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Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

By Cordelia O'Neill

A moving and unexpectedly funny play about a couple grieving the loss of their child, winner of the Best New Play award at the 2022 Offies (Off West End Awards).

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (Young Vic stage version)

By Dominic Cooke

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)

By Dominic Cooke

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arden of Faversham

Arden of Faversham

By anonymous

A domestic tragedy about a woman plotting to have her husband murdered, Arden of Faversham was first published in 1592. Its authorship is unknown, although suggestions include Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

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Arlington

Arlington

By Enda Walsh

A strange, tender love story from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

The Art of Illusion

The Art of Illusion

By Alexis Michalik Translated by Waleed Akhtar

The award-winning French play, in an English translation by Waleed Akhtar, published alongside the premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London.

As You Like It

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play that offers the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

Bacon

Bacon

By Sophie Swithinbank

An unflinching and unexpectedly humorous play about masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth.

The Ballad of Maria Marten

The Ballad of Maria Marten

By Beth Flintoff

A thrilling play based on the nineteenth-century Red Barn Murder in Suffolk, rediscovering the lost story of the murder victim, Maria Marten.

Bangers

Bangers

By Danusia Samal

A gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.

The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Beautiful Eyes

    Beautiful Eyes

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      Beauty and the Beast

      Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)

      By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell

      Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

      The Beaux Stratagem

      The Beaux Stratagem

      By George Farquhar

      George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.

      The Beggar's Opera

      The Beggar's Opera

      By John Gay

      John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.

      Beginning

      Beginning

      By David Eldridge

      A sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance.

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      Belfry

      Belfry

      By Billy Roche

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

      Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
        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.

        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.

        Biscuits for Breakfast

        Biscuits for Breakfast

        By Gareth Farr

        A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

        Black Love

        Black Love

        By Chinonyerem Odimba

        An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

        BLACK SUPERHERO

        BLACK SUPERHERO

        By Danny Lee Wynter

        A brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.

        Blackout Songs

        Blackout Songs

        By Joe White

        A compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.

        Blackthorn

        Blackthorn

        By Charley Miles

        A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.