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Lela & Co.

Lela & Co.

By Cordelia Lynn

The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

The League of Youth

The League of Youth

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Andy Barrett

Ibsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.

Lawrence After Arabia

Lawrence After Arabia

By Howard Brenton

A play about T.E. Lawrence, once celebrated as Lawrence of Arabia, but who now wants only to be normal once more.

Lava

Lava

By Benedict Lombe

One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

The Last Wife

The Last Wife

By Kate Hennig

A contemporary retelling of the compelling relationship between Katherine Parr and Henry VIII, the first part of Kate Hennig's Queenmaker Trilogy.

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The Last of the Duchess

The Last of the Duchess

By Nicholas Wright

A compelling study of the corruption of fame, the lure of money and the betrayal that lurks at the heart of portraying the people around us, or the people we love. Based on Caroline Blackwood's book of the same name.

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Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

By Matt Hartley

A short monologue play for a female performer.

Published in volume Here I Belong
    The Last King of Scotland

    The Last King of Scotland (stage version)

    By Giles Foden Adapted by Steve Waters

    An electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity, adapted from Giles Foden's multi-award-winning novel.

    Landmines

    Landmines

    By Phil Davies

    A stark, fast-paced and fraught play about political upheaval and the media's relationship with civil violence and terrorism in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.

    Ladybird

    Ladybird

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    A tough but tender portrait of urban squalor, from the award-winning Siberian-born author of Plasticine.

    King Ubu

    King Ubu

    By Alfred Jarry

    Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension, the first of his three plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu.

    Published in volume Ubu
      King Leir

      King Leir

      By Anonymous

      An anonymous Elizabethan play about the ancient king of Britain, a prime source for Shakespeare's version of the story.

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      King Lear

      King Lear

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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      King Charles III

      King Charles III

      By Mike Bartlett

      Mike Bartlett's 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.

      Kindertransport

      Kindertransport

      By Diane Samuels

      A modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past - brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of 9 and brought to England with the promise of a new life...

      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.

      Julius Caesar

      Julius Caesar

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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      JERICHO

      JERICHO

      By MALAPROP Theatre

      An off-kilter, high-energy, form-pushing play about what pro-wrestling and politics have in common.

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