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Ruined

Ruined

By Lynn Nottage

A passionate, heartfelt play about surviving in a time of civil war, by a leading American dramatist. Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Medea

Medea (Northern Broadsides version)

By Euripides Adapted by Tom Paulin

Euripides' tragedy, reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English.

2nd May 1997

2nd May 1997

By Jack Thorne

A play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.

The Drunks

The Drunks

By Mikhail and Vyacheslav Durnenkov Translated by Nina Raine

A darkly comic and freewheeling epic that gets to the heart of small-town politics and what it means to please all of the people all of the time.

The Grain Store

The Grain Store

By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A play about a small rural community that dares to stand up to Stalin as he launches the first of his Five-Year Plans.

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Homebody/Kabul

Homebody/Kabul

By Tony Kushner

A devastating play about Afghanistan and its long, tortured relationship with the West, from the author of Angels in America.

Apologia

Apologia

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children.

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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Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

By Liz Lochhead

A modern classic about the bitter rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and her cousin and fellow ruler, Elizabeth I of England - retold by Scotland's most popular playwright.

Resilience

Resilience

By Steve Waters

Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Published in volume The Contingency Plan
    Fuente Ovejuna

    Fuente Ovejuna

    By Lope de Vega Translated by Laurence Boswell

    A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age, including one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.

    Burnt by the Sun

    Burnt by the Sun

    By Peter Flannery

    A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

    Seven Jewish Children

    Seven Jewish Children

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.

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    Antigone

    Antigone

    By Sophocles Adapted by Owen McCafferty

    A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.

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    Cockroach

    Cockroach

    By Sam Holcroft

    A dark and compelling vision of a world infected by violence.

    The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

    The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

    By Caryl Churchill

    A forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
      Defiance

      Defiance

      By John Patrick Shanley

      A timely play tackling issues of race and authority within the US Marine Corps - part of a trilogy of plays, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doubt, that explore issues of power and morality within a hallowed American institution.

      Ten Tiny Toes

      Ten Tiny Toes

      By Esther Wilson

      An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.

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