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The Real Estate

The Real Estate

By Freddie Machin

A sharply observed, epic play combining elements of social realism and satire, which asks: who do our homes really belong to, and who gets to tell our stories? In the Multiplay Drama series.

The Real Ones

The Real Ones

By Waleed Akhtar

A funny and honest stage play about platonic soulmates. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

Rebellious Women

Rebellious Women

By Beth Flintoff

An impassioned, unsentimental and sharp-witted play about the Suffragette cause, with rich opportunities for schools, youth theatres and drama societies who want to tell the story of a group of extraordinary women who changed the world.

Reckless and other plays

Reckless and other plays

By Craig Lucas

A 'greatest hits' volume by one of the best-known gay playwrights in the US.

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The Recruiting Officer

The Recruiting Officer

By George Farquhar

A classic Restoration-era comedy about the sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, as they go about their task of recruiting soldiers in the town of Shrewsbury.

Red

Red

By Chris Fittock

A viscerally poetic debut play commissioned by LLT, Liverpool's New Writing Theatre.

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Red

Red

By Somalia Seaton

An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

Red Bud

Red Bud

By Brett Neveu

A play exploring the creeping onset of middle age in a group of people increasingly disillusioned by the American Dream.

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Red Car, Blue Car

Red Car, Blue Car

By Jack Thorne

A heartbreaking short play about guilt, grief and responsibility, written for and performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2011.

Red Ellen

Red Ellen

By Caroline Bird

A play that tells the remarkable true story of an inspiring and brilliant woman: Ellen Wilkinson, who was a campaigning Labour MP in the 1930s and 40s.

The Red Helicopter

The Red Helicopter

By Robin French

A thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.

The Red Letter Plays

The Red Letter Plays (US edition)

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Two haunting riffs on Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, by a leading American playwright.

Red or Dead

Red or Dead (stage version)

By David Peace Adapted by Phillip Breen

The story of a game, a life, and a man of two halves. This stage adaptation of David Peace's iconic novel about Bill Shankly, Manager of Liverpool FC, was premiered at the Royal Court Liverpool in 2025, with a cast including Peter Mullan.

Red Pitch

Red Pitch

By Tyrell Williams

A fast-paced and sharp-edged play telling a coming-of-age story about three young footballers, exploring the impact of gentrification and regeneration on London's communities. Winner of the 2022 George Devine Award.

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (stage version)

By Nancy Harris Original author Hans Christian Andersen

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

Red Speedo

Red Speedo

By Lucas Hnath

 A stage thriller set in the world of competitive swimming, from a major US writer.

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

By José Rivera

Three surreal plays by the influential Puerto Rican playwright, author of Marisol.

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Refractions: Scenes

Refractions: Scenes

Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Yvette Nolan

A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.

Regeneration

Regeneration (stage version)

By Pat Barker Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A powerful anthem for the youth of World War One that offers a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects. Adapted from Pat Barker's Booker Prize-nominated novel.

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Remote

Remote

By Stef Smith

A play about protest, power and protecting yourself. Part of the 2015 National Theatre Connections Festival.

The Reporter

The Reporter

By Nicholas Wright

An enthralling detective story based on the true life story of BBC reporter James Mossman.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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Resilience

Resilience

By Steve Waters

Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Published in volume The Contingency Plan
    The Resistance Trilogy

    The Resistance Trilogy

    By Ariel Dorfman

    Three powerful political plays in one volume - with a substantial introduction by the author.

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