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Dreaming and Drowning

Dreaming and Drowning

By Kwame Owusu

An intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

Drip

Drip

By Tom Wells By (composer) Matthew Robins

A one-man musical comedy about a fifteen-year-old boy who finds himself in deep water when he joins a synchronised swimming team, even though he can't swim.

Drip Feed

Drip Feed

By Karen Cogan

An infectious, dark comedy monologue play about the messiness of being young(ish), female and queer.

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

By John Webster

The macabre Jacobean tragedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Dusk Rings A Bell

Dusk Rings A Bell

By Stephen Belber

A beautifully crafted play from the American playwright, author of Tape and associate writer of The Laramie Project, whose events are echoed in this play.

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Eastward Ho!

Eastward Ho!

By Ben Jonson, John Marston and George Chapman

A collaboratively written City Comedy which sees true love and virtue triumphing over social-climbing, deception and trickery. In the Nick Hern Books RSC Classics series.

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Ecstasy

Ecstasy

By Mike Leigh

A play about loneliness, togetherness, longing, warmth and love.

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Edgar & Annabel

Edgar & Annabel

By Sam Holcroft

An Orwellian dystopian fable about a group of freedom fighters attempting to stand up to a repressive regime, while being continuously subjected to surveillance.

Educating Agnes

Educating Agnes

By Liz Lochhead

A dark and wickedly funny farce about one man's twisted attempts to find a woman he can control completely.

Emma

Emma (stage version)

By Jane Austen Adapted by Doon MacKichan and Martin Millar

A bold, witty and fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel which, while thoroughly modern, retains the spirit and much of the language of the original.

The Enchantment

The Enchantment

By Victoria Benedictsson Adapted by Clare Bayley

The extraordinary and mesmeric play by the Swedish author who was reputedly a model for Miss Julie and Hedda Gabler.

the end of history...

the end of history...

By Jack Thorne

A play about families, parenting, and gigantic clashes of values.

Enter A Gentleman

Enter A Gentleman

By Elizabeth Kuti

A 15-minute play based on Restoration playwright Aphra Behn's tempestuous love affair with John Hoyle.

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    Epic Love and Pop Songs

    Epic Love and Pop Songs

    By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

    A smart, funny play about love, friendship and growing up, from the author of WINK and Fury.

    Es & Flo

    Es & Flo

    By Jennifer Lunn

    A sharply observed, deeply compassionate play celebrating an older lesbian relationship, women coming together to fight for what's right, and the healing power of chosen family.

    Eternal Love

    Eternal Love

    The Story of Abelard and Heloise

    By Howard Brenton

    A spellbinding retelling of the passionate and legendary love story of Abelard and Heloise.

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    Every One

    Every One

    By Jo Clifford

    A re-imagining of Everyman, Jo Clifford's bold and haunting play tells a deeply emotional and warmly funny story of a voyage into the heart of living - and of what it means to lose the people we love.

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    Exiles

    Exiles

    By James Joyce

    James Joyce's only play, a startlingly modern portrait of a marriage.

    The Faith Machine

    The Faith Machine

    By Alexi Kaye Campbell

    Travelling from America to Britain to a remote Greek island, The Faith Machine explores the relationship between faith and capitalism and asks fundamental questions about the true meaning of love.

    Fanny

    Fanny

    By Calum Finlay

    A joyful and irreverent comedy about Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny, celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex.

    Far from the Madding Crowd

    Far from the Madding Crowd (stage version)

    By Thomas Hardy Adapted by Mark Healy

    A smouldering adaptation of Thomas Hardy's enduring novel about a spirited and feisty young woman who finds herself playing mistress in a man's world.

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    The Father

    The Father

    By August Strindberg Adapted by Mike Poulton

    Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.

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    Fault Lines

    Fault Lines

    By Ali Taylor

    A razor-sharp new comedy that exposes the dilemmas of working in charity today and asks whether doing good is always the same as being good.

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    Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

    Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

    By Marcelo Dos Santos

    A dark and biting one-man, a huge hit at Edinburgh in 2022 and the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023, starring Samuel Barnett.