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Unknown Rivers

Unknown Rivers

By Chinonyerem Odimba

A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.

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Unravelling the Ribbon

Unravelling the Ribbon

By Mary Kelly and Maureen White

A touching and frequently hilarious play about three women whose lives are touched by breast cancer.

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The Unreturning

The Unreturning

By Anna Jordan

A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.

Unscorched

Unscorched

By Luke Owen

A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.

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The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

By Fin Kennedy

A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

Valued Friends

Valued Friends

By Stephen Jeffreys

A comedy of manners about the property market.

The Village Church

The Village Church

By Tamara von Werthern

A short play about faith, families, and fitting in.

Vincent in Brixton

Vincent in Brixton

By Nicholas Wright

A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway.

The Visitor

The Visitor

By Iain Crichton Smith

A short play about a schoolmaster on the verge of retirement, confronted by a mysterious young man wishing to pay his respects.

Published in volume Family: three plays
    Waiting Room Germany

    Waiting Room Germany

    By Klaus Pohl Translated by David Tushingham

    A raw and honest verbatim-theatre play about post-reunification Germany, commissioned in 1994 by Der Spiegel to test the mood of the new Germany.

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    The Walworth Farce

    The Walworth Farce

    By Enda Walsh

    A remarkable play about what can happen when we become stuck in the stories we tell about our lives.

    The Way Old Friends Do

    The Way Old Friends Do

    By Ian Hallard

    A tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.

    We Anchor in Hope

    We Anchor in Hope

    By Anna Jordan

    A play about the end of an era as a London boozer closes its doors one final time.

    The Weir

    The Weir

    By Conor McPherson

    The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.

    What I (Don't) Know About Autism

    What I (Don't) Know About Autism

    By Jody O'Neill

    A sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.

    What If If Only

    What If If Only

    By Caryl Churchill

    Your partner's died, could things have been different? A short play by Caryl Churchill, published with another short piece, Air.

    What Love Is

    What Love Is

    By Linda McLean

    A short play about caring for your parents.

    Published in volume Sex & God
      What We Know

      What We Know

      By pamela carter

      A funny, painful and deeply moving play about loss - and cooking.

      When This Is Over

      When This Is Over

      A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production, and the Original Playscript

      By Ned Glasier, Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey and Company Three

      A theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination, designed to be created and performed by teenage casts, drawing directly on their own life experiences and the stories they want to tell. Winner, Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards.

      When You Cure Me

      When You Cure Me

      By Jack Thorne

      A painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.

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      Where Sat the Lovers

      Where Sat the Lovers

      By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

      A play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.

      While You Lie

      While You Lie

      By Sam Holcroft

      A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.

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      Whipping It Up

      Whipping It Up

      By Steve Thompson

      A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.

      The Whitby Rebels

      The Whitby Rebels

      By Bea Roberts

      A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.