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The Lightest Element

The Lightest Element

By Stella Feehily

A stage drama about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024.

Lilies on the Land

Lilies on the Land

By the Lions part

A revealing, funny and wonderfully moving portrait of four women who sign up to join the Women's Land Army during World War II.

Limbo

Limbo

By Declan Feenan

A monologue play in which a 17-year-old girl tells us the story of her relationship with an older man and what it led to.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
    Limehouse

    Limehouse

    By Steve Waters

    A thrilling drama that takes us behind closed doors to imagine the personal conflicts behind the making of political history.

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    The Screenplay

    By Tony Kushner

    A revealing drama about a great American president, written by a great American playwright. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay.

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    Linda Vista

    Linda Vista

    By Tracy Letts

    Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts dissects the midlife crisis in a play that combines humanity with humour.

    Romulus Linney: Six Plays

    Romulus Linney: Six Plays

    By Romulus Linney

    Six plays from a major talent of the American theatre, endowed with Linney's lyric intensity, and augmented by his rich sense of humour.

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    Liolà

    Liolà

    By Tanya Ronder Original author Luigi Pirandello

    A funny and touching new version of Pirandello's high-spirited drama, set at the heart of a rural community where property and family unleash fierce passions.

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    Lion in the Streets

    Lion in the Streets

    By Judith Thompson

    The spirit of a girl who was killed in tragic circumstances delves into the secret lives of her neighbours as she searches for her killer.

    Lionboy

    Lionboy (stage version)

    By Zizou Corder Adapted by Marcelo Dos Santos

    An adaptation of Zizou Corder's Lionboy novels for award-winning theatre company Complicite.

    The Lioness

    The Lioness

    By Rebecca Lenkiewicz

    A short play about Elizabeth I: the myth and the reality.

    The Liquid Plain

    The Liquid Plain

    By Naomi Wallace

    A sweeping historical saga told with lyricism and power, The Liquid Plain brings to life a group of people whose stories have been erased from history.

    The List

    The List

    By Jennifer Tremblay Translated by Shelley Tepperman

    The riveting story of a woman haunted by internal regret when she fails to critically prioritise her world

    LIT

    LIT

    By Sophie Ellerby

    A play exploring the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places.

    Little Baby Jesus

    Little Baby Jesus

    By Arinzé Kene

    Three magnetic personalities and three remarkable stories from the poetic imagination of Arinzé Kene.

    Little Baby Jesus & Estate Walls

    Little Baby Jesus & Estate Walls

    Two plays

    By Arinzé Kene

    Two plays, both set in contemporary inner-city London, showcasing the remarkable poetic and theatrical imagination of writer/performer Arinzé Kene.

    Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

    Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

    By Tom Wentworth

    A darkly comic play examining the subtle shift from cared-for to carer and how dignity and independence are maintained in isolated rural areas. 

    Little Certainties

    Little Certainties

    By Bárbara Colio Translated by William Gregory

    Mario is missing, presumed dead. In the town of Tijuana, his brother and sister make a shocking discovery about Mario and his secrets.

    Published in volume Mexican Plays
      Little Dolls

      Little Dolls

      By Nancy Harris

      A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.

      Little Eagles

      Little Eagles

      By Rona Munro

      A play telling the fascinating and little-known story of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the Soviet space programme.

      Little Eyolf

      Little Eyolf

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre.

      Little Gem

      Little Gem

      By Elaine Murphy

      A poignant and hilarious play about love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes, following three generations of women over one extraordinary year.

      A Little Life

      A Little Life (stage version)

      Original author Hanya Yanagihara Adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove and Hanya Yanagihara

      A bruising and beautiful story of love, the limits of human endurance, and the tyranny of memory, adapted for the stage from Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling novel.

      A Little Night Music

      A Little Night Music

      By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler

      An utterly sophisticated and charming musical boasting such numbers as 'Send in the Clowns' and 'A Weekend in the Country'.

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