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The Greek Plays

The Greek Plays

By Ellen McLaughlin

Modern adaptations of classic Greek texts.

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Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

By Euripides and Sophocles

Three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece - Antigone, Bacchae and Medea - all featuring female protagonists.

debbie tucker green plays: one

debbie tucker green plays: one

By debbie tucker green

A collection of six plays by one of the most distinctive playwrights working today.

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

By Gillian Slovo

A powerful verbatim play drawn from the testimony of those at the heart of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2023.

Grotty

Grotty

By Izzy Tennyson

A dark and savage play exploring the London lesbian scene. 

Grotty & Brute: Two Plays

Grotty & Brute: Two Plays

By Izzy Tennyson

Two unflinching plays from exciting new writer and performer, Izzy Tennyson.

Growth

Growth

By Luke Norris

A painful comedy about growing up and manning up.

The Guid Sisters

The Guid Sisters

By Michel Tremblay Translated by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman

Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.

Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
    The Guid Sisters and other plays

    The Guid Sisters and other plays

    By Michel Tremblay Translated by Bill Findlay, Martin Bowman, John Van Burek and Bill Glassco

    Three plays from the renowned Quebecois writer.

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    Guidesky and I

    Guidesky and I

    By Deborah Bruce

    A funny and poignant drama about loneliness and the opportunity for connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Gum

      Gum

      By Karen Hartman

      Set in a fictional fundamentalist country where chewing gum is outlawed, Gum explores the human need to tame nature and control desire.

      Gunter

      Gunter

      By Lydia Higman, Julia Grogan and Rachel Lemon

      The hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

      Gut

      Gut

      By Frances Poet

      A taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children – and whether it’s more dangerous not to trust at all.

      Gypsy

      Gypsy

      By Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne

      One of the greatest musicals of all time, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.

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      Gypsy Girl

      Gypsy Girl

      By Laura Lomas

      A monologue first performed by Laura Lomas at Soho Theatre, London, on 5 October 2009 as part of Paines Plough's LATER programme.

      Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
        Habibti Driver

        Habibti Driver

        By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

        A heartwarming and hilarious play exploring the clashes, compromises and comedy that come with living in a mixed-culture family in today's Britain.

        Habitat

        Habitat

        By Judith Thompson

        Janet and her mother Margaret both live on Mapleview Lanes - the perfect neighbourhood with the perfect neighbours, until Lewis Chance buys a house on their street to open a group home for troubled adolescents.

        The Habits

        The Habits

        By Jack Bradfield

        A funny, gripping and heartfelt play about fantasy, reality, and the blurred lines between the two. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2025.

        The Hairy Ape

        The Hairy Ape

        By Eugene O'Neill

        A nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.

        Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
          The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

          The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

          By Eugene O'Neill

          Two powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

          Halcyon Days

          Halcyon Days

          By Deirdre Kinahan

          An uplifting, bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit.

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          The Half Of It

          The Half Of It

          By Karen Cogan

          A darkly lyrical monologue about a life, lived unseen. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award in 2018.

          The Hallway Trilogy

          The Hallway Trilogy

          By Adam Rapp

          A series of connected plays—Rose, Paraffin, and Nursing—that together form a dark and compelling exploration of what binds people together and drives them apart.

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          Hamish

          Hamish

          By Jack Thorne

          A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

          Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues