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Hot Mess

Hot Mess

By Ella Hickson

A dark and lyrical tale about friendship, loss and loneliness.

Hotel

Hotel

By Caryl Churchill

An innovative theatre piece combining music, voices and dance, with a text by Caryl Churchill and music by Orlando Gough.

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HOTHOUSE

HOTHOUSE

By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

A play that tackles climate breakdown with big ideas, a lot of laughs, and some truly grotesque cabaret numbers.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version - new edition)

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson

A revised, definitive version of this riotously funny take on the celebrated Sherlock Holmes story, a firm favourite with theatre companies, both professional and amateur.

House

House

By Somalia Seaton

A play about family, culture clash, memory and truth, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
    The House

    The House

    By Arzé Khodr Translated by Khalid Laith

    A play from Lebanon, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

    House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays

    House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays

    By Somalia Seaton and Chinonyerem Odimba

    Two explosive plays about the need to be seen, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

    The House Keeper

    The House Keeper

    By Morna Regan

    A darkly humorous psychological thriller exploring the nature of possession, inheritance and corruption.

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    The House of Bernarda Alba

    The House of Bernarda Alba

    By Federico García Lorca Translated by Rona Munro

    García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.

    The House of Bernarda Alba

    The House of Bernarda Alba

    By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

    Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

    House of Many Tongues

    House of Many Tongues

    By Jonathan Garfinkel

    Somehow, two families are going to have to live together — if they don’t kill each other first. Jonathan Garfinkel's gripping socio-political drama 'attacks the Israeli-Palestinian question through laughs and magic realism' NOW Magazine.

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    The House Party

    The House Party

    By Laura Lomas Original author August Strindberg

    A new spin on August Strindberg's classic play Miss Julie, premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2024 in a co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre, Headlong and Frantic Assembly.

    The House They Grew Up In

    The House They Grew Up In

    By Deborah Bruce

    A tender, dark and funny look at a co-dependent relationship between a brother and a sister, and how they cope when the world bursts in on them.

    How I Learned to Drive

    How I Learned to Drive

    By Paula Vogel

    A Lolita-like tale of female sexual awakening, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

    How Love Is Spelt

    How Love Is Spelt

    By Chloë Moss

    A fresh, funny and playful tale of growing up and finding yourself in the city.

    How My Light Is Spent

    How My Light Is Spent

    By Alan Harris

    A funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. Winner of the Judges' Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    How These Desperate Men Talk

    How These Desperate Men Talk

    By Enda Walsh

    A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

    How To Be A Kid

    How To Be A Kid

    By Sarah McDonald-Hughes

    A touching and funny story of family, friends and fitting in, How To Be A Kid is ideal for seven- to eleven-year-olds to watch, read and perform.

    How To Curse

    How To Curse

    By Ian McHugh

    A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

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    How to Date a Feminist

    How to Date a Feminist

    By Samantha Ellis

    A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

    How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

    How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

    By Fin Kennedy

    The award-winning play that follows one man's desperate attempts to buck the system, and asks what really makes us who we are in the 21st century.

    How to Not Sink

    How to Not Sink

    By Georgia Christou

    A short play by Georgia Christou that looks at duty, love and dependency across three generations of women.

    How to Spot an Alien

    How to Spot an Alien

    By Georgia Christou

    A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.

    How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

    How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

    By Sarah Ruhl

    A deliciously adventurous play that confronts the question of whether monogamy is enough to ensure a happy marriage.