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St Petersburg

St Petersburg

By Declan Feenan

A haunting, elliptical play by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
    Statues

    Statues

    By Azan Ahmed

    A witty, honest, and deeply moving play exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

    The Steamie

    The Steamie

    By Tony Roper

    A celebration of women's work in a Glasgow wash-house set on Hogmanay.

    Published in volume Scot-Free
      Steel

      Steel

      By Chris Bush

      A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

      Still

      Still

      By Frances Poet

      Frances Poet's play is a cathartic story of life, loss and joy, full of tenderness and humour, as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed.

      Stolen Secrets

      Stolen Secrets

      By Fin Kennedy

      From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.

      Stoopud Fucken Animals

      Stoopud Fucken Animals

      By Joel Horwood

      A pitch-black comedy complete with wickedly entertaining songs, from the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning writer of Food.

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      Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

      Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

      By Jo Carson

      Fifty-four monologues and dialogues drawn from ‘found’ stories told by everyday people living everyday lives in East Tennessee and the Appalachia region of the USA.

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      Strangers in Between

      Strangers in Between

      By Tommy Murphy

      Tommy Murphy's unflinching and constantly surprising drama about how we make sense of who we are through our often fraught relations with others.

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      strangers, babies

      strangers, babies

      By Linda McLean

      The chilling story of one woman's desperate attempts at a future that's worth living.

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      Strawberries in January

      Strawberries in January

      By Evelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro

      A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro.

      The Strongbox

      The Strongbox

      By Stephanie Jacob

      A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power.

      Sucking Dublin

      Sucking Dublin

      By Enda Walsh

      A fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.

      Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
        A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

        A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

        By Sami Ibrahim

        A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

        The Sugar Wife

        The Sugar Wife

        By Elizabeth Kuti

        Love, lust, prostitution and slavery in a 19th-century Quaker household. New edition published alongside the 2024 revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

        The Suitcase Kid

        The Suitcase Kid (stage version)

        By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

        An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

        Swallow

        Swallow

        By Stef Smith

        Passionate, painful and playful, Stef Smith’s Swallow takes a long, hard look at the extremes of everyday life.

        The Swan

        The Swan

        By D C Moore

        An examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.

        Swive [Elizabeth]

        Swive [Elizabeth]

        By Ella Hickson

        Sex is power in the reign of Elizabeth I. Ella Hickson's play explores the ways and means by which women in power negotiate patriarchal pressure in order to get their way.

        A Table Tennis Play

        A Table Tennis Play

        By Sam Steiner

        A play about how everything and nothing changes as people bat a ball.

        Take Care

        Take Care

        By Zoë Templeman-Young and Sam McLaughlin

        An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.

        Take Me Away

        Take Me Away

        By Gerald Murphy

        A dark but very funny comedy about the collapse of a family of feckless chancers and no-hopers.

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        Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

        Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

        By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

        A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

        Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
          Taken

          Taken

          By Winsome Pinnock

          A short play about a mother confronted by the child she had to give up.