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Testmatch

Testmatch

By Kate Attwell

 A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play. 

Thebans

Thebans

By Liz Lochhead

The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

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There is a War

There is a War

By Tom Basden

A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

By Javaad Alipoor With Chris Thorpe

A cutting-edge drama – part free-wheeling lecture, part podcast and part play – investigating the disappearance of Iranian pop sensation and refugee Fereydoun Farrokhzad in 1992.

This is a Chair

This is a Chair

By Caryl Churchill

A short play about the surreal nature of modern life.

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This May Hurt A Bit

This May Hurt A Bit

By Stella Feehily

A witty, tender, and occasionaly surreal exploration of one family's experience of the NHS.

Three

Three

By Stephen Laughton

A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.

Published in volume One Jewish Boy
    The Three Lions

    The Three Lions

    By William Gaminara

    A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers (stage version)

    By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

    A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

    Three Short Plays

    Three Short Plays

    By Caryl Churchill

    Three short plays by one of the most inventive dramatists working today, each written in response to political events.

    Through a Cloud

    Through a Cloud

    By Jack Shepherd

    A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

    Through the Mud

    Through the Mud

    By Apphia Campbell

    The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for Black liberation in America. From the Fringe First-winning creator of the hit show Black is the Color of My Voice.

    Tickets are Now On Sale

    Tickets are Now On Sale

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      Today

      Today

      By Robert Holman

      From a Cambridge college to the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War, Today is a panoramic study of life, desire and the search for a fundamental self in the midst of a shifting, uncertain world.

      Treetops

      Treetops

      By Nicholas Wright

      A play about the early resistance to policies of apartheid or racial segregation in Cape Town, South Africa, in the 1950s.

      Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
        The Trials

        The Trials

        By Dawn King

        A searing play set in a near-future world, where those responsible for the climate emergency are being judged by a younger generation.

        The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

        The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

        By Diane Samuels

        A play about the notorious World War One femme fatale known as Mata Hari.

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        Trust

        Trust

        By Gary Mitchell

        A play about the bonds of trust in a tight-knit Loyalist community, and how easily they are shattered, from the multi-award winning writer of The Force of Change.

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        truth and reconciliation

        truth and reconciliation

        By debbie tucker green

        A play about the aftermath of violence, in conflicts around the world from Rwanda to Northern Ireland, and from Zimbabwe to Bosnia.

        Trying It On

        Trying It On

        By David Edgar

        An autobiographical monologue, written to be performed by its author David Edgar, in which Edgar at seventy confronts the ideals of his twenty-something self.

        Two Ladies

        Two Ladies

        By Nancy Harris

        A powerful drama about the first ladies of France and America, as their husbands clash over an international crisis.

        two Palestinians go dogging

        two Palestinians go dogging

        By Sami Ibrahim

        A comedy that explores how the everyday becomes political and the political becomes everyday in a conflict zone.

        Ugly Lies the Bone

        Ugly Lies the Bone

        By Lindsey Ferrentino

        An honest and funny play about a wounded veteran seeking rehabilitation through an experimental virtual reality therapy, from an award-winning American playwright.

        The Unreturning

        The Unreturning

        By Anna Jordan

        A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.