Plays to perform
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Boo

Boo

By Jack Thorne

A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Bé Carna

    Bé Carna

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.

    Run, Rebel

    Run, Rebel (stage version)

    By Manjeet Mann

    A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.

    The Contingency Plan

    The Contingency Plan (2022 edition)

    Two plays

    By Steve Waters

    A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change – an epic portrait of Britain in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

    Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

    Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

    By Bea Roberts

    A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

    John Gabriel Borkman

    John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

    A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

    The Snail House

    The Snail House

    By Richard Eyre

    A play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.

    Handbagged

    Handbagged

    By Moira Buffini

    The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.

    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    By Sami Ibrahim

    A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

    All of Us

    All of Us

    By Francesca Martinez

    A passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.

    Chasing Hares

    Chasing Hares

    By Sonali Bhattacharyya

    A play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.

    Rapture

    Rapture

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    A 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?

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    Amanda Whittington

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    13–18 May 2024
    Wharf Theatre, Devizes
    Margaret Perry