Five of the most exciting voices in theatre explore the pressures on our public services as one young woman buckles under pressures of her own.

An exhilarating and unsentimental exploration of working-class life in Belfast.

A searing thriller about the naivety of youth and how easily it can be exploited.

The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

Passionate, painful and playful, Stef Smith’s Swallow takes a long, hard look at the extremes of everyday life.

A dark and uncompromising play about romance, expectation and mortality, James Fritz's Ross & Rachel takes an unflinching look at the myths of modern love.

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

A short play about two children forced into prostitution.

A short play about a writer holding workshops with older women in a prison.

A short play about two police officers and their different expectations of the job.

A short play about a young mother's inability to cope with separation from her daughter.

A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.