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Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.

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Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder

García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.

Bloody Elle

Bloody Elle

By Lauryn Redding

A heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story about falling in love for the very first time.

Blues for an Alabama Sky

Blues for an Alabama Sky

By Pearl Cleage

A remarkable dramatic portrait of life in New York City in 1930, as the Harlem Renaissance starts to feel the bite of the Great Depression.

Bombshells

Bombshells

By Joanna Murray-Smith

Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.

Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

By Carys D. Coburn

A play in verse following four young people across one night in Dublin.

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain (stage version)

By Annie Proulx Adapted by Ashley Robinson and Dan Gillespie Sells

A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.

Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges

By Amy Shindler

A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

By Jack Thorne

A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival, and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

Cardenio

Cardenio

Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

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Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

By Terence Rattigan

Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who, in 1935, went on trial with her eighteen-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. In the play, Terence Rattigan pits Alma against a formidable lady juror, whose own life offers a plangent counterpoint to the central tale of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession.

Celestina

Celestina

By Fernando de Rojas Translated by John Clifford

A pivotal work of European culture, with a character that has inspired artists from Goya to Picasso.

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A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

By Thomas Middleton

A delightfully lewd city comedy by the co-author of The Changeling.

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom

By Catherine Grosvenor

A play about the myths, ideas and realities of migration and identity in the twenty-first century.

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The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's classic tragicomedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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The Children

The Children

By Lucy Kirkwood

Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

Chimerica

Chimerica

By Lucy Kirkwood

A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West. Winner of the Evening Standard Best Play Award (2013), the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award (2014), and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Citysong

Citysong

By Carys D. Coburn

The Verity Bargate Award-winning play about three generations of a Dublin family.

The Clearing

The Clearing

By Helen Edmundson

A powerful play about the effects of Oliver Cromwell's military campaign in Ireland.

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Cling To Me Like Ivy

Cling To Me Like Ivy

By Samantha Ellis

A sassy, offbeat comedy-drama about rebelling against your roots.

Cloud Nine

Cloud Nine

By Caryl Churchill

A landmark play about sexual politics in colonial Africa and modern-day Britain, in which all our assumptions about sex and gender are stunningly exploded.

Cock

Cock

By Mike Bartlett

A razor-sharp play about love and identity that redefines the battle of the sexes as we know it.

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Cold War

Cold War (stage version)

Adapted by Conor McPherson Original author Paweł Pawlikowski

An epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided, adapted from the Academy Award-nominated film. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2023.