Steel
A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.
Steel
2m (playing 17-year-old boys)A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.
The Strange Death of John Doe
By Fiona Doyle3f 5m, doubling (4f 12m)A powerful and poignant drama about the search for the identity of a young man whose body is found face down in a suburban street.
strangers, babies
By Linda McLean1f 5mThe chilling story of one woman's desperate attempts at a future that's worth living.
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
By Sami IbrahimFlexible casting (3 or more performers)A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.
Summerfolk
By Maxim Gorky Translated by Stephen Mulrine7f 11m plus extrasGorky's magnificent play about the Russian bourgeois social class and the changes occurring around them in the middle of the first decade of the twentieth century. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
Sunset at the Villa Thalia
4f 3m plus two children, aged 8 and 7A funny and passionate play from the author of The Pride and The Faith Machine.
Superhoe
By Nicôle Lecky1f (age 24, mixed race)The hit stage play behind the BAFTA-winning BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.
Surrender
By Sophie Swithinbank With Phoebe Ladenburg1fA gripping play about a woman trying to survive in a punishing and dysfunctional penal system that has separated her from her daughter. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (stage version)
By Kate Summerscale Adapted by Alexandra Wood3-8f 3-14m plus extras (minimum cast of 7)A stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's bestselling non-fiction thriller, about the investigation of a Victorian country house murder.
The Sweet Science of Bruising
6f 4m doubling (up to 7f 8m)An epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism in the world of 19th-century women’s boxing.
Newsletter Sign UpSign up to our newsletter for the latest titles, competitions and special offers...
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