Dance of Death
By August Strindberg — Adapted by Richard EyreA plague rages across Europe. On a remote island, former actress Alice (Lisa Dillon) and army Captain Edgar (Will Keen) are quarantined together – locked in a bitter, brutal, and addictive marriage. When an old friend arrives to help celebrate their wedding anniversary, it's the perfect excuse for the couple to...
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By Stefano Massini Adapted by Tim FirthWith World War I forcing men onto the front line to fight, the women of Sheffield take their place in the factories, constructing the bombs and the bullets. When they start kicking a football around on their lunch breaks, it soon becomes clear that it's not just positions on...
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By AK Blakemore. Adapted by Ava PickettEssex, 1643. A country divided. A town on it's knees. A teenage girl with a dangerous secret. As the Civil War rages on, in the quiet town of Manningtree, most of the men have gone off to fight, leaving the women to run the town. 17-year-old Rebecca West is like...
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All the Happy Things
By Naomi DennyBristol Old Vic, Bristol
& touring
Sienna is trying to deal with her grief by clinging on tightly to what she knows – in short, she's seeing her dead sister everywhere she goes. Not only seeing her, but having full on conversations with her. As Emily's presence becomes more and more overwhelming, seeping into her relationship, damaging her performance at work, and straining her commitment to her ailing parents, the line between happiness and delusion becomes blurred. How do you truly let go of someone when you imagined they'd be there forever? All The Happy Things is an award-nominated dark comedy about the power of sisterhood and grief, told through a Global Majority lens.
See cast, creatives, and 1 reviewThe Grand Babylon Hotel
By Arnold Bennett — Adapted by Deborah McAndrewHull Truck Theatre, Hull
& touring
American heiress Nella Racksole wants steak and beer for her birthday treat, but these are not on the menu at the exclusive Grand Babylon - so her wealthy father obligingly buys the entire Hotel. However, Theodore Racksole soon discovers there's more than a juicy steak on his plate – with kidnapping and murder for starters!
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By Jim CartwrightShakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Behind the bar of their northern pub, the Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear for stories of celebration, of loss, of love and of despair, the bickering couple work together to keep the locals in high spirits – with drinks, conversation and laughter. But what is their story? As a lost boy turns up on their doorstep looking for his Dad, the couple must confront their own demons and perhaps, for the first time in years, talk to each other…
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