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Kindertransport
Diane Samuels

Between 1939 until the outbreak of World War II, nearly 10,000 Jewish children were taken from their families in Nazi-occupied Germany and sent to live with foster families in Britain. Diane Samuels’ seminal play, Kindertransport, imagines the fate of one such child. 

The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

This edition accurately reproduces the text of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623), but in modern type. At a stroke the dust of ages is blown away and what Shakespeare actually intended is revealed to modern readers.

Three Sisters On Hope Street
Diane Samuels, Tracy-Ann Oberman

A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool. From the award-winning writer Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Noughts & Crosses
Malorie Blackman Adapted by Dominic Cooke

Sephy (a Cross) is the daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister. Callum is the son of a Nought agitator. United by a shared sense of injustice as children, and separated by intolerance as they grow up, their desire to be together begins to eclipse all family loyalty – sparking a political crisis of unimaginable proportions.

Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Stuart Paterson

A fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.

My Boy Jack
David Haig

The tragic story of how Rudyard Kipling sent his son to his death in the First World War.

How To Curse
Ian McHugh

A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

The Oresteia
Aeschylus Translated by Marianne McDonald, J. Michael Walton

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises AgamemnonChoephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies).

Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo Adapted by Stuart Paterson

The story of a young boy's fantastic adventure after being washed up on a Pacific island – adapted for the stage by acclaimed dramatist Stuart Paterson from the best-selling novel by Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo.

The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling Adapted by Stuart Paterson

Saved from the jaws of Shere Khan the tiger, Mowgli must learn the Laws of the Jungle from Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther to survive. A brave little man cub grows into a confident and care-free young boy, but danger is never far away and Shere Khan is hungry for revenge. As Mowgli faces each peril and pitfall, he must decide whether he belongs in the world of men or with the animal kingdom.

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