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The Unthinkable

The Unthinkable

By Steve Waters

A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.

Us/Them

Us/Them

By Carly Wijs

An extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.

Valhalla

Valhalla

By Paul Murphy

Joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits.

Vassa

Vassa

By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike Bartlett

A new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.

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 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 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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    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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    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.

      Wellington 24

      Wellington 24

      By Rachel Harper

      An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

      What is the Custom of Your Grief?

      What is the Custom of Your Grief?

      By Timberlake Wertenbaker

      A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

      What Shadows

      What Shadows

      By Chris Hannan

      A searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.

      When Cows Go Boom

      When Cows Go Boom

      By Stacey Gregg

      A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

      Published in volume Irish Shorts
        When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

        When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

        By Jack Thorne

        A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.

        Whipping It Up

        Whipping It Up

        By Steve Thompson

        A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.

        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.

        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.

        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 Witness

        The Witness

        By Vivienne Franzmann

        A dark and piercing thriller of modern morals from the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Mogadishu.

        Wolf Hall (stage version)

        Wolf Hall (stage version)

        By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

        The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

        Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
          Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

          Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

          By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

          Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.