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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.

Farm Hall

Farm Hall

By Katherine Moar

A stage play based on the true story of six of Germany's top nuclear scientists, detained at a stately home in the Cambridge countryside in the summer of 1945, with no idea that their every word is being overheard.

Far Gone

Far Gone

By John Rwothomack

A profoundly moving play about a young Ugandan boy's journey from childhood innocence to child soldier, seen through the eyes of those that love him and those that betray him.

Far Away

Far Away

By Caryl Churchill

A brilliant and unsettling play from one of the UK's leading dramatists.

Fair

Fair

By Joy Wilkinson

A powerful drama about the potent appeal of far right policies to young people in the UK.

Published in volume Fair & Felt Effects: two plays
    F*ck the Polar Bears

    F*ck the Polar Bears

    By Tanya Ronder

    A raucous family drama about the cost of living the life of our dreams.

    Escaped Alone

    Escaped Alone

    By Caryl Churchill

    A play about three old friends and a neighbour having tea in the back yard, and contemplating catastrophe.

    The Emperor Jones

    The Emperor Jones

    By Eugene O'Neill

    An expressionistic chronicle of a black dictator's flight from his oppressed subjects.

    Published in volume Anna Christie & The Emperor Jones: two plays
      Emperor and Galilean

      Emperor and Galilean

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Ben Power

      A thrilling version of Ibsen's epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.

      Elizabeth Gordon Quinn

      Elizabeth Gordon Quinn (National Theatre of Scotland version)

      By Chris Hannan

      A contemporary classic set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915, with one of the best women's roles ever to emerge from Scottish theatre, an unforgettable tragicomic heroine with an extraordinary power to repel and attract.

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      Elizabeth Gordon Quinn

      Elizabeth Gordon Quinn (original Traverse Theatre version)

      By Chris Hannan

      A contemporary classic set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915, with one of the best women's roles ever to emerge from Scottish theatre, an unforgettable tragicomic heroine with an extraordinary power to repel and attract.

      Published in volume Scot-Free
        The Eleventh Capital

        The Eleventh Capital

        By Alexandra Wood

        An arresting 60-minute debut play about dislocation, manipulation and power, winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

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        Electra

        Electra

        By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

        Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

         

        Electra

        Electra

        By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

        A tragic tale of duty, retribution and fate, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

        Edward III

        Edward III

        By William Shakespeare

        Officially attributed to Shakespeare only in 1998, Edward III is set in the age of chivalry and chronicles the beginning of the 100 Years War. Following the exploits of Edward, the Black Prince, it also acts as a prequel to Richard II.

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        Edward II

        Edward II

        By Christopher Marlowe

        The political tragedy of a King who indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country.

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        Edgar & Annabel

        Edgar & Annabel

        By Sam Holcroft

        An Orwellian dystopian fable about a group of freedom fighters attempting to stand up to a repressive regime, while being continuously subjected to surveillance.

        Echoes

        Echoes

        By Henry Naylor

        A bloody tale of colonialism – ancient and modern – and the rhyme of history. Part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

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