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One Thousand and One

A short play from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

Published in volume Mr Incredible

    Elizabeth Gordon Quinn (original Traverse Theatre version)

    A contemporary classic set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915, with one of the best women's roles ever to emerge from Scottish theatre, an unforgettable tragicomic heroine with an extraordinary power to repel and attract.

    Published in volume Scot-Free

      Treetops

      A play about the early resistance to policies of apartheid or racial segregation in Cape Town, South Africa, in the 1950s.

      Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

        King Ubu

        Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension, the first of his three plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu.

        Published in volume Ubu

          Cuckold Ubu

          A sequel to King Ubu, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Cuckold Ubu continues the adventures of Pa Ubu.

          Published in volume Ubu

            Slave Ubu

            The third and final part of The Ubu Plays, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Slave Ubu concludes the adventures of Pa Ubu.

            Published in volume Ubu

              Medicine

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

              Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays

                Burgerz

                A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

                 

                  40 Days

                  A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

                    The Silence and the Noise

                    A play that beautifully captures the story of two young people on the edge. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

                    Published in volume Papatango Plays

                      Guidesky and I

                      A funny and poignant drama about loneliness and the opportunity for connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

                      Published in volume Inside/Outside

                        When the Daffodils

                        A searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.

                        Published in volume Inside/Outside

                          Ursa Major

                          A heartbreakingly funny play about love, life and human connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

                          Published in volume Inside/Outside

                            The Kiss

                            A tender, funny and beautifully observed study of lives in limbo, and a glimmer of hope for what lies ahead. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

                            Published in volume Inside/Outside

                              Prodigal

                              A short play about community, identity and the enduring strength of family ties. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

                              Published in volume Inside/Outside

                                Thunderbox

                                A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

                                Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues

                                  Audition

                                  A short monologue play about a disabled actor facing up to the traumatic experience of auditioning, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

                                  Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues

                                    The Shed

                                    A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

                                    Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues