Elizabeth Gordon Quinn (original Traverse Theatre version)
A contemporary classic set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915, with one of the best women's roles ever to emerge from Scottish theatre, an unforgettable tragicomic heroine with an extraordinary power to repel and attract.
The Steamie
A celebration of women's work in a Glasgow wash-house set on Hogmanay.
The Guid Sisters
Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.
Albertine in Five Times
A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.
trade
A short play dealing with the controversial topic of female sex tourism.
Enter A Gentleman
A 15-minute play based on Restoration playwright Aphra Behn's tempestuous love affair with John Hoyle.
The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story
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.
Abortive
A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.
Three More Sleepless Nights
An explosive short play about human interaction and love-tangled relationships.
Gypsy Girl
A monologue first performed by Laura Lomas at Soho Theatre, London, on 5 October 2009 as part of Paines Plough's LATER programme.
Bird
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.
Where I'm From
A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.
All On Her Own
A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.
House
A play about family, culture clash, memory and truth, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.
Amongst the Reeds
Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.
Kitchen
A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.
Aloe Aloe
A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.
One Thousand and One
A short play from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.