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Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

By Lily Bevan

A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.

Yous Two

Yous Two

By Georgia Christou

A moving portrayal of the conflict between personal aspiration and familial responsibility, and what happens when those you should depend on need you more than you need them.

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You, Me and Wii

You, Me and Wii

By Sue Townsend

A short play by the author of the Adrian Mole books, set in a council house in a small Leicestershire town at election time.

Yerma

Yerma

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (stage version)

By Emily Brontë Adapted by Lucy Gough

An eminently actable, and readable, version of the well-loved story about a passionate but doomed love affair, one of the most famous and enduring love stories in the English language.

The Writer

The Writer

By Ella Hickson

A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

Women of Troy

Women of Troy

By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish

Euripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

By various Edited by Sue Parrish

A collection of short plays curated by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre.

A Woman Killed with Kindness

A Woman Killed with Kindness

By Thomas Heywood Edited by Trevor Griffiths

A startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Woman Caught Unaware

Woman Caught Unaware

By Annie Fox

A searing examination of the culture of body-shaming, exploring how images of women are represented in art and social media.

The Witches of Lancashire

The Witches of Lancashire

By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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Wilderness

Wilderness (short play)

By April De Angelis

A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
    Wild Swimming

    Wild Swimming

    By Marek Horn

    A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    By Matt Hartley

    A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

    Widows

    Widows

    By Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

    A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

    The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

    The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

    By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

    An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    White Lead

    White Lead

    By Jessica Siân

    A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

    The White Devil

    The White Devil (RSC version)

    By John Webster

    A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.

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