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The Clink

The Clink

By Stephen Jeffreys

A riotously funny satirical farce in the tradition of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Shakespeare in Love, from the author of The Libertine.

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.

Cockroach

Cockroach

By Sam Holcroft

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

Cold War

Cold War (stage version)

Adapted by Conor McPherson Original author Paweł Pawlikowski

An epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided, adapted from the Academy Award-nominated film. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2023.

The Collector

The Collector

By Henry Naylor

A compelling tale of murder, evil and betrayal set in occupied Iraq, part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War

Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War

Edited by James Reston Jr.

An inspiring and often poignant collection of plays written in the era of the Vietnam War, from some of the most revered American playwrights, reflecting on the social and political ethos of a pivotal moment for America.

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Comment is Free

Comment is Free

By James Fritz

A journalist forms the centre of a devastating media storm in James Fritz's urgent, gripping and innovative play.

The Crocodile

The Crocodile

By Tom Basden Original author Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

Crushed Shells and Mud

Crushed Shells and Mud

By Ben Musgrave

A play about conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties in a world trembling in the grip of a devastating epidemic.

Cuba

Cuba

By Liz Lochhead

A play written for young people to perform, about two schoolgirls and their daring response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuckold Ubu

Cuckold Ubu

By Alfred Jarry

A sequel to King Ubu, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Cuckold Ubu continues the adventures of Pa Ubu.

Published in volume Ubu
    Dara

    Dara

    By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

    Daughters of the Revolution

    Daughters of the Revolution

    By David Edgar

    A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

    Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
      Decade

      Decade

      Two towers. Ten years. Twenty plays.

      By various

      Ten years after 9/11, twenty international writers respond to the defining event of our times.

      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.

      Deluge

      Deluge

      By Fiona Doyle

      A deeply provocative thriller set in a blighted landscape where nature is fiercely taking its course, Deluge is a gripping drama from the Papatango Prize-winning author of Coolatully.

      The Desert Air

      The Desert Air

      By Nicholas Wright

      A wartime comedy set in Cairo.

      Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
        The Devil's Charter

        The Devil's Charter

        By Barnabe Barnes

        A Jacobean tragedy narrating the sensational history of the Borgias.

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