Bristol, 1995. It is Alice's 85th birthday. An occasion for celebration. But like many family gatherings, it is also an occasion for parading long-held resentments, as her children attempt to persuad
The wife of an insurance magnate, suspicious that her husband is having an affair, sends him a lascvicious invitation from an "anonymous" admirer, just to see if he’ll show. The action of A Fle
Elizabeth, forty-something, childless, recently separated, just wants to be alone. She's moved into her new house, a converted Victorian mansion, alive with history, character, woodworm and dry rot.
When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. 'There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the w
An avowedly feminist, wickedly funny exposé of Freud's sexually obsessed methods. Troubled by her "neurotic" symptoms, Dora was sent to Freud by her father. Despite clear indications of sexual harassm
Being a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff and living up to your family’s expectations is tough. Marc avoids his mum, disguises his cannabis plants with fake tomatoes at the allotment, and now has to b
Dee's sexual escapades are messy and temporary – just like her shoebox London flat. New to the city and in a stopgap job, Dee has the chance to reinvent herself. But how can you change your life when
”We're not here forever. You've got to take a chance from time to time. Sometimes you've got to see something you like and grab hold. Don't let it go.” Harry feels like life is beginning to tick down,
Frances Poet's play Adam is the remarkable, true story of a young trans man having to make that choice and begin his journey. From Egypt to Scotland, it charts Adam's fight across borders and genders
Explored through Marnie’s relationship with love songs and her emotional unpredictability Box Clever explore the lengths gone to in order to escape negative relationship patterns, and her commitment t
”Do you want to live forever? YES or NO.”Polly and Owen have nailed it. Successful in their careers and wildly in love with each other, they feel ready to take on the world. But when a mysterious new
Kate likes her men tall, dark and smoldering. She has a fatal attraction to bad men. Then she meets Steve...Steve is a feminist.Can Kate overcome her love of lipstick, cupcakes and Heathcliff? Can Ste
Two teenagers sneak into an old man's home for a secret meeting. A young couple try to build their future whilst looking after an ailing parent. A care home offers its residents the opportunity to unb
Being a young mum is supposed to be hard – but for Hanna, the only thing she’s ever been brilliant at is raising her beloved daughter, Ellie. Until a DNA test reveals staggering news. Ellie is not Han
”I just don't know if I'm ever happy. Like, really truly happy. Even if you sent me up to space, by day four I'd be worrying if I had enough stuff on my Kindle...”What makes us truly happy? Health? Fa
“You see, Brenda, I'm not like other men...In a dingy London bedsit in the late 1950s, George is planning a night on the town with his friend Gordon. Weaver wants to come too, and soon Mrs Tebbit, the
Jessica Swale's Blue Stockings is the empowering and surprising story of four young women fighting for their right to a university education in a world that assumed women belonged at home. First produ
Made in China. Sold in Britain. Worn by you.This published edition adapts the highly successful, provocative and participative theatre production for the page, offering readers the opportunity to play
”Who'd want to join in building a fucking playground.”It's 1979, rubbish is on the streets of Bristol, and it's tricky being Fiz. She's thirteen, she's got no money, her sister's pregnant and her mum
Ex-boxer Taylor Flint wants to put the past behind her. Yet back on the Hull estate where she grew up, she is drawn into running a boxercise class. For Lauren, Jazz, Aneta and Grace, boxercise soon be
The Earl of Rochester. Charismatic poet, playwright and rake with a legendary appetite for excess. Yet when a chance encounter with an actress sends him reeling, he is forced to reconsider everything
Set during the early noughties, Good Dog chronicles growing up in a multicultural community, and the everyday injustices that drive people to take back control. Because even the most patient among us
'Where are the grown-ups to do something, where are the grown-ups in this story?'Three countries. Three teenagers. One average, life-altering day.A young man battles with feelings of love and violence
Three siblings, a girl and two boys, endlessly reiterate the terrible details of their childhood. They are trapped for ever in an obsessive need to remember and relive their treatment at the hands of
Gareth Armstrong has performed his solo play Shylock over 600 times in more than 30 countries. Traveling the world from San Francisco to Sri Lanka, his myriad encounters have enriched both him and the
Arabian Nights focuses on seven of the 1,001 tales that Sharazad told her royal husband Shahrayar each morning to stave off her threatened execution. "It’s been a long time since I’ve hear
