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Handbagged

Handbagged

By Moira Buffini

The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.

Medea

Medea (National Theatre of Scotland version)

By Euripides Adapted by Liz Lochhead

Euripides' classic story of the woman who murders her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, here given a distinctive Scots flavour by the poet and playwright Liz Lochhead.

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.

Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon

    A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

    Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
      A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

      A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

      By Sami Ibrahim

      A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

      The Anarchist

      The Anarchist

      By Karina Wiedman

      A gripping, timely, and deeply moving play about protest, democracy and freedom. Winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights, 2022.

      Rapture

      Rapture

      By Lucy Kirkwood

      A slippery thriller for the stage, about love, power and belief. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true?

      Cancelling Socrates

      Cancelling Socrates

      By Howard Brenton

      A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

      No Particular Order

      No Particular Order

      By Joel Tan

      A startling and apocalyptic play that charts the fate of a society under a despot, through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides.

      Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

      Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

      By Waleed Akhtar

      A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.

      The Father and the Assassin

      The Father and the Assassin

      By Anupama Chandrasekhar

      A gripping play about the man who murdered Mahatma Gandhi, premiered at the National Theatre, London.

      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.

      The 47th

      The 47th

      By Mike Bartlett

      A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.

      The Meaning of Zong

      The Meaning of Zong

      By Giles Terera

      Giles Terera's powerful debut play about Olaudah Equiano and the historical movement to abolish slavery – a timely response to the social upheaval the world has witnessed in recent years.

      Red Ellen

      Red Ellen

      By Caroline Bird

      A play that tells the remarkable true story of an inspiring and brilliant woman: Ellen Wilkinson, who was a campaigning Labour MP in the 1930s and 40s.

      Raging: Embargo

      Raging: Embargo

      The War of Independence

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A poetic, bloody and heroic tale of industrial action and civic resistance, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

      Raging: Wild Sky

      Raging: Wild Sky

      The Rising

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A play exploring the extraordinary energy and complexity of events in Ireland in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.

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