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Being a Dancer

Being a Dancer

Advice from Dancers and Choreographers

By Lyndsey Winship

Some of the best dancers and choreographers in the world, crossing the fields of ballet, contemporary, South Asian dance and hip hop, draw on their own experience to offer advice in the most revealing and instructive book yet on what it means to be a dancer.

Being a Playwright

Being a Playwright

A Career Guide for Writers

By Chris Foxon and George Turvey

The essential guide to a career in playwriting, from the team behind the multi-award-winning Papatango, one of the UK's leading new-writing companies.

Being Friends

Being Friends

By Robert Holman

The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
    Belfry

    Belfry

    By Billy Roche

    A deeply moving tale about what lies beneath the surface of everyday lives.

    Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
      Believe What You Will

      Believe What You Will

      By Philip Massinger

      A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.

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      Belleville

      Belleville

      By Amy Herzog

      Amy Herzog's devastating play about an American newlywed couple who move to a boho neighbourhood in Paris, only for their relationship to begin to unravel.

      Bellringers

      Bellringers

      By Daisy Hall

      A comic and deeply moving play about being young at the end of the world. Premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hampstead Theatre, London.

      Belongings

      Belongings

      By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

      From the deserts of a modern war to the battleground of a family kitchen, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's explosive play delves into one woman's quest for identity and a place she can call home.

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      Berlin Bertie

      Berlin Bertie

      By Howard Brenton

      An intimate and at times savagely funny psychological study of two sisters, one of who has made her home in East Berlin and one who has stayed on in their native London.

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      Beside Myself

      Beside Myself

      An Actor's Life

      By Antony Sher

      A remarkably candid autobiography, utterly involving and often startlingly revelatory - an inspiration to young actors and a treat for seasoned theatregoers.

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      Better Days Better Knights

      Better Days Better Knights

      By Stanley Eveling

      A sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting.

      Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays

      Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays

      Edited by Misha Berson

      A collection of contemporary Asian-American plays.

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      Beyond Stanislavsky

      Beyond Stanislavsky

      The Psycho-Physical Approach to Actor Training

      By Bella Merlin

      A guide to Psycho-Physical Acting, complete with games and exercises.

      Beyond Victims and Villains

      Beyond Victims and Villains

      Contemporary Plays by Disabled Playwrights

      Edited by Victoria Ann Lewis

      The first of its kind - an anthology that explores how disabled artists depict the world they inhabit with their disabilities.

      Big Big Sky

      Big Big Sky

      By Tom Wells

      A beautifully tender new play that explores nature's influence on love, friendship and family – the belief that anyone who's lost can be found, even in the remotest of places.

      Big Ole Piece of Cake

      Big Ole Piece of Cake

      By Sean McLoughlin

      A sparky play from the winner of the Irish Times Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker Trust Award (for Noah and the Tower Flower).

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      Big White Fog

      Big White Fog

      By Theodore Ward

      A poignant family drama set in Chicago against a backdrop of the Great Depression and the inescapable racism of the times.

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      Bindweed

      Bindweed

      By Martha Loader

      A shattering and darkly funny play about responsibility and rehabilitation, which looks at what can be done to tackle abuse at its root. Winner of the Judges' Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022.

      Bingo!

      Bingo!

      By Daniel MacIvor

      Just because we’re all grown up doesn’t mean we have everything figured out. As five old friends try to reclaim their high school glory days, they charge headfirst into the secrets they all tried to run so far from. 

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      Bird

      Bird

      By Laura Lomas

      A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

      Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
        Bird

        Bird

        By Katherine Chandler

        Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.

        Bird and other monologues for young women

        Bird and other monologues for young women

        By Laura Lomas

        Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

        The Birds

        The Birds (stage version)

        By Conor McPherson Original author Daphne du Maurier

        A suspensful, atmospheric adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's enthralling short story.

        Birds of a Kind

        Birds of a Kind

        By Wajdi Mouawad Translated by Linda Gaboriau

        A sweeping drama about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in which a straitlaced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities.

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