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Ciphers

Ciphers

By Dawn King

A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.

Chimerica

Chimerica

By Lucy Kirkwood

A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West. Winner of the Evening Standard Best Play Award (2013), the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award (2014), and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

The Three Lions

The Three Lions

By William Gaminara

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

If Only

If Only

By David Edgar

A gripping, Coalition-set drama from one of the UK's top political playwrights.

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

By Howard Brenton

A timely play based on the true story of an imprisoned Nobel Laureate.

Purple Heart

Purple Heart

By Bruce Norris

A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief, from the author of Clybourne Park.

When Cows Go Boom

When Cows Go Boom

By Stacey Gregg

A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    Glory Dazed

    Glory Dazed

    By Cat Jones

    A moving and darkly comic story of an Afghanistan veteran's search for redemption, and a fascinating insight into the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain.

    The Machine Gunners

    The Machine Gunners (stage version)

    By Robert Westall Adapted by Ali Taylor

    A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

    Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

    Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

    By Steve Waters

    An absorbing study of attitudes towards outsiders, spanning two continents and sixty years.

    Medea

    Medea (Headlong version)

    By Euripides Adapted by Mike Bartlett

    A bold new version of the classic tragedy by one of Britain's hottest playwrights.

    55 Days

    55 Days

    By Howard Brenton

    A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

    Ding Dong the Wicked

    Ding Dong the Wicked

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play by one of the UK's leading dramatists.

    A child is shut in her room, a dog is dead in the road, someone is kissing her brother in law. A family locked in hatred is sending a son to war.

    The Astronaut's Chair

    The Astronaut's Chair

    By Rona Munro

    Rona Munro's thrilling play about the race to be the first woman in space.

    Love and Information

    Love and Information

    By Caryl Churchill

    From one of the UK's most influential playwrights - a fast moving kaleidoscope in which more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.

    Bully Boy

    Bully Boy

    By Sandi Toksvig

    A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

    The Witness

    The Witness

    By Vivienne Franzmann

    A dark and piercing thriller of modern morals from the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Mogadishu.

    Lost

    Lost

    By Robert Holman

    The second play in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, Making Noise Quietly.

    Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
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