Bristol.
Prodigal
1f 1mA 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.
Published in volume Inside/OutsideProtection
By Fin Kennedy7f 4mA tough but vulnerable play about our crumbling social fabric - and the people who have to pick up the pieces.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (stage version)
By Robert Tressell Adapted by Howard Brenton2f 10m doublingRobert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators, vividly adapted by Howard Brenton.
random
1fAn urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting.
Rapture
4-5f 2-3mA slippery thriller for the stage, about love, power and belief. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true?
Rathmines Road
3f 2mFraught, funny, and ferocious, a play that challenges the cultural response to accusations of sexual assault.
The Real & Imagined History of the Elephant Man
By Tom WrightFlexible casting: minimum 5 performers doubling (more than 30 parts in total)A powerful, angry and surprising play about the person who came to be known as 'the Elephant Man', restoring Joseph Merrick to the centre of his own story.
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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