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The James Plays

The James Plays

James I, II and III

By Rona Munro

Rona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

Liz Lochhead: Five Plays

Liz Lochhead: Five Plays

By Liz Lochhead

Five plays from the the makar (national poet) of Scotland, one of the country's best-known - and best-loved - living playwrights.

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Blood and Ice

Blood and Ice

By Liz Lochhead

Renowned poet and dramatist Liz Lochhead tells the story of Frankenstein's creation.

The Last Witch

The Last Witch

By Rona Munro

A play about the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Scotland, The Last Witch explores the psychological rifts that can divide close communities and drive families apart.

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

By Liz Lochhead

A funny, sad and truthful romantic comedy about beating the biological clock.

Abandonment

Abandonment

By Kate Atkinson

A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

Miseryguts & Tartuffe

Miseryguts & Tartuffe

Two plays by Molière

By Liz Lochhead

Two plays from Molière, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' (Scotland on Sunday).

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Iron

Iron

By Rona Munro

An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.

Thebans

Thebans

By Liz Lochhead

The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

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Gilt

Gilt

By Stephen Greenhorn, Rona Munro and Isabel Wright

An exciting innovation: three of Scotland's top playwrights combine forces on a single play - staged by 7:84 Scotland in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.

Good Things

Good Things

By Liz Lochhead

A bittersweet romantic comedy about finding love later in life, from 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.

Ramona Tells Jim

Ramona Tells Jim

By Sophie Wu

A darkly comic debut play about confession and the gravity of young love.

Passing Places

Passing Places

By Stephen Greenhorn

A road movie for the stage, following two young Scottish lads on their trip from dislocation to location.

Anna Weiss

Anna Weiss

By Mike Cullen

An explosive, gripping and disturbing play about the phenomenon of False Memory Syndrome.

Girl in the Machine

Girl in the Machine

By Stef Smith

A disturbing but compassionate vision of our potential digital future, and what it might mean for 'life' as we know it.

Adam

Adam

By Frances Poet

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore (stage version)

By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip Goulding

A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.

Mary

Mary

By Rona Munro

A political thriller for the stage, set in the 1560s and portraying events around Mary Stuart, the troubled Queen of Scots. Part of Rona Munro's breathtaking theatrical exploration of Scottish history.

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