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Princess & The Hustler

Princess & The Hustler

By Chinonyerem Odimba

A play about a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest, against the backdrop of Black British Civil Rights marches in 1960s Bristol.

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

By Stuart Paterson

A rich and magical play for all the family, from a master of storytelling.

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Princess Essex

Princess Essex

By Anne Odeke

A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

A provocative study of what it means to be free, by the internationally acclaimed theatre director and his long-time collaborator.

The Prisoner's Dilemma

The Prisoner's Dilemma

By David Edgar

An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.

Prodigal

Prodigal

By Kalungi Ssebandeke

A short play about community, identity and the enduring strength of family ties. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    Prodigal Son

    Prodigal Son

    By John Patrick Shanley

    An explosive portrait of a young man on the verge of either salvation or destruction, from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doubt.

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    By debbie tucker green

    Three couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been.

    Pronoun

    Pronoun

    By Evan Placey

    A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      Protection

      Protection

      By Fin Kennedy

      A tough but vulnerable play about our crumbling social fabric - and the people who have to pick up the pieces.

      The Pull of Negative Gravity

      The Pull of Negative Gravity

      By Jonathan Lichtenstein

      Shocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.

      Purgatorio

      Purgatorio

      By Ariel Dorfman

      A powerful and poetic play, with echoes of Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos and Euripides' Medea. From the author of Death and the Maiden.

      Purple Heart

      Purple Heart

      By Bruce Norris

      A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief, from the author of Clybourne Park.

      Push Up

      Push Up

      By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

      A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

      Puss in Boots

      Puss in Boots

      By Stuart Paterson

      A brilliantly inventive version of the classic tale, from the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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      Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

      Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

      By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon

      A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

      Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
        Queen Anne

        Queen Anne

        By Helen Edmundson

        Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.

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        Queen Margaret

        Queen Margaret

        By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

        Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

        Queers: Eight Monologues

        Queers: Eight Monologues

        By Various Created by Mark Gatiss

        Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.

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        By various Created by Mark Gatiss

        Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.

        Quelques Fleurs

        Quelques Fleurs

        By Liz Lochhead

        A short play from the leading Scottish poet and playwright.

        The Quiet House

        The Quiet House

        By Gareth Farr

        An exploration of infertility and the taboo that surrounds it, The Quiet House is a funny, moving and unswervingly honest love story.

        Quiet in the Land

        Quiet in the Land

        By Anne Chislett

        Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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