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Landmines

Landmines

By Phil Davies

A stark, fast-paced and fraught play about political upheaval and the media's relationship with civil violence and terrorism in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland (stage version)

By Giles Foden Adapted by Steve Waters

An electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity, adapted from Giles Foden's multi-award-winning novel.

Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

By Matt Hartley

A short monologue play for a female performer.

Published in volume Here I Belong
    The Last of the Duchess

    The Last of the Duchess

    By Nicholas Wright

    A compelling study of the corruption of fame, the lure of money and the betrayal that lurks at the heart of portraying the people around us, or the people we love. Based on Caroline Blackwood's book of the same name.

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    The Last Wife

    The Last Wife

    By Kate Hennig

    A contemporary retelling of the compelling relationship between Katherine Parr and Henry VIII, the first part of Kate Hennig's Queenmaker Trilogy.

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    Lava

    Lava

    By Benedict Lombe

    One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

    Lawrence After Arabia

    Lawrence After Arabia

    By Howard Brenton

    A play about T.E. Lawrence, once celebrated as Lawrence of Arabia, but who now wants only to be normal once more.

    The League of Youth

    The League of Youth

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Andy Barrett

    Ibsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.

    Lela & Co.

    Lela & Co.

    By Cordelia Lynn

    The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    By Sam Steiner

    A play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (West End edition)

    By Sam Steiner

    A new, revised edition of Sam Steiner's startling play about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can't say anything any more. Published alongside the West End production starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.

    Liberation Squares

    Liberation Squares

    By Sonali Bhattacharyya

    A riotous stage comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia.

    The Light Burns Blue

    The Light Burns Blue

    By Silva Semerciyan

    A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

    Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

    Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

    By Caryl Churchill

    The story of the men and women who went into battle for the soul of England during the English Civil War.

    Lilies on the Land

    Lilies on the Land

    By the Lions part

    A revealing, funny and wonderfully moving portrait of four women who sign up to join the Women's Land Army during World War II.

    Limehouse

    Limehouse

    By Steve Waters

    A thrilling drama that takes us behind closed doors to imagine the personal conflicts behind the making of political history.

    The Lioness

    The Lioness

    By Rebecca Lenkiewicz

    A short play about Elizabeth I: the myth and the reality.

    Little Platoons

    Little Platoons

    By Steve Waters

    Moving from satiric comedy to poignant family drama, Little Platoons explores what the retreat of the state and the growth of people power really means for society and its youngest citizens.

    Little Revolution

    Little Revolution

    By Alecky Blythe

    An explosive verbatim play about the 2011 London Riots, by the author of the award-winning London Road.

    Losing Venice

    Losing Venice

    By Jo Clifford

    An epic fable set in the faraway Spanish Golden Age, about the deranged behaviour of countries that have lost an empire and still not yet found a role.

    Lost

    Lost

    By Robert Holman

    The second play in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, Making Noise Quietly.

    Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
      Love and Information

      Love and Information

      By Caryl Churchill

      From one of the UK's most influential playwrights - a fast moving kaleidoscope in which more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.

      Love and Other Acts of Violence

      Love and Other Acts of Violence

      By Cordelia Lynn

      A subversive and intimate love story about inheritance and the cycles of politics and history.

      Love in Idleness/Less Than Kind

      Love in Idleness/Less Than Kind

      By Terence Rattigan

      The third in Terence Rattigan's unofficial trilogy of war plays, published alongside an earlier version of the play, Less Than Kind, never staged during Rattigan's lifetime.