Lucy Snowe, alone and abandoned, boards a boat in search of purpose.Arriving at an archaeological site digging for the remains of the elusive Lady of Villette, she works alongside the beautiful Gin, t
This dynamic new drama was inspired by author Abraham J Twerski`s book Addictive Thinking that examines the notion of compulsion, addiction, denial and abuse of self as well as conversations on bipola
Based on Crookshank’s time in the Royal Air Force serving queen and country by protecting the UK Air Defence Region, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot charts her journey from basic training to the Falkland Island
A new verbatim drama from the team behind Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom. Recent headlines have been dominated by the growth of Islamic State, and terror attacks claimed by IS have spread
Dawn, Coronation Day 1953. The artist Francis Bacon works on his portrait of Pope Innocent X, inspired by Velazquez' masterpiece and his own deep absorption in human carnality. The chaotic studio is p
Caesar Ramsay works hard for his family. But the news his son Nelson reveals sends Caesar's seemingly ordinary life rapidly spinning out of his control!Fast, furious and very funny, Familyman asks so
Following its successful launch in hardback, A Fanny Full of Soap comes out in paperback in October 2007.Leading lady and one-time telly star Eleanor Woodwarde’s life is collapsing around her exquisit
18 year old Private Cheryl James from LLangollen was one of four young soldiers who died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002. Cheryl's parents wanted answers from the people
An American woman who has never left Nashville searches Turkey for a deported Kurdish man who has disappeared.A darkly comic journey through a land where a language is illegal, history is drowned and
The heart of Europe, 1942. Children playing, lovers' tiffs, a deserted train station and a ramp rising towards a hangar.This is what you can see, but what should the Red Cross Representative's report
Joshua is talented - untouchable. With his music and celebrity boxer brother he can do anyting. Then he's attacked at gunpoint. Suddently he can't admit the truth to his best friend, his brother's in
Dr. David Kelly was the British Government's chief advisor on Iraq's chemical and biological weapons programme. After being named as the source of media claims about the political 'sexing up' of a gov
Nora is everything a man could desire: a loving, loyal wife and wonderful mother. Her husband has just landed a job finally giving the family financial security. Nora couldn't be happier.Yet, as chara
The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yield a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction
An influential and controversial work by Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), the colossus of Dutch literature, regarded as a major influence on Milton’s Paradise Lost. An angel returns from Eden, his wi
Playful, funny, and fiercely emotional, Killebrew’s acclaimed play explores what it means to be a father – or a daughter.“Dad. Could you start? But, you know, like it’s you, just talking?”It’s not eas
A collection of full plays, short plays and monologues from British East Asian writers, including Jingan Young, Amy Ng, Kathryn Golding, Amber Hsu, Cathy Lam, Lucy Chau Lai-Tuen, Tan Suet Lee, Julie C
At a raucous party during their freshman year at Princeton, Tom and Amber connect in ways that seem innocent enough at first. But as things progress, they find themselves in murky territory, with rami
‘Do you want all the answers to health, happiness and eternal bliss?’When did our obsession with wellness start making us sick?Daniella Isaacs peels back the Instagram filter to reveal the dirty truth
Pennington’s performance as Lear in New York in 2014 was considered to be the equal of those of Paul Scofield and John Gielgud. This book - part memoir, part analysis, part adventure story - lights up
Developed by the award-winning Opera Group, The Lion's Face is a new opera that was created to introduce children to issues surrounding dementia. It is a collaboration between poet Glyn Maxwell and co
Your classmate is like your family. Maybe even more important than that.A group of schoolchildren, Jewish and Catholic, declare their ambitions: one to be a fireman, one a film star, one a pilot, ano
Dominic Cavendish's monologue adaptation of George Orwell's Coming Up For Air forms the first half of a theatrical homage to Orwell created to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the novel and the 6
In classical mythology, Phaethon is the child of the sun god Helios, who tries to drive his father's chariot and is killed in the attempt. Euripides explains how this happened: Helios had seduced Pha
Starf*cker includes over 120 never-before-seen colour and black & white photos, capturing the greatest rock n' roll band in history in all their live glory.In the seventies, the Rolling Stones emb
Spring 1916. DH Lawrence and his wife Frieda have found a new life for themselves in the remote Cornish village of Zennor. Rejuvenated by the wild beauty around them, they persuade close friends Kath
Janie's a force of nature, like some considerable disaster zone. It's baking hot, her mouth is peeling away and now she's got horns. Been on her head for yonks apparently, growing ... Roper can feel
Vienna, 1900. A Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from absolving a dying patient. A witch-hunt ensues.Arthur Schnitzler's plays and short stories have come to define Vienna at the turn of the l
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most original and eloquent plays, brilliantly interweaving four contrasting groups of characters to present a many-sided view of love in a
Michael hasn’t been home in almost twenty years. Having been kicked out of the seminary and exiled from his family home, he found himself in London, by accident rather than design. But now, the death
Join Koko Brown as she considers the concept of mixed-race privilege, tries to connect clashing cultures and explores what it means to be mixed in contemporary Britain. What are you when you are alway
In 2013, Mike was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and given five years to live. Mike’s daughter Victoria was put in charge of planning the funeral. But a year later the doctors realised they had
A boy’s boarding school in the late 1950s. Homosexuality in the UK is illegal, but behind closed doors and behind the back of the Headmaster, gay sexual activity between the students is rife. When one
A recent study found that 25% of UK homeless and at-risk young people identify as LGBT.Safe is a powerful verbatim theatre piece exploring some of these untold stories via the Albert Kennedy Trust: a
Times are tough for the family in the woodThey'd eat like kings if only they couldBut hunger gnaws - famine stalks the landSomething quite wicked has the upper hand!Poor mother and father must do "wha
Something Dark tells the true story of Lemn Sissay who as a baby was given up by his Ethiopian mother in the 1960s. He was renamed Norman Greenwood and nicknamed Chalky White throughout his turbulent
What started as a drunken night in a dirty club ends with a unique business opportunity for Nicola Barker and her two sisters, changing the meaning of "amateur porn" forever. But where there is demand
Oliver Walzer is shy, bookish, Jewish. He doesn’t know how to talk to girls. But he can slice and spin a ping pong ball better than any teenager in Manchester. Oliver channels his frustrated adolescen
On a remote livery yard in rural England, Jim arrives "home" after eight years away, in need of work. It didn’t end well last time. Sam, old as the fixtures and fittings themselves, reluctantly agrees
When Ella’s mother dies, she is brought up by her devoted and loving father who teaches her about the woodland birds that surround their home. But when her father remarries, Ella’s peaceful life is tu
