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Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock (stage version)

By Joan Lindsay Adapted by Tom Wright

A chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel about the disappearance of three Australian schoolgirls in the summer of 1900.

Pilgrims

Pilgrims

By Elinor Cook

A play about adventure, betrayal, and man's impulse to conquer the world.

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Pink

Pink

By Sam Holcroft

A short play about a millionaire businesswoman confronted by an unexpected visitor.

Player's Angels

Player's Angels

By Amanda Whittington

A play set in 1950s Nottingham, following a group of friends who work on the production line of the John Player tobacco factory.

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Playing the Game

Playing the Game

By Bola Agbaje

A short play about the election of a new President of a Students' Association.

Poisoned Polluted

Poisoned Polluted

By Kathryn O'Reilly

A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.

Poppy + George

Poppy + George

By Diane Samuels

A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic, winner of the Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (2019 edition)

By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

Prima Facie

Prima Facie

By Suzie Miller

A brilliant, powerful play for a solo actor, about a young, successful barrister forced to confront the patriarchal power of the law. Winner of Best New Play at the Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards in 2023.

Prima Facie: Special Edition

Prima Facie: Special Edition

By Suzie Miller

A special edition of the international hit play, featuring the definitive version of the award-winning script, together with colour photos and exclusive additional content.

Primadonna

Primadonna

By Rosie Kellett

A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.

Princess Essex

Princess Essex

By Anne Odeke

A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon

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
    Queen Anne

    Queen Anne

    By Helen Edmundson

    Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.

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    Queen Margaret

    Queen Margaret

    By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

    Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

    Rabbit

    Rabbit

    By Nina Raine

    A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.

    Raging: Outrage

    Raging: Outrage

    The Civil War

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A play exploring women's roles in the Irish revolutionary wars, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

    Rappaccini's Daughter

    Rappaccini's Daughter

    By Octavio Paz Translated by Sebastian Doggart

    The only play by leading Mexican poet Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

    Rathmines Road

    Rathmines Road

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    Fraught, funny, and ferocious, a play that challenges the cultural response to accusations of sexual assault.

    Raya

    Raya

    By Deborah Bruce

    A witty and tender play about two old flames who meet again, after thirty years, at a student reunion.

    Rebellious Women

    Rebellious Women

    By Beth Flintoff

    An impassioned, unsentimental and sharp-witted play about the Suffragette cause, with rich opportunities for schools, youth theatres and drama societies who want to tell the story of a group of extraordinary women who changed the world.

    Red

    Red

    By Somalia Seaton

    An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

    Red Car, Blue Car

    Red Car, Blue Car

    By Jack Thorne

    A heartbreaking short play about guilt, grief and responsibility, written for and performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2011.