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Biscuits for Breakfast

Biscuits for Breakfast

By Gareth Farr

A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

Whiff Whaff

Whiff Whaff

By Jack Thorne

A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Boo

    Boo

    By Jack Thorne

    A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

    Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
      Bé Carna

      Bé Carna

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.

      Run, Rebel

      Run, Rebel (stage version)

      By Manjeet Mann

      A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.

      Standing at the Sky's Edge

      Standing at the Sky's Edge

      By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

      Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

      The Contingency Plan

      The Contingency Plan (2022 edition)

      Two plays

      By Steve Waters

      A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change – an epic portrait of Britain in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

      Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

      Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

      By Bea Roberts

      A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

      A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

      Blues for an Alabama Sky

      Blues for an Alabama Sky

      By Pearl Cleage

      A remarkable dramatic portrait of life in New York City in 1930, as the Harlem Renaissance starts to feel the bite of the Great Depression.

      The Snail House

      The Snail House

      By Richard Eyre

      A play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.

      Handbagged

      Handbagged

      By Moira Buffini

      The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.

      Girl from the North Country

      Girl from the North Country

      By Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan

      The extraordinary musical by Conor McPherson, set in a 1930s Minnesota guesthouse, full of hope, heartbreak and soul, featuring the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan.

      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.

      All of Us

      All of Us

      By Francesca Martinez

      A passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.

      Chasing Hares

      Chasing Hares

      By Sonali Bhattacharyya

      A play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.

      Rapture

      Rapture

      By Lucy Kirkwood

      A slippery thriller for the stage, about love, power and belief. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true?

      Rock / Paper / Scissors

      Rock / Paper / Scissors

      Three Plays

      By Chris Bush

      Three intricately interwoven plays about family, heritage and legacy, centring around a Sheffield manufacturing family.

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