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Contemporary Asian American Plays

Edited by Chay Yew

A major anthology of contemporary Asian American drama, exploring the complexities of gender, sexuality, and family, and demonstrating the cultural and aesthetic diversity of the new generation of Asian American voices.

Victoria's Knickers

Victoria's Knickers

By Josh Azouz

An epic romcom telling the story of an unlikely romance between the Queen of England and a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Premiered by the National Youth Theatre.

The Village

The Village

By Abi Falase and Tatenda Shamiso

A punchy and provocative story about democracy, power, and how we can try to build a better world. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

The Village Church

The Village Church

By Tamara von Werthern

A short play about faith, families, and fitting in.

Vincent in Brixton

Vincent in Brixton

By Nicholas Wright

A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway.

The Virgin Trial

The Virgin Trial

By Kate Hennig

The second part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.

The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

By Friedrich Dürrenmatt Adapted by Tony Kushner

Dürrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.

The Visitor

The Visitor

By Iain Crichton Smith

A short play about a schoolmaster on the verge of retirement, confronted by a mysterious young man wishing to pay his respects.

Published in volume Family: three plays
    Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays

    Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays

    By Neda Nezhdana and Natal'ya Vorozhbit

    Two powerful plays about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by two of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

    Volpone

    Volpone

    By Ben Jonson

    Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.

    VS09

    VS09

    By Hayley Squires

    A sharp, fast-paced exploration of the possibilities of love, friendship and healing in the search for home. In the Multiplay Drama series.

    The Waiting List

    The Waiting List

    By Owen McCafferty

    A blackly comic monologue about a man under siege in the community where he grew up.

    Published in volume Mojo Mickybo: Three Plays
      Waiting Room Germany

      Waiting Room Germany

      By Klaus Pohl Translated by David Tushingham

      A raw and honest verbatim-theatre play about post-reunification Germany, commissioned in 1994 by Der Spiegel to test the mood of the new Germany.

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      Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

      Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

      By Eric Bogosian

      A monologue by a master of the art - 100% pure high octane Bogosian.

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      Wallenstein

      Wallenstein

      By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

      Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

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      Enda Walsh Plays: One

      Enda Walsh Plays: One

      By Enda Walsh

      The first eight astonishing plays by 'one of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theatre'.

      Enda Walsh Plays: Two

      Enda Walsh Plays: Two

      By Enda Walsh

      The second collection of plays from the multi-award-winning Irish playwright, including The Walworth Farce, The New Electric Ballroom, Penelope, Ballyturk and two short plays, with a Foreword by the author.

      The Walworth Farce

      The Walworth Farce

      By Enda Walsh

      A remarkable play about what can happen when we become stuck in the stories we tell about our lives.

      War and Peace

      War and Peace (stage version)

      By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

      A magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.

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      War and Peace Gaza Piece

      War and Peace Gaza Piece

      By Caryl Churchill

      A short play about war and family life.

      Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
        The Wardrobe

        The Wardrobe

        By Sam Holcroft

        A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.

        The Wasp

        The Wasp

        By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

        A twisting two-hander, a psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Emilia.

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        Water by the Spoonful

        Water by the Spoonful

        By Quiara Alegría Hudes

        A Pulitzer Prize-winning play about family, community and uncertainty.

        Steve Waters: Shorts

        Steve Waters: Shorts

        Five Plays

        By Steve Waters

        Five short plays from acclaimed playwright Steve Waters, all of them deeply personal accounts of his attempts to make sense of twenty-first-century Britain and an ever-changing world.