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The Sánchez Huerta Girl Killed Herself

The Sánchez Huerta Girl Killed Herself

By Claudia Ríos Translated by Roxana Silbert

After a young girl's suicide, her parents meet for the first time in years at the school where she died.

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Sandpaper on Sunburn

    Sandpaper on Sunburn

    By David Horan

    The personal becomes political in a funny and fascinating play exploring identity and family. Premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in September 2024.

    Save + Quit

    Save + Quit

    By Sophia Chetin-Leuner

    The stories of four young people in London and Dublin and how they attempt to live in the cities they call home.

    Scarborough

    Scarborough

    By Fiona Evans

    An electrifying portrayal of a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher.

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    Scenes with girls

    Scenes with girls

    By Miriam Battye

    A witty and caustic play about female friendship, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2020.

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    Schreber's Nervous Illness

    Schreber's Nervous Illness

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play based on the memoirs of a judge who spent ten years in asylums as a schizophrenic.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
      The Schuman Plan

      The Schuman Plan

      By Tim Luscombe

      The story of post-war Britain and its love-hate relationship with Europe, recounted as a thrilling, fast-moving epic of machiavellian politics and private heartbreak.

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      The Scorched Garden

      The Scorched Garden

      By Juan Mayorga Translated by Nick Darke

      A play about a group of inmates who have been locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil War.

      Screwed

      Screwed

      By Kathryn O'Reilly

      A gripping dramatic portrait of a destructive friendship between two women who push themselves to their limits.

      The Seafarer

      The Seafarer

      By Conor McPherson

      A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.

      Seagulls

      Seagulls

      By Caryl Churchill

      A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.

      Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
        Second Home

        Second Home

        By Charlotte Chimuanya

        A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

        The Secret Garden

        The Secret Garden (stage version)

        By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman

        A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

        Secret Life of Humans

        Secret Life of Humans

        By David Byrne

        A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

        Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

        Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

        By Harry Kondoleon

        These plays are not only jet-black comedies. They are fairy tales, fables, passion plays, masquerades...

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        Sex & God

        Sex & God

        By Linda McLean

        Four women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.

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        Sex with a Stranger

        Sex with a Stranger

        By Stefan Golaszewski

        Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.

        Sex with Robots and Other Devices

        Sex with Robots and Other Devices

        By Nessah Muthy

        A fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.

        The Shadow Factory

        The Shadow Factory

        By Howard Brenton

        Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. From the ashes of a devastated Southampton, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.

        The Shakespeare Revue

        The Shakespeare Revue

        By Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee

        An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

        Shangri-La

        Shangri-La

        By Amy Ng

        A debut play laying bare the contradictions and private pain of cultural tourism.

        Shed: Exploded View

        Shed: Exploded View

        By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

        A devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

        Shimmer

        Shimmer

        By Linda McLean

        Surrounded by rain, rivers, lochs and floods, three generations of memory and experience ebb and flow through this lyrical play.

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        Shining City

        Shining City

        By Conor McPherson

        A brilliant, haunting play from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.