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Why Can't We Live Together?

Why Can't We Live Together?

By Steve Waters

Set against the low hum of the War on Terror, Why Can't We Live Together? is a kaleidoscopic vision of our times through the lives of one man and one woman.

The Wider Earth

The Wider Earth

By David Morton

A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Widows

Widows

By Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

The Wife of Cyncoed

The Wife of Cyncoed

By Matt Hartley

A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

By Matt Hartley

Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

Wild

Wild

By Mike Bartlett

A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Ibsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Wild Notes

Wild Notes

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming

By Marek Horn

A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

Wilde: Four Plays

Wilde: Four Plays

By Oscar Wilde

All four of Oscar Wilde's famous plays in one volume, with an introduction by Emma French.

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Wilderness

Wilderness (short play)

By April De Angelis

A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
    Wilderness

    Wilderness

    By Kellie Smith

    A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

    Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

    Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

    By Sami Ibrahim

    An enthralling monologue about love and loss.

    The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows (stage version)

    By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny

    A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

    WINK

    WINK

    By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

    An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's 1946 play based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order.

    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    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.

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    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale (Plays at the Garrick edition)

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

    The official tie-in edition to the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's 2015 production, starring Judi Dench. Featuring exclusive additional content.

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    The Winterling

    The Winterling

    By Jez Butterworth

    A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.

    Winterlong

    Winterlong

    By Andrew Sheridan

    A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

    The Wise Woman of Hoxton

    The Wise Woman of Hoxton

    By Thomas Heywood

    A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

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    Wish List

    Wish List

    By Katherine Soper

    A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    Wit

    Wit

    By Margaret Edson

    A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love.