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Bird

Bird

By Laura Lomas

A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
    Bird

    Bird

    By Katherine Chandler

    Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.

    Black Love

    Black Love

    By Chinonyerem Odimba

    An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

    Bliss

    Bliss

    By Olivier Choinière Translated by Caryl Churchill

    A wild and slippery fantasy from French-Canadian writer Olivier Choinière, translated by Caryl Churchill, exploring our insatiable appetite for private lives made public.

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    Bloody Wimmin

    Bloody Wimmin

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    A short play about the protests at Greenham Common, a political landmark in the fight for nuclear disarmament.

    Blue Stockings

    Blue Stockings

    By Jessica Swale

    A moving, comical and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger backdrop of women’s suffrage.

    Bluebirds

    Bluebirds

    By Vern Thiessen

    A play about three nurses treating wounded Canadian soldiers in France in 1918.

    Bodies

    Bodies

    By Vivienne Franzmann

    A play about the human cost of surrogacy, and what we’ll overlook to get what we want.

    Bold Girls

    Bold Girls

    By Rona Munro

    A sharply funny, moving play set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and celebrating women’s strength under siege.

    Boudica

    Boudica

    By Tristan Bernays

    A brand-new ancient-history play in verse that tells the story of one of Britain's most iconic women: a queen, a warrior and a rebel.

    Box Clever

    Box Clever

    By Monsay Whitney

    A moving, truthful and darkly comic play about one woman's experience of a women's refuge.

    Boy Parts

    Boy Parts (stage version)

    By Eliza Clark Adapted by Gillian Greer

    A pitch-black psychological thriller based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark. Premiered at Soho Theatre, London.

    Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

    By Melissa Bubnic

    An exhilarating play about a ruthless female City trader who takes on a young and ambitious protegee.

    Brontë

    Brontë

    By Polly Teale

    A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

    Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

    By Amy Shindler

    A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

    Cathy

    Cathy

    By Ali Taylor

    A candid, poignant and intimate play about the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home.

    Cause Célèbre

    Cause Célèbre

    By Terence Rattigan

    Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who, in 1935, went on trial with her eighteen-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. In the play, Terence Rattigan pits Alma against a formidable lady juror, whose own life offers a plangent counterpoint to the central tale of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession.

    Chalet Lines

    Chalet Lines

    By Lee Mattinson

    A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, that asks if we can ever cut the apron strings that tie us to our parents.

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    Chicken Shop

    Chicken Shop

    By Anna Jordan

    A dark and twisted coming-of-age story by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.

    A Child of Science

    A Child of Science

    By Gareth Farr

    A play about one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of our time: the procedure that led to the first 'test-tube baby' and the creation of IVF.

    Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale

    Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)

    By Piers Torday Original author Charles Dickens

    A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.

    Citysong

    Citysong

    By Carys D. Coburn

    The Verity Bargate Award-winning play about three generations of a Dublin family.

    Close Quarters

    Close Quarters

    By Kate Bowen

    A taut, funny and powerful drama about the first generation of female soldiers to serve in the British infantry in close combat.

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    By Margaret Perry

    A funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world.