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Winner of the Alfred Fagon AwardDebra wants a simple candle lit remembrance, Lenny is desperate to forget, and activist Alex thinks it's everyone's duty to provoke change. Having missed her mother's funeral, Gina finally turns up a year late. Amid recurring memories, intensifying relations and mixed news reports on escalating knife crime, each walks in and out on each other, struggling to make sense of an increasingly troubled time. A story of two sisters, responsibility, loss and love

Balancing the high expectations of the previous generation, the doctrines of their Muslim community, and the demands of secular Western culture, Azeem Bhatti and his wife Saima struggle to straddle the gap between their Pakistani heritage and their British upbringing.With deep compassion, Hammaad Chaudry brings to life a recognizable and unforgettable family, and with sharp intellect, asks potent questions about the challenges of integration and assimilation for immigrants in today's global world. As witnesses, we are all forced to confront pressing questions about the nature of belonging and our own internal prejudices about that which is "other."

A Twisted Christmas Carol is a Texas spoof of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. It's Christmas Eve in a small west Texas town, and cantankerous barbecue joint owner Buford Johnson gets in an argument with his wife Darla, tells her he's skipping Christmas, storms out of the restaurant, goes four-wheeling in his pickup, gets hit by a twister, rolls his truck, and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he's visited by ex-business partner, Hank Walker, who plays the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. Hank takes Buford on a journey similar to Scrooge's in A Christmas Carol, only Texas-style.

Five women get together for their birthdays, each with her own story, to drink, celebrate, commiserate and support each other as they negotiate through marriage, work, divorce, birth and kids, while solving the problems of the world.Cheryl, Karen, Monica and Abbie started Birthday Club five years ago when their friend Jennifer was diagnosed with cancer, as a support group to help her get through it. When Jennifer recently passed away, they had an opening for a new member. However, it's not easy to join Birthday Club. Birthday Club is very exclusive, and there's a three-year waiting list. They bring in Sarah as a potential member, but first Sarah must make it through the "interview," and agree to abide by the eight rules of Birthday Club, to be considered an official member.One by one, they reveal their personal, work and family issues, and when one of them admits she went out with another's husband, the vodka hits the fan. The question is: Will Birthday Club survive, or will Rule #5 end it forever?

The thin place is a place where the line between this world and another one is very thin; where the living and the dead can reconnect. Ever since she was a little girl, Hilda tried to make contact with that "other place" by listening very carefully, not with her ears but with the space just behind and a little above her eyes. She was never all that sure that the things she could hear were real, until she met Linda, a professional psychic, who can talk to the dead. That's what Hilda wants to do, and so she befriends Linda. But as their friendship deepens, Linda unveils some uncomfortable truths.The Thin Place is a horror story about what's really going on in the space just behind and a little above your eyes.

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Ex-boxer Spinks is myopic, poor and lonely, his one companion being the alcoholic Kingsley. To gain attention, he pretends to win the Lottery and is soon receiving freebies and handouts from people hoping to get a share of his fortune and, for the first time in ages, advances from women.

Determined not to be a burden to her family in her old age, Mrs Hopkins lives alone in a flat but is always cheerful and ready for a chat with anyone who drops in. On the happy occasion of her eighty-first birthday, cards and presents arrive from family and friends, as well as an unknown Visitor who brings a bunch of flowers. The trusting Mrs Hopkins immediately admits her, but as the Visitor's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and sinister the action builds to a frightening intensity, until fate plays an unexpected and merciful hand. This gripping drama, with its chilling suspense, warmth and pathos, is simple to stage and makes an ideal choice for all-female groups.

Lynchburg, Virginia. The former site of a thriving cotton mill is now an impoverished neighborhood. Deeply affected by all the recent killings of young black men like himself, Ruffrino, a 14-year-old militant, incites riots at school and online. As Ruffrino grows more and more at odds with his mother and grandfather, his anger builds beyond containment. Meanwhile, the family home literally sinks into the cotton field, and no one but Ruffrino seems to notice.

A TEMPORARY FUNERAL FOR DARREN MCDUFFY by Brianna BarettAn eclectic group of mourners gathers to pay tribute to a troubled young man in this dark absurdist comedy. THE GAME by Lindsay CarpenterIn an ambiguously medieval setting, two people, "Her" and "Him," move through the phases of their lives by playing games and toying with love.HOW TO SAVE THE POLAR BEAR by A.R. CorwinAn ambitious journalist and camera operator get more than they bargained for when they encounter a jaded, media-savvy polar bear.VARIABLE RATES OF KINDNESS by Cayenne DouglassWhen a successful bank manager recognizes a downtrodden credit applicant, both women are forced to reckon with their painful shared past.BREAK THROUGH by Erika HakmillerAs a fraternity prank, college student Cameron breaks in to the apartment of a young straight couple, somehow opening up a candid and amusing exploration of masculinity.THE COMPANION by Matthew LibbyA chance encounter between an embittered truck driver and a synthetic near-human leads to a poignant contemplation of life and death.LADY BUG HEAVEN by Tony MantiaWhen six-year-old Emma innocently asks, "What's going to happen to me when I die?," her parents are thrown into an existential crisis.

3 m / Drama / Interior Nelson is the story of a young man caught between two worlds. By day, he works as a low-level assistant to a film talent agent. By night, Nelson is the camera man for an underground, gang-related videotape series. As the videos become increasingly dangerous and popular, Nelson develops an overwhelming obsession with a C-List actress. Eventually, Nelson's two worlds collide with disturbing, unsettling results. The play is a darkly comic look at the guilt dream of a man trying to find something authentic in a world of two very different kinds of film. "A funny-creepy play by Sam Marks" - Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times "Marks continues to offer a fresh urban voice. Nelson grabs your ear from the outset with its halting staccato street talk, and in the fine office scenes, Nelson's racist boss attacks him with a Mamet-like patter of disdaining sarcasm." - Time Out New York

Full Length, Satire Characters: 4 male, 3 female Simple settings A man wakes up one morning and decides he must kill himself. He is angry with himself for not hitting his wife every time she has an independent thought (as Abraham and Moses would have done). After she dies and God reveals to him that he is the new Prophet, the man takes a new wife, dresses her in slave chains, and begins to preach his newfound gospel of male domination. Simultaneously humorous and disturbing, Bradshaw's Prophet explores controversial issues in startling and unexpected ways. "Fasten your seatbelts. PROPHET, Thomas Bradshaw's lacerating satire,...hurtles from rambunctious mockery to real horror. This is situation satire with a vengeance..."-The New York Times This play contains scenes of a graphic sexual and violent nature that may not be suitable for all audiences.

Drama Characters: 8 male, 1 female Interior SetSet in 1970 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that is served by a makeshift taxi company, Jitney is a beautiful addition to the author's decade by decade cycle of plays about the black American experience in the twentieth century. "Explosive... Crackles with theatrical energy."-N.Y. Daily News "Could be described as just a lot of men sitting around talking. But the talk has such varied range and mus

Musical comedy Book and Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden Music by Cy Coleman Based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur and also a play by Bruce Milholland Characters: 17 Principal roles, plus chorus (doubling possible) Whether performed with elaborate scenery or on a simple scale, this brilliantly comic musical appeals to audiences everywhere. As in the classic original, the story concerns the efforts of a flamboyant theatrical impresario Oscar Jaffe to per

Based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two 19-year-olds who murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago in 1924, Thrill Me focuses less on the murder itself than on the relationship between Leopold and Loeb.

A remote cottage in the woods for a weekend of peace and quiet is just what Geoffrey and his vivacious wife need to get away from London's hectic life. But a chain of eerie events soon turns the long awaited holiday into a nightmare!|5 women, 4 men

This lively comedy takes a light-hearted look at slimming. Set in a regimented Health Farm, presided over by the humourless and power-loving Nurse Burton, its guests respond to its structure like naughty schoolchildren. They all have their different reasons for being there, and there is plenty of fun and games as the different ways of cheating are sought.|6 women

Nigel Sheridan's suburban life is, on the surface, idyllic. He has an attractive wife; bright, well-behaved teenage children; a pleasant house; peace and stability ... But for several years Nigel has harboured a secret, and today his wife Eve has discovered it.

M4 F2. The living room of a country house A comedy of manners set in the late 1920s, Mirage takes place at the country house party of Gerald and Evadne Fairfax.

It is 1930 and in a roadside inn outside Berlin Pavel Alexandrovich sits reading - keeping very much to himself. A salesman, Liszt, arrives in search of lodgings. He engages Pavel in conversation about the war period. Reluctant at first, Pavel eventually recounts how he assisted in the execution of Tsar Nicholas. It has haunted him ever since. His story leads to the perennial mystery of Anastasia's fate. Surprisingly, Pavel suspects that a prostitute at the inn could be the Russian princess. The denouement is even more surprising - but by then Pavel is too sunk in alcoholic oblivion to realise it.|3 women, 3 men

Conflicting emotions of love, hate, jealousy and guilt are unleashed as the party progresses. The sisters recall their childhood and reflect on the impact David has had on their lives.  As the party draws to a close, the relationships between everyone present will never be the same.|2 women, 3 men

In this compelling, thought provoking play about the continuing effects of the Second World War, Dr. Kirshner, head of a sanatorium in Germany, has to make a decision on whether or not Bauermann can be released into society after spending a year in her care.|3 women, 3 men

As David¿s Italian penpal, Mario, is coming to stay, his wife Kate goes to her mother¿s so that they can practise their languages in peace. When the penpal turns out to be a shapely brunette named Maria David is in big trouble, not least because Maria has smuggled in a packet of diamonds. The flat is soon besieged with assorted gangsters, a lady plumber, a curate, the police and an angry Kate!|5 women, 6 men