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It takes just a moment to make history.Based on the incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is darkly funny and dangerously tense a gripping psychological thriller for our politically violent times.Written by Alexandra Wood, this daring play is an audacious game of power, class and conviction that asks the biggest what if? of them all.Its late summer, 1983. Out in the street, the world is waiting to greet Margaret Thatcher as she emerges from hospital. Just routine surgery what on earth could go wrong? But here in this room her life is up for deadly debate and history is holding its breath.Two people. One window. One gun.If the time comes to pull the trigger, which side of history will you be on?Premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2026.

An epic family drama takes us to the very boundaries of love and devotion in the age of climate catastrophe.When Alice returns from a gruelling Antarctic odyssey, she finds that everything has changed. Theres been a flood, a funeral and a new romance.At 1:30am, her daughter Alba is sleeping. Her mother, Eve, has never been more awake. And Alice? Maybe the cracks she discovered in the Antarctic ice have followed her home.Martha Loaders play Albatross is toured in the UK by Menagerie Theatre Company in 2026.

Thank you for trusting us with your pleasure!The Dancing Bears strip club is failing. Ten covers on a Saturday night. One booking next week. The new club down the street are packing fifty women a night with their twelve-inch synchronised dicks.When the bosss daughter shows up, she realises theyre gonna need a bigger show.Dave Harriss play Tender tells a steamy, boisterous and tender story about breaking free from masculinitys seductive cage. It is premiered at Soho Theatre in 2026.

dis is my home. My whole life. My history here. And de only future I go have is here.As colonial Trinidad advances towards political independence, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemens club becomes entangled in a different kind of custody battle.ALMA promises its guests a comfortable environment to relax and indulge. Owned by Englishman Mansion, its governed by Pearl and coveted by beguiling Ruby. Then Diamond drifts in. His impetuous deal with a corrupt US Marine imperils ALMA, and all their lives are collateral damage. One wrong move and everything could shatter.Martina Lairds debut play Driftwood is set in the 1950s in the Caribbean, a deeply evocative story of self-determination and the search for family and belonging. It is premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Kiln Theatre, London, in 2026.

Outside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardos red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine its coming from Da Gianninos.In these essays, thirteen writers capture the magic and mirage of islands. Octavia Bright remembers a formative trip to the fish-shaped island of Elba in Tuscany; Megan Nolan sees Manhattan anew after discovering the joys of wandering the city alone; Noreen Masud flies to Tasmania, hoping to catch sight of a duck-billed platypus, and K Patrick takes a two-hour ferry from the Isle of Skye to the Isle of Lewis.Over the Water will transport you to shores far and near, a perfect travel companion filled with timeless essays.

Its funny what people do and what they tell. Were all hiding bits of ourselves. The bits were not proud of. I can see that now.Its Friday night and Franky is back at her local pub for the first time in years. Pints are poured, Motown music drifts from the tinny speakers, and karaoke starts at eight. Its reassuringly familiar. Like nothings changed. But, haunted by grief, Frankys family are quietly unravelling around her. Her dad is hiding himself away, and buried family secrets are leaking through the cracks in every room.A bittersweet, tender exploration of the long tail of grief and the fickleness of memory, Heart Wall asks where we go when the walls start closing in and home has become somewhere you dont know.Kit Withingtons play is premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026.

An epic, Lovecraftian horror novel in the vein of Black River Orchard and American Elsewhere about a small town that becomes obsessed with a series of random objects left strewn across their town in the aftermath of a storm. From the Bram Stoker award-nominated and bestselling author of Come with Me. The residents of Mariners Cove are changingIn the aftermath of a violent storm, a collective obsession is rapidly developing among the people of this quaint suburban neighborhood. Random, everyday items left scattered upon the lawns, the streets, and the shoreline all seem to call out to them. There is an item for almost everyone, and each item has a certain hold over the person who finds ita hold that soon turns into unwavering infatuation. They hide their items from each other, obsess over them, and they will do anythinganythingto protect them.The collective hum of bees wings...A young boy finds himself the possessor of a strange and inexplicable power. Is the arrival of this power linked to the increasingly odd and dangerous behavior of the residents of Mariners Cove? Has he been granted this power in order to thwart whatever is about to happen in this small, bayside community, or is there a more sinister purpose?All hail the Dragon...All eyes are on him now.The residents of Mariners Cove are watching.They move as one, like a solitary organism, and will do anything to succeed in their single-minded purpose.They will not be stopped.

Were all failing a generation of boys, and therefore were failing a whole generation of girls. Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, and a true maverick at the peak of her career as a London Crown Court Judge. The system needs to change, and shes challenging it one case at a time.Behind the robe, Jessica is a loving wife, a supportive parent and a karaoke fiend. But when an incident involving her son threatens to blow the family apart, she finds herself having to fight for everything she holds dear.A scalding examination of modern masculinity and motherhood, Inter Alia premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2025, with Rosamund Pike as Jessica. From Suzie Miller and Justin Martin, writer and director of the award-winning global phenomenon Prima Facie, the production received widespread critical acclaim.This edition was published alongside the 2026 West End transfer to Wyndhams Theatre in a co-production with the National Theatre and Playful Productions, featuring the revised, definitive text of the play and an introduction by the playwright.

In a minute there are many days.In Verona, in the height of summer, two young people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy.Shakespeares electrifying and timeless tale of love was brought to life in a new production directed by Robert Icke, which premiered at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London, in 2026. It was produced by Empire Street Productions and starred Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts.This edition features the version of the text used in that production, alongside an introduction by the director and an essay by author and academic Daniel Swift.

A New York Times Book Review Editors PickA riotously sharp novel about self-righteousness, control, and the unexpected afterlife of a dogRose Cutler prides herself on her principlesveganism, feminism, eco-consciousness, and general moral superiority. She runs a yogurt business she quietly despises and lives alone, comfortably distanced from the mess of human relationships. But, when her brother and sister-in-law let her watch her six-year-old nephew Nathan, things go spectacularly wrong. After Roses dog kills a corgi at the park, Nathan begins to bark, overeat, and claim that the dead dog has possessed his body. Rose assumes this is trauma. Nathan insists its metaphysical fact. As Rose embarks on a misguided quest to free Nathan from his canine passenger, what begins as an attempt at childcare devolves into a surreal, anarchic spiral of suburban chaos. Brimming with unhinged charm and moral ambiguity, The Hitch is a biting satire of the stories we tell ourselves to stay saneand the havoc we wreak when those stories fall apart.

We believe it is important to confront the reality of history. We are trying to bring hidden histories into the light. No more secrets.Soon after inheriting her familys stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers a stash of hidden diaries, and she enlists a young academic, Marva, to confirm their identity.Joined by Marvas brilliant but overlooked mentor, Abi, the three women come together to seek the truth, soon realising that the secrets at the heart of Harford Hall are darker than they could have imagined.Winsome Pinnocks play The Authenticator is a gripping psychological thriller and a searing exploration of the haunting history of colonialism. It opened at the National Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Miranda Cromwell.

Full of wit and music, The Villains Dance shows Booker-Prize longlisted author Fiston Mwanza Mujila is back with a bang. A journey into the chaotic heart of the Zaire-Angola borderlands of the 1990s, where a rollicking cast of characters see their fortunes rise and fall. Things are drawing to a head, but at the Mambo de la Fete, they still dance the Villains Dance from dusk till dawn.

When a government curfew silences a city, one woman risks everything to make it dance again.In a near-future London gripped by heat, unrest and state control, Lois refuses to let the body be regulated. When the right to assemble is revoked and the city turns brittle with violence, she plans an illegal three-day long dance inside a crumbling East End church. What begins as an act of liberation will ripple through the lives of five strangers, with consequences none of them can foresee.Ecstatic is a fierce, lyrical novel about freedom and control, intimacy and collective release. It captures a city on edge and the underground communities that refuse to surrender joy. At once political and deeply human, it asks what happens when we lose touch with our bodies, and what it might cost to reclaim them.

Im not gonna stand up in front of a bunch of strangers and tell stories about you and me.Shes signed them both up. Her and her husband. For stand-up comedy. So tonight theyre locking themselves in their living room until theyve got a tight five, delving through their past for material. But some jokes hurt and laughter isnt always the best medicine.With the clock ticking and nothing but a baby monitor for an audience, they wrestle with the spotlight as questions about their future are forced to the surface. A new play about hope, endings and how to survive if a knock knock joke hits you in the gut, Piers Blacks Im Not Being Funny is premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026.

Exclude the impossible and what is left, however improbable, must be the truth.Harry Houdini is the greatest illusionist the world has ever known. Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of literatures most brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes. Their mutual admiration blossoms into a profound friendship, even as they discover a shared obsession with spiritualism. Conan Doyle believes fervently in the psychic world and the promise of reunion with his dead son; Houdini is determined to demonstrate its a cruel fraud. Which of these sparring partners will be proved right: the genius writer of fiction or the infallible magician? Based on extraordinary historical events, David Haigs new play Magic asks what were prepared to believe, and why. It is premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2026.

In a factory like this, youre part of a team. Youre a family.Greenock, 1981. Faced with the threat of their factory closing, and with 240 jobs on the line, theres no way the women of the Lee Jeans factory are going down without a fight.They barricade the doors, take a stand against corporate greed and stage a sit-in that lasts for 7 long months.Developed in conversation with some of the key women involved in the strike, this new play is full of authentic details that bring this significant moment in Scottish history to life.Frances Poets Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is the true story of the gallus Greenock girls who fought a battle against injustice that thrust them onto the world stage.It is premiered by National Theatre Scotland and Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on tour in 2026.

Rhoda. Bernard. Susan. Neville. Jinny. Louis.They begin by the coast. Then, school. Youth. Forming. Swelling. Terror. Joy. Working. Falling. Fame. Grief. Alone. Together.The Waves is a tender, thrilling story about growing up together. Flora Wilson Browns adaptation of Virginia Woolfs novel is premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2026.

Enamórate de nuevo con Lisina Coney.¡BIENVENIDOS A HARMONY HILLS! UN PUEBLO PEQUEÑO.Cuando Ivy Farnsworth se marchó a la ciudad tres años atrás, jamás imaginó que su regreso a Harmony Hills sería como tutora legal de su hermano adolescente. A sus veintiseis años, se descubre criando a Joe, de dieciseis, compaginando dos trabajos y decidida a apoyar su sueño de ser piloto aunque eso signifique dejar de lado los suyos propios. Con el peso de esta nueva responsabilidad, lo ultimo que necesita Ivy es una distraccion, especialmente si esta es el bombero de la casa de al lado.DOS VECINOS.Tras un divorcio complicado, Ford Hayes no tiene intencion de darle una segunda oportunidad al amor hasta que el carisma, la resiliencia y el optimismo inquebrantable de Ivy comienzan a derribar sus muros.¿Y SI EL AMOR ESPERARA EN LA CASA DE AL LADO?Ella se ha pasado la vida cuidando de los demas. El sera el primero en ofrecerle un lugar donde bajar la guardia. Cuando su amistad se transforma, casi sin querer, en algo mas, deberan decidir si vale la pena arriesgar la estabilidad que tanto les ha costado conseguir.Adentrate en las calles de Harmony Hills con la nueva serie de Lisina Coney, el referente del romance sano. Descubre el amor mas tierno en el lugar menos esperado.

Movido por unos principios inquebrantables, el joven William Crimsworth se ve obligado a ganarse la vida sin ayuda de nadie. Sus pasos le llevan a Bruselas, donde ejerce de profesor de inglés en un internado femenino y donde se debatira entre dos mujeres de caracteres contrapuestos.La primera novela de Charlotte Bronte ofrecio a sus contemporaneos una historia demasiado sincera y espontanea para los canones de la epoca. Es sin duda la obra que mejor refleja la personalidad de la autora. Por eso solo vio la luz de forma postuma, en 1857.Mi conocimiento sobre Charlotte Bronte como escritora y sobre su vida personal seria incompleto sin El profesor. ELIZABETH GASKELL

LA OBRA CUMBRE DEL PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA LA HISTORIA FAMILIAR DE VARIAS GENERACIONES EN VARSOVIA DESDE PRINCIPIOS DEL SIGLO XX HASTA LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIALLa familia Moskat es la historia de una familia y de la comunidad judia a la que pertenecio. Es tambien la cronica de una sociedad que florecio en Varsovia a lo largo de casi tres decadas hasta su total destruccion tras el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A traves de varias generaciones de personajes, va emergiendo un mundo de una insolita riqueza, un asombroso mosaico humano que se mueve entre la tradicion y la modernidad.Gracias a la desbordante vitalidad de su prosa, el Premio Nobel Isaac Bashevis Singer logra que La familia Moskat se convierta en una de las mas memorables novelas corales del ultimo siglo.Uno de los grandes narradores del siglo XX. The New York TimesUna obra que emociona y enseña. El PaisUna saga inolvidable. El Pais Babelia