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Abigail

Abigail

By Fiona Doyle

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.

Abortive

Abortive

By Caryl Churchill

A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    About a Goth

    About a Goth

    By Tom Wells

    A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.

    Published in volume Me, As A Penguin
      Acceptance

      Acceptance

      By Amy Ng

      Crackling with razor-sharp dialogue, Amy Ng's play asks whether we can ever escape our past, and investigates the destructive side of our search for acceptance.

      Acclaimed Debut Plays (NHB Gift Bundle)

      Acclaimed Debut Plays (NHB Gift Bundle)

      Four playscripts for £30, beautifully handwrapped

      Four breakthrough plays from four brilliant playwrights – delivered to you beautifully wrapped, ready to go under the tree.

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      According to Hoyle

      According to Hoyle

      By William Gaminara

      A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.

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      The Acedian Pirates

      The Acedian Pirates

      By Jay Taylor

      A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.

      Acting Leader

      Acting Leader

      By Joy Wilkinson

      A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

      Acts

      Acts

      By Riccardo Galgani

      A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

      Published in volume Family: three plays
        Adam

        Adam

        By Frances Poet

        The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

        The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

        The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

        By Djanet Sears

        Rainey Baldwin-Jackson, a country doctor, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her daughter, the disintegration of her marriage, and an eccentric elderly father on an astonishing crusade.

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        After Mrs Rochester

        After Mrs Rochester

        By Polly Teale

        A dramatisation of the extraordinary life of Jean Rhys, in which themes of femininity, literature and hysteria and madness collide with vivid force.

        After the Dance

        After the Dance

        By Terence Rattigan

        Rattigan's brilliant attack on the hedonistic lifestyle of the ‘bright young things’ of the 1920s and 30s.

        The After-Dinner Joke

        The After-Dinner Joke

        By Caryl Churchill

        A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
          Again

          Again

          By Stephanie Jacob

          A touching and comic drama about a family reunion, delving into the turmoil, love and compromises of kinship.

          Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays

          Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays

          By Jordan Tannahill

          Three solo plays exploring the lives of three queer youths and their resilience in the face of violence and intolerance. Winner of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.

          Ah! Wilderness

          Ah! Wilderness

          By Eugene O'Neill

          An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. A family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War.

          Airsick

          Airsick

          By Emma Frost

          A turbulent black comedy about love, loneliness and how we shape our future.

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