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An inspiring play from Eduardo Erba and translated into English by celebrated playwright and translator Colin Teeven.

Great for theatre lovers, critics, fans of new drama, drama teachers and students.

Features two stories such as: "Dead Souls", which follows the arrival in a small town of the protagonist, Chichikov, and his strange money-making scheme; and "Spring 71", a play about the Paris Commune, using symbolic interludes to cover the subject's historical background.

A dramtic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of friendship and loyalty.

This is the unreal journey through two disturbed minds and the unfolding events leading up to the self crucifixion of their father in the front room. Enter the insane world of siblings Michael and Michelle.

A lipsmackerous, yumshus tale of learning bad habits and wicked ways. Mischief, comedy, and songs!

A Finnish play, adapted for the stage by British playwright Bryony Lavery, Cherished Disappointments in Love is a post-modern fantasia on life, love and the theatre.

When Danielle was a child, three women loomed large in her life: her gritty, responsible mother, her wild-child Aunt and their best friend. Now a young woman herself and facing the break-up of another relationship, Danielle takes stock of her childhood years--of an absent dad; of her fascination with a neighborhood "bad boy"--and uncovers a story of everyday heroism and the strange tricks that memory can play.

This hilarious final part of Gregory Motton's comic trilogy mixes imaginative absurdity with set pieces from everyday life, firing satirical arrows at the overweight targets of consumerism, mediocrity and greed. Gengis Kahn decides to write a self-help manual, but soon discovers that the road to publication is littered with potholes.

Play by award winning dramatist who has published ten novels and a collection of short stories.

Jan is a reclusive bibliophile, Elizabeth the woman who passes by his window while walking her dog. Blending humour with pathos and visual imagery, this work opens at the Gate Theatre, London at the end of May 2006. It is a twisted tale about a woman's desperate love for a broken man.

From burlesque to ragtime, from Hell's Kitchen to Fifth Avenue, this book presents a collection of witty stories, adapted for the stage.

This version was created by Peter Oswald, with the help of the renowned trumpeter Martin Holland.

A new play written and directed by Ursula Rani Sarma, that premiered at Granary Theatre.

Explores the consequences which occur when an initially utopian world becomes a new form of prison.

Celebrating the seventieth anniversary of Coming up for Air and the sixtieth anniversary of 1984.

A fascinating new stage adaptation from an award winning writer.

Brand new play from award winning, renowned British playwright.

What happens when a teenage boy invades your weekend and refuses to go away? Kevin, a divorced school teacher visits the Cornish coast expecting to spend some time with his son. But at the same hotel Lego, a troubled 14 year-old, is determined to compete for Kevin's attention. Dino Mahoney draws his audience into the teacher's dilemma with humour and a lightness of touch that skilfully illuminates the play's deeper, disturbing concerns.

They were all in the pub when the explosion happened. Louise wakes up to find herself trapped with Mark, who has saved her life. Mark is always prepared for the worst and has everything he thinks they will need to survive. Now all they need to do is to wait until it's safe to go outside. Can they survive the attack? Can they survive each other?

A new play by Laura Wade adapted from the unfinished novel by Jane Austen. This sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet and asks: what can characters do when their author abandons them?

A real-time picture of London's 2011 summer riots as they unfolded, told by the many voices affected by the riots.

Performance artist Travis Alabanza presents BURGERZ, an exploration of how the trans body is received, examined and dissected in public.

Mouthpiece takes a frank and unflinching look at the different Edinburghs which often exist in ignorance of one another, and examines whether it's possible to tell someone else's story without exploiting them along the way.

"All is yours, everywhere is open to you - except the lock that the single key fits. You must promise, if you love me, to leave it well alone."When a 17 year old virgin marries a mature and charismatic Marquis it seems like a fairy tale. But when the Marquis is called away on their wedding night, leaving her only her only his keys and a single instruction, her curiosity leads her to uncover a dark secret.Bryony Lavery's new stage adaptation of Angela Carter's story opened as a Northern Stage production in September 2008.

"[A] lively provocative play. . . . This is the work of a writer with a future."-Guardian

British playwright Meredith Oakes and Austrian translator Andrea Tierney translate here Austrian playwright Thomas Bernhard's controversial play Heldenplatz. In Heldenplatz, Bernhard's final play, he explores the shared isolation of people who have lost their bearings, along with most of their illusions.

This stage revival has been brilliantly adapted by the prolific and award-winning playwright Richard Bean.

Lovesong is the newest play from acclaimed playwright Abi Morgan.