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James III: The True Mirror

James III: The True Mirror

By Rona Munro

The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

Published in volume The James Plays
    James IV: Queen of the Fight

    James IV: Queen of the Fight

    By Rona Munro

    A thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.

    James V: Katherine

    James V: Katherine

    By Rona Munro

    A thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.

    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)

    By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale

    A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.

    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre (stage version)

    By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Chris Bush

    A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.

    Japes

    Japes

    By Simon Gray

    A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

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    Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

    Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

    By The Goodale Brothers Original author P.G. Wodehouse

    An inventive, fast-paced comedy based featuring P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act.

    Judgement Day

    Judgement Day

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike Poulton

    An adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.

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    Just the Three of Us

    Just the Three of Us

    By Simon Gray

    A stylish mix of the comic and the macabre, exploring ideas about love, both platonic and romantic.

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    Killer Joe

    Killer Joe

    By Tracy Letts

    A tense thriller that asks where the moral line is drawn in the fight for survival.

    King of the Fields

    King of the Fields

    By Stuart Paterson

    A play set in Ayrshire after the First World War, with touches of Ibsen - from the acclaimed Scottish playwright.

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    Kiss Me Quickstep

    Kiss Me Quickstep

    By Amanda Whittington

    Dazzling and sequin-studded, Kiss Me Quickstep is a play about the world of ballroom dance, taking us behind the fixed smiles and fake tan to look at the real lives of those for whom ballroom dancing is everything

    The Kitchen Sink

    The Kitchen Sink

    By Tom Wells

    An irresistibly funny and tender play about big dreams and small changes.

    La Ronde

    La Ronde

    By Arthur Schnitzler Translated by Stephen Unwin and Peter Zombory-Moldovan

    Schnitzler's famous 'daisy-chain' play of sexual coupling, set in Vienna in the 1890s. In the Drama Classics series.

    Ladies Down Under

    Ladies Down Under

    By Amanda Whittington

    The funny, heart-warming sequel to the enormously successful Ladies' Day, following the lasses from Hull on their adventures down under.

    Ladies' Day

    Ladies' Day

    By Amanda Whittington

    Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when Linda finds tickets to Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot the year it relocated to York.

    The Lady from the Sea

    The Lady from the Sea

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Elinor Cook

    Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

    The Lady From the Sea

    The Lady From the Sea

    By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

    One of Ibsen's most powerful studies of female psychology, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    By Oscar Wilde

    A biting satire on the morals of Victorian society, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    Ladybird

    Ladybird

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    A tough but tender portrait of urban squalor, from the award-winning Siberian-born author of Plasticine.

    Lagan

    Lagan

    By Stacey Gregg

    A kaleidoscope of stories from post-Troubles Belfast, Lagan is an intimate and absorbing dramatic portrait of a city with a past like no other.

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    The Last of the Haussmans

    The Last of the Haussmans

    By Stephen Beresford

    A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family loosing its grip, examining the fate of the revolutionary generation.

    Lava

    Lava

    By Benedict Lombe

    One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

    Lava

    Lava (2022 edition)

    By James Fritz

    A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.