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Phoenix

Phoenix

By Mike Bartlett

A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.

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    Mojo Mickybo

    Mojo Mickybo

    By Owen McCafferty

    An unsentimental portrayal of innocence betrayed by communal hatred in Belfast during the 1970s.

    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.

    The Bone Sparrow

    The Bone Sparrow (stage version)

    By Zana Fraillon Adapted by S. Shakthidharan

    A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.

    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.

    Raging: Outrage

    Raging: Outrage

    The Civil War

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A play exploring women's roles in the Irish revolutionary wars, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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?

    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.

    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.

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