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Holes in the Skin

Holes in the Skin

By Robert Holman

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

Homos, or Everyone in America

Homos, or Everyone in America

By Jordan Seavey

A raw and provocative portrait of a love story, exploding attitudes, emotions and prejudices that sit at the heart of relationships across the world.

Honour

Honour

By Joanna Murray-Smith

An unsettling play about infidelity seen from the perspective of the three women involved: the wife, the lover and the daughter.

Hot Mess

Hot Mess

By Ella Hickson

A dark and lyrical tale about friendship, loss and loneliness.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Rona Munro

García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

The House Party

The House Party

By Laura Lomas Original author August Strindberg

A new spin on August Strindberg's classic play Miss Julie, premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2024 in a co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre, Headlong and Frantic Assembly.

How Love Is Spelt

How Love Is Spelt

By Chloë Moss

A fresh, funny and playful tale of growing up and finding yourself in the city.

How My Light Is Spent

How My Light Is Spent

By Alan Harris

A funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. Winner of the Judges' Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

How to Date a Feminist

How to Date a Feminist

By Samantha Ellis

A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

How We Begin

How We Begin

By Elisabeth Lewerenz

A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

The Human Body

The Human Body

By Lucy Kirkwood

A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.

Hundreds and Thousands

Hundreds and Thousands

By Lou Ramsden

A dark and twisted tale about deciding what's more important - doing what's right, or what's right for you.

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Hungry

Hungry

By Chris Bush

A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

I Caught Crabs in Walberswick

I Caught Crabs in Walberswick

By Joel Horwood

A fast-moving, exhilarating play about teenage hopes, dreams and frustrations in a rural part of England.

I Fucked You in My Spaceship

I Fucked You in My Spaceship

By Louis Emmitt-Stern

A razor-sharp sci-fi comedy-drama about sex and relationships, winner of the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work at VAULT Festival, London.

I Wanna Be Yours

I Wanna Be Yours

By Zia Ahmed

A tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got, premiered by Paines Plough and Tamasha.

In Praise of Love

In Praise of Love

By Terence Rattigan

An almost unbearably moving story of veiled emotions running deep, based on the true life situation of Rex Harrison's wife, Kay Kendall, and her early death from cancer.

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Intimate Apparel

Intimate Apparel

By Lynn Nottage

Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel is a multi-award-winning play about the empowerment of Esther, a seamstress in 1905 New York who creates exquisite lingerie for both Fifth Avenue boudoirs and Tenderloin bordellos.

Investment Potential

Investment Potential

By Phillip McMahon

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 Island Princess

    The Island Princess

    By John Fletcher

    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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    It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

    Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson

    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.

    James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

    James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

    By Rona Munro

    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
      James II: Day of the Innocents

      James II: Day of the Innocents

      By Rona Munro

      The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

      Published in volume The James Plays