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The Silence and the Noise

The Silence and the Noise

By Tom Powell

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
    Duck Duck Goose

    Duck Duck Goose

    By Caitríona Daly

    A viscerally charged play, full of moral ambiguity and psychological complexity, examining the nature of consent, trust and trial by social media.

    The Long Song

    The Long Song (stage version)

    By Andrea Levy Adapted by Suhayla El-Bushra

    The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.

    Emilia

    Emilia

    By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

    A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.

    Sessions

    Sessions

    By Ifeyinwa Frederick

    A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

    The Ballad of Maria Marten

    The Ballad of Maria Marten

    By Beth Flintoff

    A thrilling play based on the nineteenth-century Red Barn Murder in Suffolk, rediscovering the lost story of the murder victim, Maria Marten.

    Burgerz

    Burgerz

    By Travis Alabanza

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

     

    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
      40 Days

      40 Days

      By Firdos Ali

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

      Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
        Rockets and Blue Lights

        Rockets and Blue Lights

        By Winsome Pinnock

        The Alfred Fagon Award-winning play that retells British history through the prism of the slave trade.

        Medicine

        Medicine

        By Enda Walsh

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

        Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
          Lava

          Lava

          By Benedict Lombe

          One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

          For The Grace Of You Go I

          For The Grace Of You Go I

          By Alan Harris

          A darkly funny, quick-witted, fast-moving comedy about a man whose life is going nowhere.

          The Merthyr Stigmatist

          The Merthyr Stigmatist

          By Lisa Parry

          A fierce and exhilarating play about faith and truth, a hymn to community, and a testament to the power of young people.

          Harm

          Harm

          By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

          A thrilling and razor-sharp twisted comedy on the corrosive effects of social media and isolation.

          The Motherhood Project

          The Motherhood Project

          Monologues and Reflections on Motherhood

          By various

          A collection of dramatic monologues and real-life reflections by some of the UK's leading writers, artists and thinkers, and explores all the guilt, joy and absurdity, the regrets, pressures and taboos surrounding motherhood.

          Guidesky and I

          Guidesky and I

          By Deborah Bruce

          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

            When the Daffodils

            By Joel Tan

            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

              Ursa Major

              By Joe White

              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
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