Verbatim Plays

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Come Out Eli

Flexible casting (over 40 characters, can be performed by small cast)

A verbatim play telling the story of the 2002 Hackney siege, as told by the diverse and vibrant community that experienced it.

Cruising

3-5f 2-6m

A hilarious, real-life comedy about pensioners going in search of love - from the sublime to the downright saucy.

The Girlfriend Experience

4f 1-9m

A true-life play about friendship, heartbreak and business enterprise... in a seaside brothel.

Home

4-8f 5-8m plus extras

A powerful, inventive play exploring the issue of homelessness amongst young people.

Little Revolution

5-23f 7-41m

An explosive verbatim play about the 2011 London Riots, by the author of the award-winning London Road.

London Road

5f 6m, doubling, plus 6-7 musicians

An experimental and challenging work which reveals the ways in which even the darkest experiences can engender a greater sense of our mutual dependence.

Nuremberg

13m, with doubling

A gripping verbatim drama using only the actual words spoken in court during the 1946 Nuremberg War Crimes Trial.

Our Generation

8f 7m doubling (very large cast possible, 100+ characters)

An engrossing verbatim created from five years of interviews with twelve young people from across the UK. A captivating portrait of their teenage years as they journey into adulthood.

Take Care

Flexible casting (up to 5 performers playing 19 parts)

An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.

Waiting Room Germany

5-30m/f

A raw and honest verbatim-theatre play about post-reunification Germany, commissioned in 1994 by Der Spiegel to test the mood of the new Germany.

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Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

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Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey