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Long Time Dead

Long Time Dead

By Rona Munro

A gripping and darkly humorous play about the camaraderie of a trio of obsessive mountaineers.

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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Light in the Village

Light in the Village

By John Clifford

A devastatingly effective modern parable about poverty and corruption in an Indian village.

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The Letter-Box

The Letter-Box

By Ann Marie Di Mambro

A short play about domestic abuse, and its terrifying impact on families.

Published in volume Scot-Free
    Lazybed

    Lazybed

    By Iain Crichton Smith

    A play about a man who cannot, or will not, get out of bed one morning for 'metaphysical reasons'.

    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.

    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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    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.

    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.

    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 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 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
        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
          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.

          The Importance of Being Alfred

          The Importance of Being Alfred

          By Louise Welsh

          A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

          Homers

          Homers

          By Iain F. MacLeod

          A tough and funny play about Glaswegian orphans forcibly transplanted to the Islands.

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          Harm

          Harm (short play)

          By Douglas Maxwell

          A short play about a father and son waiting in a new 'self-harming unit'.

          Hansel and Gretel

          Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

          By Stuart Paterson

          An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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