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A dinner party during the Second World War unites celebrated writers Agatha Christie, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas with a mysterious guest.With copious booze flowing, acid-tongued barbs flying, and the threat of global conflict looming, the guests and the world around them are close to boiling point. Everyone has a confession. Someone has a secret.Set in the French Alps in 1940, Steven Carl McCaslands Little Wars is an enthralling, entertaining and ultimately moving portrait of seven exceptional women and a thrilling fiction based on truth.It was workshopped Off-Off-Broadway, first performed in 2015, and received an acclaimed digital premiere in 2020, featuring Linda Bassett, Sarah Solemani, Juliet Stevenson and Sophie Thompson. It provides glorious opportunities for an all-female cast to play some of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century.

Its 1975. The Millgarth Incident Room in Leeds is the epicentre of the biggest manhunt in British history, for one of the most notorious serial killers: the Yorkshire Ripper.With public and political pressure mounting, hundreds of officers must work around the clock and resort to increasingly audacious attempts to end one mans campaign of terror.Olivia Hirst and David Byrnes beautifully crafted (Guardian) play goes behind the scenes to investigate the case that nearly broke the British police force.The Incident Room was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, transferring to New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2020, ahead of an Off-Broadway run.

At Miamis Cherokee Valley Zoo & Conservation Centre, the most dangerous thing that ever happened was the tapirs caesarian section. That is until Hurricane Jonas sets itself on a crash course straight towards it. Now zookeeper Bonnie must rush to batten down the hatches and ensure the safety of her animals and herself.Halfway across the world in the Yorkshire Dales, Bonnies friend Carol feels the repercussions of that tempestuous night. Will she be able to help from afar? Or will the danger they all face turn out to be deeper and darker than a spot of bad weather?Lily Bevans play Zoo is a wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018, where it was selected as one of the Guardians Best Shows of the Fringe. It also enjoyed London runs at Theatre503 and the 2020 VAULT Festival.This edition also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers, some of which featured in the BBC Radio 4 series, Talking to Strangers (co-written with Sally Phillips), and were performed by Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes and Emma Thompson, amongst others.Lily Bevan is one of the most consistently astonishing writers of her generation. She has an imagination like no other and her relationship with words is like a marriage between Flaubert and Spike Milligan Emma Thompson

Ashley is sixteen. Shes lived in Medway for fifteen years and six months. She has 2,354 leaflets on sexual health. She knows exactly how many she has, because shes counted them 1,582 timesAt 7.48 p.m. tonight, she will have been going out with Ollie for exactly three months, which he thinks means its time to take their relationship to the next level; especially given her position as their schools resident expert on sexual health. But what if counting leaflets cant protect Ashley from getting hurt when she decides to take her biggest risk yet?Natalie Mitchells play Germ Free Adolescent is a fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is normal anyway? It received its first full production at The Bunker, London, in October 2019, having previously toured Kent where the play was researched and developed with young people, youth workers and mental-health services.

By turns dark and shimmering, Moth is a fast, funny and heartbreaking story about two young people with nowhere to go.Sebastian is "that kid" at high school. Hes weird. He smells. Hes obsessed with comics, and talks to himself. But after a catastrophic fallout with his only friend, Claryssa, he wakes up with a moth in a jar by his bed, and a calling to save the souls of all humanity. And so begins the Passion of Sebastian: a journey into a terrifying and starless night.Declan Greenes play Moth was first produced by Arena Theatre and Malthouse Theatre at the CUB Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, in May 2010. It was premiered in the UK at HighTide Festival and the Bush Theatre, London, in 2013.

A play about the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Scotland, The Last Witch explores the psychological rifts that can divide close communities and drive families apart.Dornoch, northern Scotland, 1727. In the claustrophobic heat of summer, a womans apparent ability to manipulate the power of land and sea stirs suspicion. Janet Horne can cure beasts, call the wind and charm fish out of the sea. Or can she? Her refusal to deny the charge of witchcraft puts her in dangerous opposition to the new sheriff. Her defiance threatens not only her own life but that of her daughter...Rona Munros play The Last Witch is based on the historical account of Janet Horne, the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Scotland.The play was commissioned by Edinburgh International Festival and co-produced by the Festival and the Traverse Theatre Company. It opened at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2009.

Science and religion go head to head in David Baddiels debut play: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.When physics student Edie seems to prove, scientifically, the existence of God, it has far-reaching effects. Not least for her lecturer, Henry Brook, his marriage to celebrity atheist author Virginia and his entire universe.Gods Dice is an electric tragicomedy about the power of belief and our quest for truth in a fractured world. It premiered at Soho Theatre, London, in October 2019, starring Alan Davies as Henry, and directed by James Grieve.

This is not a story about the Yorkshire Ripper.Its 1975 and Sharon just wants to marry Donny Osmond. Her mum, June, is working to keep girls like Helen off the street, and Fiona is desperate to get inside the Milgarth Police Station incident room.Between the years of 1975 and 1980, the women of Leeds lived in fear. With no clue as to who was responsible for the sustained attacks and murders across the city, the authorities urged women to stay at home. From the fear and fury, a steadfast solidarity arose, birthing the Reclaim the Night movement and echoing down the generations to this day.Charley Miless play There Are No Beginnings was premiered at Leeds Playhouse in October 2019, in a production featuring Julie Hesmondhalgh.

A mysterious accident. A dead husband. People are talking. Secrets are resurfacing from the depths. Is the past ever truly dead?Beiv, a celebrated artist, has moved from suburban Dublin to her holiday cottage on an island off the coast of West Cork. But a dark shadow from the past hangs over her. When her estranged son and his new young wife arrive to stay, she is faced with some difficult questions.Nancy Harriss play The Beacon was premiered at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, in September 2019 before transferring to the Gate Theatre, Dublin, as part of the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival, in a co-production between Druid and the Gate, directed by Garry Hynes.

Im making him work for it! Got him to buy me a pack of Tangfastics and a can of Lilt before I showed him my tits.The problem with love is that its different for everyone. For Bex, love is a handjob in detention and the promise of a date at a Chinese buffet. She doesnt even like Chinese.Sophie Ellerbys play LIT explores the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places. It premiered at the HighTide Festival Aldeburgh, Omnibus Clapham and Nottingham Playhouse in 2019, co-produced by HighTide and Nottingham Playhouse.

Kefalonia, 1941. Captain Corelli, an enigmatic young Italian officer, is posted to the idyllic Greek island as part of the Axis occupying forces. Shunned by the locals at first, he proves to be civilised, humorous and a consummate musician.The captain is soon thrown together with Dr Ianniss strong-willed and beautiful daughter, Pelagia, who discovers all of the complexities of love, and how it can blossom in the most unexpected and profound way.Rona Munros adaptation of Louis de Bernieres much-loved epic novel, Captain Corellis Mandolin, premiered on tour of the UK in 2019, before transferring to Londons West End.

An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilsons popular novel.Ten-year-old Andy used to live happily at Mulberry Cottage with her family: Mum, Dad, and Radish the rabbit, who lives in Andys pocket and shares all her secrets. But then it all went wrong: Mum went to live with Bill, and Dad went off with Carrie. And Andy is expected to shuttle between the two - living out of a suitcase - and come to terms with her strange new families.Vicky Irelands stage adaptation of The Suitcase Kid was first staged at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in 2007.Seen all over the country, this resourceful dramatisation is suitable for young actors as well as young audiences. Vicky Ireland has provided production notes to indicate how the play can be staged even with minimal resources - plus a lot of ingenuity!

A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.One sister stayed at home to care for Dad. The other set out to make a difference. Reunited under their childhood roof, Pauline and Rachel unearth more than the ten years between them.Its a huge gap. Almost insurmountable. And each is determined to let the other know exactly who has done things right.Charley Miless Daughterhood was first produced in 2019 by Paines Plough and Theatr Clwyd on a nationwide tour, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in Paines Ploughs pop-up theatre, Roundabout.

My name is DArtagnan, musketeer to King Louis the Thirteenth, defender of the Queens diamonds, and the man you tried to poison in that bar.When the young and naive DArtagnan sets out on his quest to become a Kings musketeer, he immediately encounters the dangerous femme fatale, Milady de Winter. After discovering that the musketeers have been disbanded, he makes it his mission to get them reinstated. But will his feud with Milady thwart him? And who the heck is she?This riotous adaptation of Alexandre Dumas classic novel by John Nicholson (Hound of the Baskervilles, Peepolykus) was originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete on a UK tour in 2019, with four actors playing over thirty characters. It was co-produced by Le Navet Bete and Exeter Northcott Theatre.The Three Musketeers will suit any theatre company or drama group looking for a funny, high-energy adaptation of a universally loved story, which is suitable for audiences of all ages. Swashbuckling and rollicking adventure guaranteed convincing French accents, not so much.

Marchin days is over man.Patience is running out, times have changed. And progress isnt enough. Black British. African American. Here. There. Now.Snapshots of lives, snapshots of experiences of protest; violence vs non-violence, direct action vs demonstrations, ear for eye follows characters navigating their way through society today.debbie tucker greens play ear for eye premiered in October 2018 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, in a production directed by the playwright.ear for eye was a finalist for the 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.A filmed version of ear for eye, written and directed by debbie tucker green, was broadcast on BBC Two in October 2021.

What you thinks a completely different plant on surface its all from the same roots.The only two children born in a North Yorkshire village for a generation cannot imagine ever being apart; but as their lives shift, so too do the ties that bind them.A contemporary, lyrical love story, Charley Miless play Blackthorn explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.First seen at Leeds Playhouse (formerly the West Yorkshire Playhouse) in 2016, the play was a finalist for the 2017 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and was revived at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a production by InSite in association with Leeds Playhouse.

Contains: one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.What do you do if you think your aunt is an alien? Twelve-year-old Jelly and her brother, Jonjo, have their suspicions. She wont let them leave the house. Or ask questions. And she definitely wont let them in the attic.Join Jelly and Jonjo on their quest to discover the truth in a rip-roaring adventure through space, full of friendship, fun and flying saucers.Georgia Christous play How To Spot An Alien is ideal for space cadets age five and up to watch, read and perform. It was first produced in 2018 by Paines Plough in their pop-up theatre, Roundabout, in a co-production with Theatr Clwyd.

Youve endangered us. Youve endangered your family.During an attack on London, Imogen joins a social media campaign offering refuge to victims. Before her family have even had a chance at a reasonable discussion, John is at their door.He is different to them. He isnt what they expected. And although theyd never admit it to themselves, he isnt necessarily what they want.Cordelia Lynns play One For Sorrow was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, in June 2018, in a production directed by James Macdonald.

Eight short plays, commissioned and developed as part of the Women Centre Stage Festival, that together demonstrate the range, depth and richness of womens writing for the stage.Selected by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre, these plays offer a wide variety of rewarding roles for women, and are perfect for schools, youth groups and theatre companies to perform.How to Not Sinkby Georgia Christou looks at duty, love and dependency across three generations of women.In Wildernessby April De Angelis, a patient and her psychiatrist head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.In Chloe Todd Fordhams The Nightclub, three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando are caught up in a terrifying hate crime.Fucking Feministsby Rose Lewenstein is a fiercely funny investigation of what feminism means, and what it has become.Winsome Pinnocks Tituba is a one-woman show about Tituba Indian, the enslaved woman who played a central role in the seventeenth-century Salem Witch Trials.In The Road to Huntsville by Stephanie Ridings, a writer researching women who fall in love with men on death row finds herself crossing the line.White Lead by Jessica Sian explores the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.In What is the Custom of Your Grief? by Timberlake Wertenbaker, an English schoolgirl whose brother has been killed on active duty in Afghanistan is befriended online by an Afghan girl.Sphinx Theatre has been at the vanguard of promoting, advocating and inspiring women in the arts through productions, conferences and research for more than forty years.

Imagine being him. Every day you wake up. Youre tired. Your body doesnt work properly You said it youd kill yourself.Two teenagers sneak into an old mans 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 unburden their children.James Fritzs play The Fall takes a funny, moving and candid look at young peoples relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.It was commissioned and premiered by the National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2016, and revived at Southwark Playhouse in 2018.