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A fierce, fabulous, edgy musical comedy about the steady rise of the right wing in a small Welsh town.

When Thomas reveals that he once fathered a son in a long-ago fling, the pair set off across the Irish countryside to seek the unknown child, with nothing more than a hobble and a limp to help them. A fable about tradition in a mad place, this title is a tale of the very old Thomas and his even more ancient 'da'.

The Future Show is a piece that tells the story of Deborah's future, starting from the end of the performance and going until the end of her life, that is consistently re-written to be both site and time specific.

A play by critically acclaimed and prize-winning playwright, Shelley Silas, this original and funny play explores cultral traditions and clashes.

A one-woman show about an extraordinary childhood and a moving examination of family secrets, forgiveness, and the power of language.

From award-winning writer Gabriel Gbadamosi comes Stop and Search: a visceral and poetic new play, exploring a time of distrust where the lines blur between conversation and interrogation.

Hearing Things explores the dilemmas of psychiatry from the points of view of patients, relatives and staff. Based on experiences of psychiatrists and patients, the `healthy' and the `ill', the play examines how and if people heal and recover inside institutions.

A vivid, compelling and devastatingly powerful new take on Georges Bizet's masterpiece.

Anne Washburn (The Twilight Zone, Mr Burns) returns to the Almeida with a sinister and sensational new play, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold.

In this debut storytelling solo show, Hannah Maxwell narrates her prodigal's return from London to her hometown amateur theatre group - in a coming-of-age tale divided between quaint suburb and queer city.

Victor Esses is Jewish-Lebanese, Brazilian, and gay; Where to Belong is his tender, moving story, as he finds his place in a rich and complex world of identities.

Jeanine is determined to improve her life. With sex. With dance. With new hobbies, like horticulture. But self-improvement is hard. Reclaiming your dreams is hard. And personal hygiene is really, really hard.

Both original text and French translation of an original look into a drug-fuelled, hedonistic, highly secret world of Grindr, and instant gratification.

There is A Field is a London story of faith, death and family strife reshaped by local crises and global events.

Bombay and Wembley collide in this comedy drama which explores community, sexuality and identity.

Back to the Land was specially written for the Maltings Community Theatre and is based on the recollections of the women featured. It is liberally punctuated with the song and dance of World War II and is ideal for a drama societies looking for a play with a large cast.

"An impassioned desperate monologuebeautifully offbeat, wry and surprising." - Time Out

"Someone in a white coat said I was one of those who are addicted to the total all-embracing experience." On meeting Angel, Leigh's life is turned upside down. A roller-coaster of drugs and sex sees her transition from a devout single-white-mother into a dark world she never thought she would have to enter...

An explosive black comedy from actor, director and playwright Simon Paisley Day.

Lawrence's passionate belief in the power of intimacy and sexuality rings out in his finest play, one of the most memorable of the 20th century.

La Casa Azul is a collaboration between Quebecois playwright Sophie Faucher, who also played Frida Kahlo in this production, and internationally acclaimed director Robert Lepage. Translated by Neil Bartlett.

A hard-hitting, controversial new play about Muslim fundamentalism.

This latest creation from the Obie-winning company The Civilians asks the thorny question-how do we know what we know when everyone in power seems to be lying?

In 2006, two leading barristers: Philippe Sands QC and Julian Knowles tested the evidence of the grounds for an indictment of the British Prime Minister for the crime of aggression against Iraq. This book gathers the arguments and testimony, examining the criminal implications of the British Government's decision to use force against Iraq.

Veronica and her best friend create something magical within her ailing community.

A comedy set in a magazine publishers by dramatist Meredith Oakes.

New play from critically acclaimed poet, described as "the best dramatic poet now at work " by the Daily Telegraph

Raymondo is a story of brotherhood, loss, incarceration, escape, survival, desire, art and resilience.

Based on La Nona, Yer Granny is a riotous new comedy about a diabolical 100-year-old granny who's literally eating her family out of house and home.

A century apart, two people, united by blood and separated by time, weave the tapestry of their lives.