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The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

Meat

Meat

By Gillian Greer

A play about class, consent and transgressions buried in the past, set over the course of one winesoaked evening in a Dublin restaurant.

Medea

Medea (Northern Broadsides version)

By Euripides Adapted by Tom Paulin

Euripides' tragedy, reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English.

Medea

Medea

By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

The powerful myth of Medea, who murders her children as revenge for her husband's infidelity. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Medea

Medea (National Theatre of Scotland version)

By Euripides Adapted by Liz Lochhead

Euripides' classic story of the woman who murders her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, here given a distinctive Scots flavour by the poet and playwright Liz Lochhead.

Merit

Merit

By Alexandra Wood

A thrilling two-hander that looks at the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship, the growing argument between rich and poor, and a young woman stuck in between.

The Middlemarch Trilogy

The Middlemarch Trilogy

By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

Three plays based on George Eliot's classic novel, which can be performed as a trilogy or as standalone pieces.

The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
    Mighty Atoms

    Mighty Atoms

    By Amanda Whittington

    A hard-hitting play about ex-boxer Taylor Flint, who is drawn into running a boxercise class on the Hull estate where she grew up. Inspired by Hull's original Mighty Atom, Barbara Buttrick.

    Milk and Gall

    Milk and Gall

    By Mathilde Dratwa

    A funny, surreal play reflecting the experience of being a new mother under Trump.

    The Milliner and the Weaver

    The Milliner and the Weaver

    By Marie Jones

    A short play about the Suffragette movement in Ireland, as the question of Home Rule divides the nation.

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    By Iman Qureshi

    A heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness, and belonging.

    Modest

    Modest

    By Ellen Brammar

    A thrilling collision of music hall, cabaret and drag king swagger, in a play that tells the true story of Elizabeth Thompson, a pioneering megastar of the Victorian art scene.

    Mother's Daughter

    Mother's Daughter

    By Kate Hennig

    The stunning third part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.

    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.

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

    An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (West End edition)

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Robert Hastie and Josie Rourke

    A consummate romantic comedy that dramatises the battle of the sexes with a dazzling display of Shakespeare's wit and wordplay.

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    Mum

    Mum

    By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

    A raw and real exploration of early motherhood, from the award-winning writer of Emilia.

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    Mumsy

    Mumsy

    By Lydia Marchant

    A sparky, soulful comedy drama about the highs and lows of motherhood. Premiered at Hull Truck Theatre, March 2023.

    My Heart's a Suitcase

    My Heart's a Suitcase

    By Clare McIntyre

    A modern feminist classic – a fiercely original parable of modern materialism. The play that won Clare McIntyre the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Most Promising Playwright.

    Naked

    Naked

    By Luigi Pirandello Adapted by Nicholas Wright

    Pirandello's ingenious detective story about a young woman who is hounded by the press after the death of a child in her care..

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    Nell Gwynn

    Nell Gwynn

    By Jessica Swale

    Jessica Swale's play Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the king.

    Night Time

    Night Time

    By Selma Dimitrijević

    A hypnotic noir thriller set in a beguiling world of dream, danger and fantasy.

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    The Nightclub

    The Nightclub

    By Chloe Todd Fordham

    A short play about three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, who are caught up in a terrifying hate crime.