A story of sibling love that explores subjects closely linked to science: faith and reason, certainty and uncertainty, the pursuit of excellence and scientists’ constant struggle to balance their rese
Rediscover the magic and wonder of the original Grimm Tales, retold by master-storyteller Philip Pullman. You’ll meet familiar characters?Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel?and some unexpected
Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.Shakespeare's timeless poetry provides the backdrop for this delicate and moving account of old age, memory and the demands we mak
Cinzano and Smirnova's Birthday are two linked plays, first published in Moscow in 1988, depicting the grim reality of domestic life in Soviet Russia. And despite the immense political and social uphe
Brian and Donna's son is nine years old and he's struggling. That's what his teacher says. Says he should see a psychologist. But Brian and Donna - recently separated - never liked school, never liked
A book for actors, directors, students and teachers of movement in the theatre, "The Space to Move" is bursting with energy and ideas, passion and commitment. In it, the author describes an inspiring
”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,
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
A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children. Kristin Miller is an eminent and successful art historian. As a yo
Three flatmates. A single bathroom. And a world of men.Mary's found some porn in their bin, and needs to talk about it. But Jo's in the bath, fantasizing about being someone else. And Celia just wants
A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love, and their struggle u
The Karamazovs are a train wreck waiting to happen. A hated father and his sons battle it out over women, money and God. This is them, uncompromising and on the edge. They don't so much live as burn
Cat's got big feet so her boyfriend calls her Duck.Cat's also got a middle-aged lover who drinks and writes books; a brainy best friend with a short fuse; and a boyfriend with a nightclub, a gun, and
Ava and Tash are up on a cliff, looking out at the flocking birds ? and at their future. On the cusp of adulthood and about to leave the care home they've shared, the two friends road-test their impen
Ronnie is fresh off the plane from Israel, looking to move back into his old room in Dave's flat and pick up where he left off. But life has moved on. And when his younger sister Cass and her new rel
Now in paperback: Sir Antony Sher’s acclaimed account of researching, rehearsing and performing Falstaff, one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters. Richly supplemented by Sher’s own
The Retreat is a brilliant new comedy drama written by Sam Bain, the BAFTA award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.
Thirty years ago Margot Mason, pioneer of the 1970's Women's Liberation movement and fearless academic, wrote her groundbreaking work, The Cerebral Vagina. Numerous best-sellers and international adu
A romantic comedy set in 1804. This title inhabits terrain somewhere between Jane Austen and Dickens with its self-centred middle classes, its nearby garrison and scheming low lives.
Wilde's four best-known comedies, all examining the manners and morals of Victorian society with his trademark savage wit. With a play-by-play introduction, key dates and a glossary.
Packed with exercises and practical techniques, The Improvisation Game explores how improvisation can be used both to create performance and as an end in itself. It reveals the techniques, structures
Lorca's passionate, lyrical tales of longing and revenge put the spotlight on the rural poor of 1930s Spain and are considered masterpieces of twentieth-century theatre. These plays exhibit Lorca's in
Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of women. One extraordinary year.Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the sambucas aren't getting rid of it. Lorraine attacks a customer a
Building on his own experience as an actor, director, and teacher, John Abbott writes with clarity and an infectious enthusiasm that will motivate directors to try the improvisation techniques for th
Lyra and Will find themselves embarked on a thrilling journey through worlds familiar and unknown. Their great quest demands a savage struggle against the most dangerous of enemies. They encounter fa
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
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
In September 2004, a group of terrorists stormed School Number One in Beslan, Russia, taking hundreds of children, their parents and teachers hostage. The ensuing siege lasted three days and left many
An explosive and thought-provoking piece of play exploring what happens when buried secrets catch up with you. But when it comes to sex and consent, are there really any blurred lines?
Marooned in Great Yarmouth, Nick and Miranda are two intensely bright, funny and volatile young people. They may be best friends but Nick is searching for something else.Obsessed with The Tempest, Ni
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.
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
Scotland. One wet, midge-riddled field trip. Ramona is 15 and she’s totally cool. Honestly. She’s completely cool.In 1998, Ramona, of Englandshire, has a penchant for Enya and hates bananas. On her ge
Take a journey across Europe from the dark and sinister Transylvanian mountains to the awkwardly charming seaside town of Whitby, whilst the frantic Van Helsing and his three amateur actors try to sta
A complex portrait of the mechanics of a family through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents' love and expectations.Bob and Fran have worked hard to give thei
Luce and Charlene are thirty-something binge-drinking soulmates. Clocking in after a heavy night out on the tiles, they pop caffeine pills and down miniatures on the factory floor, boasting about last
Written over a period of ten years and evincing an extraordinary range of topics and techniques, this fourth volume of Caryl Churchill's collected plays confirms her standing as a playwright who is 'a
With echoes of Romeo and Juliet, Noughts & Crosses is an electrifying, bittersweet love story set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism.Sephy (a Cross) is the daughte
