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Bazaar

Bazaar

By David Planell Translated by John Clifford

A play by young Spanish dramatist David Planell, about the hilarious attempt to get an accident video shown on TV, releasing undercurrents of racism in society.

Be My Baby

Be My Baby

By Amanda Whittington

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

Beached

Beached

By Melissa Bubnic

A darkly funny comedy about modern freak shows, love and cream buns. Loads of cream buns.

The Beacon

The Beacon

By Nancy Harris

A drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past.

The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Beautiful Eyes

    Beautiful Eyes

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays

      Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays

      By Erin Shields

      Three short plays from an award-winning Canadian, centring on the inner lives of women.

      Beauty and the Beast

      Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)

      By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell

      Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

      Beauty and the Beast

      Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)

      By Laurence Boswell

      A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.

      Beauty and the Beast

      Beauty and the Beast (RSC stage version)

      By Laurence Boswell

      A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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      Beauty and the Beast

      Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)

      By Stuart Paterson

      A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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      Beauty of the Father

      Beauty of the Father

      By Nilo Cruz

      A play infused by the spirit and language of Lorca, about what we will sacrifice in the name of love.

      The Beaux Stratagem

      The Beaux Stratagem

      By George Farquhar

      George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.

      A Bed of Roses

      A Bed of Roses

      By Mike Bradwell

      An acerbic and funny play about middle-class hypocrisy and universal apathy.

      Published in volume Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
        bedbound

        bedbound

        By Enda Walsh

        A ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.

        bedbound & misterman: two plays

        bedbound & misterman: two plays

        By Enda Walsh

        Two early plays from the acclaimed Irish writer Enda Walsh.

        Before It Rains

        Before It Rains

        By Katherine Chandler

        Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.

        The Beggar's Opera

        The Beggar's Opera

        By John Gay

        John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.

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