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Ironbound & Sanctuary City: two plays

Ironbound & Sanctuary City: two plays

By Martyna Majok

Two compelling, uncompromising plays about the immigrant experience, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Cost of Living.

Is God Is

Is God Is

By Aleshea Harris

A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

Two Plays

By Aleshea Harris

Two extraordinary plays from a bright new talent in American theatre.

Is My Microphone On?

Is My Microphone On?

By Jordan Tannahill

An urgent and lyrical play from a leading Canadian playwright, about young people questioning the choices that have been made, and the ones that they will yet be forced to make.

The Island Princess

The Island Princess

By John Fletcher

A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

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Isolated But Open

Isolated But Open

Voices from Across The Shutdown

By various

Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

The IT

The IT

By Vivienne Franzmann

A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within. Winner of the Best Play for Young Audiences Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023.

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

By Lucy Kirkwood

A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson

A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.

An Italian Straw Hat

An Italian Straw Hat

By Eugène Labiche Translated by Kenneth McLeish

A classic 19th-century French farce, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Ivanov

Ivanov

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's compelling early play, set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Ivanov

Ivanov

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

Chekhov's character study of a man undone by his own spiritual malaise, in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.

Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

By Bea Roberts

A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

By Rona Munro

The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

Published in volume The James Plays
    James II: Day of the Innocents

    James II: Day of the Innocents

    By Rona Munro

    The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

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      James III: The True Mirror

      James III: The True Mirror

      By Rona Munro

      The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

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        James IV: Queen of the Fight

        James IV: Queen of the Fight

        By Rona Munro

        A thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.

        The James Plays

        The James Plays

        James I, II and III

        By Rona Munro

        Rona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

        James V: Katherine

        James V: Katherine

        By Rona Munro

        A thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.

        Jane Eyre

        Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)

        By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale

        A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.

        Jane Eyre

        Jane Eyre (stage version)

        By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Chris Bush

        A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.

        Japes

        Japes

        By Simon Gray

        A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

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        Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

        Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

        By The Goodale Brothers Original author P.G. Wodehouse

        An inventive, fast-paced comedy based featuring P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act.

        Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

        Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

        By Stephen Jeffreys

        A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys, including his acclaimed plays The Libertine and The Clink.