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Into the Woods

A modern musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

Inventing a New Colour

A war-time Exeter family takes in an evacuee from London.

Published in volume First Run

    Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre

    An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.

    Investment Potential

    A short play about a youthful couple who can't seem to pull themselves up the rungs of the property ladder.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts

      The Invincibles

      A play about the Dagenham Invincibles, aka Sterling Ladies, the greatest women's football team in Britain during World War One, and their legacy in the present day.

      Invisible

      A funny, moving and topical portrayal of the world in flux, Invisible explores the many sides of migration.

      Invitation to the Party

      Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community

      A handbook on how arts and cultural organisations can attract ethnic minorities and involve them as audiences.

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      Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方

      Two adaptations that transport mythological stories from Ancient Greece to modern-day civilizations. Led by people of colour, these darkly comedic plays from a leading Canadian playwright depict recognizable plights for justice.

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      Irish Shorts

      Two-handers from the Abbey Theatre, Ireland

      Selected by Aideen Howard

      A collection of short plays by exciting new Irish writers, selected and introduced by the literary manager of the Abbey Theatre.

      Iron

      An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.

      Ironbound & Sanctuary City: two plays

      Two compelling, uncompromising plays about the immigrant experience, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Cost of Living.

      Is God Is

      A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

      Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

      Two Plays

      Two extraordinary plays from a bright new talent in American theatre.

      Is My Microphone On?

      An urgent and lyrical play from a leading Canadian playwright, about young people questioning the choices that have been made, and the ones that they will yet be forced to make.

      The Island Princess

      A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

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      Isolated But Open

      Voices from Across The Shutdown

      By various

      Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

      The IT

      A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within. Winner of the Best Play for Young Audiences Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023.

      it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

      A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

      It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

      A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.

      An Italian Straw Hat

      A classic 19th-century French farce, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Ivanov

      Chekhov's compelling early play, set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Ivanov

      Chekhov's character study of a man undone by his own spiritual malaise, in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.

      Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

      A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

      James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

      The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

      Published in volume The James Plays