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Low in the Dark

Low in the Dark

By Marina Carr

A witty and absurdist play that dismantles the myths of motherhood and exposes the sexism of language and religious imagery.

Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald
    Low Level Panic

    Low Level Panic

    By Clare McIntyre

    A funny, unapologetic play about the effects of society's objectification of women.

    Lucky Seven

    Lucky Seven

    By Alexis Zegerman

    A comedy about growing up, class, love, disappointment and hope, inspired by the Seven Up television series.

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    The Machine Gunners

    The Machine Gunners (stage version)

    By Robert Westall Adapted by Ali Taylor

    A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

    Mad About the Boy

    Mad About the Boy

    By Gbolahan Obisesan

    A timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama about a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation, torn between the influence of his family, his friends and his school.

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    Madame Bovary: Breakfast with Emma

    Madame Bovary: Breakfast with Emma

    By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by Fay Weldon

    Flaubert's masterpiece about an infidelity with tragic consequences, dramatised for Shared Experience by the acclaimed novelist.

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    Madame Ovary

    Madame Ovary

    By Rosa Hesmondhalgh

    The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

    Made in China

    Made in China

    By Mark O'Rowe

    A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and savage low-lifes. From the award-winning writer of Howie the Rookie.

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    Maggie May

    Maggie May

    By Frances Poet

    An extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.

    Making Noise Quietly (short play)

    Making Noise Quietly (short play)

    By Robert Holman

    The third in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, also called Making Noise Quietly.

    Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
      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.

      Mary and the Hyenas

      Mary and the Hyenas

      By Maureen Lennon

      An electrifying stage play telling the story of feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft. Premiered by Hull Truck Theatre and Pilot Theatre in 2025.

      Mary Jane

      Mary Jane

      By Amy Herzog

      A moving play about the stalwart endurance of a devoted mother, winner of the 2018 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

      The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

      The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

      By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan

      Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

      The Maths Tutor

      The Maths Tutor

      By Clare McIntyre

      A wry and incisive play exposing how our desire for a normal family life and our fears about adults, young people and sex, can sometimes outride the truth.

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      Mayfly

      Mayfly

      By Joe White

      An ethereal family drama exploring rebirth in the aftermath of tragedy.

      Me, As A Penguin

      Me, As A Penguin

      By Tom Wells

      A charmingly offbeat, surreal comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg.

      Meat

      Meat

      By Gillian Greer

      A play about class, consent and transgressions buried in the past, set over the course of one winesoaked evening in a Dublin restaurant.

      Medea

      Medea (Northern Broadsides version)

      By Euripides Adapted by Tom Paulin

      Euripides' tragedy, reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English.

      Medicine

      Medicine

      By Enda Walsh

      A dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.

      Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
        The Messiah

        The Messiah

        By Patrick Barlow

        A hilarious Christmas comedy that conjures up the sublime, the ridiculous and the truly angelic.

        Metamorphoses

        Metamorphoses

        By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

        An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

        Metamorphosis

        Metamorphosis (stage version)

        By Franz Kafka Adapted by Lemn Sissay

        A thrilling stage adaptation of Kafka's visceral literary landmark, first produced by Frantic Assembly.

        Microcosm

        Microcosm

        By Matt Hartley

        A searing thriller about paranoia, social divisions, and the creeping threat of the intruder, by the Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright.

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