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The SeafarerConor McPherson
It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul. $27.99
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Thérèse RaquinÉmile Zola Adapted by Nicholas Wright
Stifled by an oppressive mother-in-law and a sickly husband, Thérèse Raquin falls passionately for another man. Their feverish affair drives the lovers to an act of terrible desperation, which catapults them headlong into a world more claustrophobic than the one they sought to destroy. $29.99
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Ladies' DayAmanda Whittington
An exuberant comedy about four likely lasses from the Hull fish docks on a day trip to the races. $24.99
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The Wild DuckHenrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine
Should the truth be pursued, whatever the cost? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home life is based. $14.99
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Strawberries in JanuaryEvelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro
A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro. $25.99
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The Beggar's OperaJohn Gay
John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical. $14.99
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RabbitNina Raine
A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century. $27.99
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The Lottie ProjectJacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland
For her history project, Charlie hits on the idea of writing the diary of Lottie, a young Victorian serving girl. When Charlie's mother loses her job as a shop manageress and starts work as a cleaner, Charlie's previously happy and comfortable lifestyle is threatened, and she finds her own hardships and struggles are not so different from Lottie's. $24.99
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The WinterlingJez Butterworth
A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem. $27.99
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TouchedStephen Lowe
Set in 1945 during the days between victory in Europe and victory in Japan, Touched follows the fortunes of a group of women in a working-class suburb of Nottingham. $23.99
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