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The Snail House

The Snail House

By Richard Eyre

A play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.

Handbagged

Handbagged

By Moira Buffini

The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.

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.

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
    Little Women

    Little Women (stage version)

    By Louisa May Alcott Adapted by Anne-Marie Casey

    A joyful and spirited adaptation of one of the best-loved novels of all time.

    Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal

    By Lucy Roslyn

    A heartrending new play about sisterhood and motherhood; enduring love, and regrets many years in the making.

    Favour

    Favour

    By Ambreen Razia

    A touching and hopeful family drama about a working-class Muslim family, tackling duty, addiction and the challenge of pulling yourself back together after it all falls apart.

    A Doll's House, Part 2

    A Doll's House, Part 2

    By Lucas Hnath

    A funny, probing, and bold play that picks up where Ibsen's A Doll's House left off, and offers a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships across time.

    Secret Life of a Mother

    Secret Life of a Mother

    By Hannah Moscovitch With Maev Beaty and Anne-Marie Kerr

    An uplifting and empowering play that reveals the raw and untold secrets of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and mothering.

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    Corrina, Corrina

    Corrina, Corrina

    By Chloë Moss

    A gripping theatrical thriller set at sea, exploring power dynamics, superstitions and revenge, and what happens when we think no one is watching.

    Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)

    Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)

    By Martha Watson Allpress

    A powerful play for one actor about a woman recovering from an abusive relationship.

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    By Iman Qureshi

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

    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.

    The Maladies

    The Maladies

    By Carmen Nasr

    A powerful, provocative play exploring psychogenic illness amongst groups of women throughout history, premiered by the Almeida Young Company.

    The Taxidermist's Daughter

    The Taxidermist's Daughter (stage version)

    By Kate Mosse

    A thrilling Gothic story of violence, retribution and justice, adapted for the stage by Kate Mosse from her own internationally best-selling novel.

    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre (stage version)

    By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Chris Bush

    A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.

    Red Ellen

    Red Ellen

    By Caroline Bird

    A play that tells the remarkable true story of an inspiring and brilliant woman: Ellen Wilkinson, who was a campaigning Labour MP in the 1930s and 40s.

    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.

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