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Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.
A chillingly funny play that freeze-frames a generation negotiating intimacy and independence in the twenty-first century.
Matt Hartley's moving, funny and charming play, Here I Belong, takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.
A funeral party for a man with an adventurous past and a ginger cat that needs a home. Where is he now? Is his heart lighter than a feather? How did he die? And what happens to his friends?
This volume presents the best new writing in monologue form, celebrating unique voices with exceptional stories to tell. It includes Dean McBride by Sonya Hale, Woman Caught Aware by Annie Fox, and A Hundred Words for Snow by Tatty Hennessy.
Patriotism, nativism and modern Britain collide in Nessah Muthy’s devastating exploration of the UK today.
A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials.
Flight BA043 has crashed on an island. Stranded, four survivors wait. Surely somebody will find them. Planes don't just disappear, do they? And, if no one's coming... what do they do now?
15-year-old Kerry and her mum have moved to a council estate. Kerry hates it. She hates her mum's new man too. But when she meets a boy in the playground and asks him to do something about it, she finds herself adrift in a landscape of physical brutality, drugs - and, eventually, love.
A powerful, inventive play that mixes real testimonials alongside existing and original music to explore one of the most important social concerns of today: homelessness amongst young people.
An urgent political play, Hope is a funny and scathing fable attacking the squeeze on local government.
An innovative theatre piece combining music, voices and dance, with a text by Caryl Churchill and music by Orlando Gough.
Somalia Seaton's House is a play about family, culture clash, memory and truth. When Pat returns to her childhood home after a five-year absence, she's ready to forgive her mother for the neglect she suffered at her hands, but Mama isn't ready to let the demons back into her home. In Chino Odimba's Amongst the Reeds, two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society. Oni and Gillian have made their home in a disused office block, finding ever more precarious ways to stay hidden from the authorities. But now Gillian is heavily pregnant, and visibility might be the only way to give her baby a chance.
A treasure trove of drama games and exercises, House of Games has proved itself an immensely valuable resource for teachers, theatre directors and drama workshop leaders.
Peta is new in town and ready for whatever London has to throw at her. But being an independent woman in the new millennium isn't easy, especially when there's a constant reminder of the life you're trying to escape.
An essential guide for any writers (or would-be writers) of musicals, How Musicals Work is a fascinating insight for anyone interested in the art form or who has ever wondered what it takes to get from first idea to first night.
Jimmy is thirty-four, lives with his mum and works at Newport's only drive-through doughnut restaurant. Kitty is an adult chatline operator, living in the granny flat of a topiary enthusiast. Things were looking up for Jimmy, but then he loses his job and he begins to disappear, starting with his hands.
Distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning.
A touching and funny story of family, friends and fitting in, Sarah McDonald-Hughes' play How To Be A Kid is ideal for seven- to eleven-year-olds to watch, read and perform.
A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.
A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.
How To Disappeare Completely and Never Be Found is a play that follows one man's desperate attempts to buck the system, and asks what really makes us who we are in the 21st century.
A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.
In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control. The mice are scratching between walls, the pigeons are diseased and the foxes are beginning to rule the streets. The problem is growing. It's contagious. It has to be stopped, before it's too late.
A fascinating, witty and characteristically exuberant dramatic exploration of the Shakespeare authorship debate.
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