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How We Begin

How We Begin

By Elisabeth Lewerenz

A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

Howie the Rookie

Howie the Rookie

By Mark O'Rowe

A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

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Hue & Cry

Hue & Cry

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

Huff & Stitch: two plays

Huff & Stitch: two plays

By Cliff Cardinal

Two gritty, powerful solo shows from award-winning Indigenous Canadian playwright Cliff Cardinal, exploring the lives of marginalized characters.

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Human Animals

Human Animals

By Stef Smith

In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control. Stef Smith's play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016.

The Human Body

The Human Body

By Lucy Kirkwood

A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.

The Human Ear

The Human Ear

By Alexandra Wood

An intriguing play about loss, renewal and knowing who to trust.

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The Humans

The Humans

By Stephen Karam

A powerful comedy-drama about a family gathering at Thanksgiving, from a gifted young American playwright.

Humpty Dumpty and other plays

Humpty Dumpty and other plays

By Eric Bogosian

Three plays from one of the most singular and exhilarating commentators on American life.

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A Hundred Words for Snow

A Hundred Words for Snow

By Tatty Hennessy

A play about a teenage girl's solo journey to the North Pole with her father's ashes.

Hundreds and Thousands

Hundreds and Thousands

By Lou Ramsden

A dark and twisted tale about deciding what's more important - doing what's right, or what's right for you.

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Hungry

Hungry

By Chris Bush

A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

The Hypochondriac

The Hypochondriac

By Molière Translated by Martin Sorrell

Molière's classic farce in a fresh and performable translation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

I Am Shakespeare

I Am Shakespeare

By Mark Rylance

A fascinating, witty and characteristically exuberant dramatic exploration of the Shakespeare authorship debate.

I Caught Crabs in Walberswick

I Caught Crabs in Walberswick

By Joel Horwood

A fast-moving, exhilarating play about teenage hopes, dreams and frustrations in a rural part of England.

I Fucked You in My Spaceship

I Fucked You in My Spaceship

By Louis Emmitt-Stern

A razor-sharp sci-fi comedy-drama about sex and relationships, winner of the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work at VAULT Festival, London.

I Just Stopped By To See The Man

I Just Stopped By To See The Man

By Stephen Jeffreys

A play about the myth surrounding an old blues singer, from the author of The Libertine.

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I Think We Are Alone

I Think We Are Alone

By Sally Abbott

A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.

I Wanna Be Yours

I Wanna Be Yours

By Zia Ahmed

A tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got, premiered by Paines Plough and Tamasha.

I Won't Dance - Don't Ask Me

I Won't Dance - Don't Ask Me

By Owen McCafferty

An early short monologue play from Northern Irish writer Owen McCafferty.

Published in volume Mojo Mickybo: Three Plays
    I, Claudia

    I, Claudia

    By Kristen Thomson

    A touching and funny play about a girl on the cusp of adolescence.

    I, Daniel Blake

    I, Daniel Blake (stage version)

    By Dave Johns Original author Paul Laverty

    A touching and vital stage adaptation of the Palme d'Or-winning film directed by Ken Loach.

    I.D.

    I.D.

    By Antony Sher

    An enthralling drama about the man who killed Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of South African apartheid.

    Ibsen: Three Plays

    Ibsen: Three Plays

    By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Stephen Mulrine

    Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to the author, his times and his work.

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