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Inside Voices

Inside Voices

By Nabilah Said

A blend of dark comedy and magic realism in a subversive portrayal of three Singaporean Muslim women challenging the bounds of freedom, feminism and faith in a place that isn't home.

Fatal Light

Fatal Light

By Chloë Moss

A short play about a young mother's inability to cope with separation from her daughter.

Something Awful

Something Awful

By Tatty Hennessy

A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

Second Home

Second Home

By Charlotte Chimuanya

A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

Madame Ovary

Madame Ovary

By Rosa Hesmondhalgh

The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

Honour-Bound

Honour-Bound

By Zahra Jassi

A powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love.

Bé Carna

Bé Carna

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

An English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

By Octavio Paz Translated by Sebastian Doggart

The only play by leading Mexican poet Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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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Nightwatchman

Nightwatchman

By Prasanna Puwanarajah

A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

Citysong

Citysong

By Carys D. Coburn

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

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.

Julie Burchill Is Away

Julie Burchill Is Away

By Tim Fountain

A one-woman show based on the life and writings of the provocative columnist, writer and broadcaster, Julie Burchill.

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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.

Sink

Sink

By John O'Donovan

A play of two voices for one actor, about memory, catastrophe and sacrifice.

Wellington 24

Wellington 24

By Rachel Harper

An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

(Not) the End of the World

(Not) the End of the World

By Chris Bush

A daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.

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