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The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Rona Munro

García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

House of Games

House of Games

Making Theatre from Everyday Life

By Chris Johnston

A treasure trove of drama games and exercises, an immensely valuable resource for teachers, theatre directors and drama workshop leaders.

House of Many Tongues

House of Many Tongues

By Jonathan Garfinkel

Somehow, two families are going to have to live together — if they don’t kill each other first. Jonathan Garfinkel's gripping socio-political drama 'attacks the Israeli-Palestinian question through laughs and magic realism' NOW Magazine.

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The House Party

The House Party

By Laura Lomas Original author August Strindberg

A new spin on August Strindberg's classic play Miss Julie, premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2024 in a co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre, Headlong and Frantic Assembly.

The House They Grew Up In

The House They Grew Up In

By Deborah Bruce

A tender, dark and funny look at a co-dependent relationship between a brother and a sister, and how they cope when the world bursts in on them.

How I Learned to Drive

How I Learned to Drive

By Paula Vogel

A Lolita-like tale of female sexual awakening, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

How Love Is Spelt

How Love Is Spelt

By Chloë Moss

A fresh, funny and playful tale of growing up and finding yourself in the city.

How Musicals Work

How Musicals Work

And How to Write Your Own

By Julian Woolford

Why do some musicals work, while others just don't? And what should you do if you're thinking of writing your own? Julian Woolford, a successful writer and director of musicals and lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, explores the musical-theatre canon to answer these and many other questions.

How My Light Is Spent

How My Light Is Spent

By Alan Harris

A funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. Winner of the Judges' Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

How Plays Work

How Plays Work

By David Edgar

Distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning.

How These Desperate Men Talk

How These Desperate Men Talk

By Enda Walsh

A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

How To Be A Kid

How To Be A Kid

By Sarah McDonald-Hughes

A touching and funny story of family, friends and fitting in, How To Be A Kid is ideal for seven- to eleven-year-olds to watch, read and perform.

How To Curse

How To Curse

By Ian McHugh

A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

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How to Date a Feminist

How to Date a Feminist

By Samantha Ellis

A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

By Fin Kennedy

The award-winning play that follows one man's desperate attempts to buck the system, and asks what really makes us who we are in the 21st century.

How to Not Sink

How to Not Sink

By Georgia Christou

A short play by Georgia Christou that looks at duty, love and dependency across three generations of women.

How to Spot an Alien

How to Spot an Alien

By Georgia Christou

A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.

How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

By Sarah Ruhl

A deliciously adventurous play that confronts the question of whether monogamy is enough to ensure a happy marriage.

How We Begin

How We Begin

By Elisabeth Lewerenz

A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

Howie the Rookie

Howie the Rookie

By Mark O'Rowe

A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

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Hue & Cry

Hue & Cry

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

Huff & Stitch: two plays

Huff & Stitch: two plays

By Cliff Cardinal

Two gritty, powerful solo shows from award-winning Indigenous Canadian playwright Cliff Cardinal, exploring the lives of marginalized characters.

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Human Animals

Human Animals

By Stef Smith

In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control. Stef Smith's play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016.