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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
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    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      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
        Princess & The Hustler

        Princess & The Hustler

        By Chinonyerem Odimba

        A play about a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest, against the backdrop of Black British Civil Rights marches in 1960s Bristol.

        JERICHO

        JERICHO

        By MALAPROP Theatre

        An off-kilter, high-energy, form-pushing play about what pro-wrestling and politics have in common.

        Distant Early Warning

        Distant Early Warning

        By Tatty Hennessy

        A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.

        Published in volume A Hundred Words for Snow
          Three

          Three

          By Stephen Laughton

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

          Published in volume One Jewish Boy
            Close Quarters

            Close Quarters

            By Kate Bowen

            A taut, funny and powerful drama about the first generation of female soldiers to serve in the British infantry in close combat.

            ear for eye

            ear for eye

            By debbie tucker green

            Snapshots of lives, snapshots of experiences of protest; violence vs non-violence, direct action vs demonstrations, ear for eye follows characters navigating their way through society today.

            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.

            Maydays

            Maydays (Revised version)

            By David Edgar

            David Edgar's landmark play about the twenty-somethings who came of age in 1968 and were drawn into revolutionary politics. Revised version staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018.

            Queen Margaret

            Queen Margaret

            By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

            Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

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            The Unreturning

            The Unreturning

            By Anna Jordan

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

            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.

            Steel

            Steel

            By Chris Bush

            A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

            The Prisoner

            The Prisoner

            By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

            A provocative study of what it means to be free, by the internationally acclaimed theatre director and his long-time collaborator.

            Interruptions

            Interruptions

            By Stephen Jeffreys

            A boldly innovative drama exploring ideas about democracy, politics and leadership.

            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.

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