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Medea

Medea (Northern Broadsides version)

By Euripides Adapted by Tom Paulin

Euripides' tragedy, reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English.

Medea

Medea

By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

The powerful myth of Medea, who murders her children as revenge for her husband's infidelity. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Medea

Medea (Headlong version)

By Euripides Adapted by Mike Bartlett

A bold new version of the classic tragedy by one of Britain's hottest playwrights.

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Medea

Medea (National Theatre of Scotland version)

By Euripides Adapted by Liz Lochhead

Euripides' classic story of the woman who murders her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, here given a distinctive Scots flavour by the poet and playwright Liz Lochhead.

Medea

Medea (Theatre Babel version)

By Euripides Adapted by Liz Lochhead

Euripides' classic story of the woman who murders her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, here given a distinctive Scots flavour by the poet and playwright Liz Lochhead.

Medicine

Medicine

By Enda Walsh

A dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.

Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
    Medicine & The Same: two plays

    Medicine & The Same: two plays

    By Enda Walsh

    Two plays by Enda Walsh: Medicine, a dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'; and The Same, about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

    Meeting Miss Ireland

    Meeting Miss Ireland

    By Rosemary Jenkinson

    A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      Mehndi Night

      Mehndi Night

      By Fin Kennedy

      A touching family tale about resentment and forgiveness on the night before a wedding.

      The Melville Boys

      The Melville Boys

      By Norm Foster

      Owen and Lee Melville arrive at a lakeside cabin for a weekend of fishing, but their plans are thrown out of whack by the arrival of two sisters who become catalysts for a tenderly funny and unsentimental look at four lives in transition.

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      Memory

      Memory

      By Jonathan Lichtenstein

      A play about division, destiny and the undimmed potency of memory itself.

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      Merit

      Merit

      By Alexandra Wood

      A thrilling two-hander that looks at the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship, the growing argument between rich and poor, and a young woman stuck in between.

      Merlin the Magnificent

      Merlin the Magnificent

      By Stuart Paterson

      The story of King Arthur, Merlin and the sword in the stone, retold by Scotland's leading writer of plays for children.

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      Mermaid

      Mermaid

      By Polly Teale

      A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

      The Merry Devil of Edmonton

      The Merry Devil of Edmonton

      By Anonymous

      A popular comedy from the early-17th century, combining romance, magic, deer poaching and abduction from a nunnery. Part of the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

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      The Merry Wives of Windsor

      The Merry Wives of Windsor

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

      The Merthyr Stigmatist

      The Merthyr Stigmatist

      By Lisa Parry

      A fierce and exhilarating play about faith and truth, a hymn to community, and a testament to the power of young people.

      The Messiah

      The Messiah

      By Patrick Barlow

      A hilarious Christmas comedy that conjures up the sublime, the ridiculous and the truly angelic.

      Metamorphoses

      Metamorphoses

      By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

      An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

      Metamorphosis

      Metamorphosis (stage version)

      By Franz Kafka Adapted by Lemn Sissay

      A thrilling stage adaptation of Kafka's visceral literary landmark, first produced by Frantic Assembly.

      Mexican Plays

      Mexican Plays

      Edited by Elyse Dodgson

      A unique collection of five surprising and exciting plays from Mexico, in English translations, selected by the Royal Court Theatre, London.

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      Microcosm

      Microcosm

      By Matt Hartley

      A searing thriller about paranoia, social divisions, and the creeping threat of the intruder, by the Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright.

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      Midden

      Midden

      By Morna Regan

      A sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.

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      Middle

      Middle

      By David Eldridge

      A raw, touching and funny portrait of a 21st-century marriage, first staged at the National Theatre, London, in 2022.

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