1665. When the plague arrives in Eyam, the villagers are tasked with examining their civil responsibility, as they must decide whether to stay quarantined, or flee and risk spreading the deadly disea
The fertilisation of an idea.How do you have a baby when you’re 39 and single?This is the story of Anna. A story filled with many chapters, unexpected characters and curious plot twists.
Grotty is a dark and savage exploration of the London lesbian scene. A couple of little sad old basements that drip with sweat and piss, with second-hand noise pulsating from some gay-boy night upstai
Mickey and his team of cornermen never seem to have much luck in the boxing world. The fighters they manage always end up losing and, after a disastrous last outing, no one wants to work with them.All
West End Producer, the masked man of theatreland, and author of Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Acting, But Were Afraid To Ask, Dear, returns with the ultimate guide to the theatregoing exp
Rachel and Ben want to buy a flat in London. And so do their friends, Melanie and Sam. But what with rent, tax, student loans and bills, it’s impossible to save for a deposit. So the foursome come up
Fifteen year old Billie has lived with her Dad in their little flat for as long as she can remember, but all that's about to change. A moving portrayal of the conflict between personal aspiration and
The unidentified body of a young man with fatal head injuries is found face down in a suburban street. Who is he and where did he come from? He has no ID and nobody witnessed anything. It's as if he h
Post-conflict and in search of the friendship she’s lost, Grace volunteers at a local community center, bonding with other women. As her trust in the women grows, so does her confidence. She hasn’t la
Gloria is gravely sick. When her time comes, the celebration begins: the traditional Jamaican Nine Night Wake. But for Gloria's children and grandchildren, marking her death with a party that lasts ov
Winner of the Samuel Beckett AwardTony and Greg seem to have love all figured out. They’re in a committed relationship, but with room for a little sex-on-the-side whenever it takes their fancy. Their
Following his stunning RSC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (2013/14), Mike Poulton turns his pen to the thrilling world of Ancient Rome with a brand new version of Robe
The latest in NHB's series of Good Audition Guides. Forty fantastic female speeches for teenagers, all written since the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today, fr
Green Shield stamps, a million of them, and Ger Lawless has won them all. It's Ballymun, it's 1973 and she's got 15 friends round for a stamp-sticking party. Over one night, the lives of 15 women coll
This volume contains eight short plays, commissioned and developed as part of the Women Centre Stage Festival, that together demonstrate the range, depth and richness of women's writing for the stage.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man is finding it hard to talk. James Fritz's new play about grief, masculinity and the power
The bonds of family, faith and friendship are stretched to breaking-point as four forty-somethings wrestle for school places in this smart new comedy play.
Drip Feed is a fast, infectious, dark comedy about the messiness of being youngish, female and queer in Ireland.Cork. 1998. Brenda and her best pal are part of the city's furniture.Dancing on tables a
A collection of eight ambitious and challenging monologues written by women to mark 100 years of Suffrage, produced by the BBC and curated by Royal Court Artistic Director, Vicky Featherstone, in asso
Greasy fish n chips, sticks of rock and pot-bellied Spiderman is throwing himself off the pier. The annual `Birdman' competition is in full flight. Caterpillar is a darkly funny, searing and tender dr
A surprising and touching tale about a couple, their experience of Alzheimer's, and their enduring efforts to hold their relationship together through the years. A new play from the writer of the Shak
A smart, witty new musical by Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth about truth, celebrity and public outrage. A shocking crime divides the nation. Fingers are pointed, sides are drawn, facts are hard to co
A practical, and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre - the perfect entry point for anyone looking to use puppets in their productions, to explore what puppets can do, or to develop their pupp
It's now 50 years since The Night of the Barricades in Paris (10-11 May 1968), when thousands of students protested and built barricades against the police, leading to hundreds of arrests and student
An inspiring and interactive workbook to help you develop skills for longform improvisation, by one of the UK's top improv performers and teachers. Ideal for improvisers at any level. Invaluable to an
Remember the moment you became an adult? Or did you miss it? Adults are the kids that survive school right? And what if some kids don't? Plastic is a charged, poetic, unflinchingly honest new play abo
A new edition of the acclaimed play by the award-winning James Fritz. Written for the National Youth Theatre. The Fall asks how much can a younger generation, dispossessed and disenfranchised, truly
A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys. Included here are his first big success, Valued Friends, The Clink, A Going Concern, and Jeffreys' smash-hit, The Libertine. Rounding off the volume a
A new play by Nessa Muthy. Welcome to a world where your partner can arrive by special delivery, you can replace your ex with a replica, or supplement your waning love life with regular updates. It co
A witty and touching new play about class, friendship and absence, set in the forgotten town of Skelmersdale.Shaun and Dent grew up best friends on the same council estate in Skem. Dent left, full of
Dickens' timeless classic, brought to life in a joyous new adaptation by the writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. On Christmas Eve, a cold-hearted miser is transported to worlds past, present,
Somalia Seaton's Red is an unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. It is part of Platform. Aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre. Platform comprises big-cast p
Written for the National Youth Theatre, and first performed by the company at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End in 2017, Jekyll & Hyde offers a full range of parts for schools and youth-theatre
It’s May 1997. Tony Blair has won the election and Katrina and the Waves have won Eurovision. Channel 5 is a month old. No one knows who Harry Potter is. Britain is the coolest place in the world.At t
Ellida, the lighthouse-keeper’s daughter, is trapped in her marriage and longs for the sea. When a former lover returns from years of absence, she is forced to decide between freedom and the new life
Yonni is a seventeen-year-old gay Jewish kid. It’s the last day of term and he’s avoiding everything. The only person he wants to be around, think about, be about... is Adam.And as his nig
”Whom shall I believe? And who shall be judge?’”The nation that receives Mary, Queen of Scots has just outlawed her church and its practices. Its leader is the radical cleric and protestant reformer,
