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Staged in theatres by successive generations and proving relevant to contemporary audiences, the plays demonstrate the wit, theatrical skill and innovation of their creators in exploring timeless topics from marriage, morality and money to class conflict, rage and sexual desire. An essential resource for students, playwrights, colleges, universities and libraries, this collection also provides theatres with the opportunity to programme a range of theatrical classics by women. Plays from: 'Paphnutius' by Hroswitha (extract);'The Tragedy of Mariam' by Elizabeth Cary (extract); 'The Rover' by Aphra Behn; 'A Bold Stroke For A Wife' by Susanna Centlivre; 'De Montfort' by Joanna Baillie; 'Rutherford and Son' by Githa Sowerby; 'The Chalk Garden' by Enid Bagnold; 'Top Girls' by Caryl Churchill (extract); 'Stones in his Pockets' by Marie Jones.

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Aphra Behn, Elizabeth Carey, Enid Bagnold, Susanna Centlivre, Githa Sowerby, Susan Croft

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A collection of contemporary plays by women ranging from topics such as charitable giving, conflict in the Middle East, to sexual abuse, to growing up with Asian heritage in Britain. The Plays:Yours Abundantly, From Zimbabwe by Gillian Plowman: a middle-aged woman decides to leave her comfy life in the UK and work in a school in Zimbabwe.From The Mouths Of Mothers by Amanda Stuart Fisher: a verbatim drama detailing the distressing stories of mothers who learned that their child has been abused.Welcome To Ramallah by Sonja Linden and Adah Kay: two Jewish sisters are forced to confront the reality of what their forefathers have done to the Palestinians.Sweet Cider by Em Hussain: In a rundown park, two teenage runaways Tazeem and Nosheen hang out, chatting to the boys and an old bag lady, trying to reconcile being British with their Pakistani cultural traditions.The Awkward Squad by Karen Young: a three-generational drama involving Northern women who are trying to live and work in recessionary Britain.For A Button by Rachel Barnett: comic two hander about two friends and the lengths one will go to, to remain best friends.

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Gillian Plowman, Amanda Stuart-Fisher, Sonja Linden, Karin Young, Cheryl Robson, Rebecca Gillieron

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The Walls Came Down A young boy goes missing during a workers strike in 1980s Communist Poland, unravelling a chain of events which will touch people across decades and continents.Twenty years later and Joanna, a young journalist in Warsaw, is still looking for her brother. Matty, a high-flying London city financier is struggling with relationship problems and unexplained panic attacks. And in Chicago, an old man is slowly dying in a nursing home, losing his battle with liver cancer.What connects them? As the mystery begins to unravel, the world of the three protagonists is turned upside down. But can they find each other before time runs out?A poignant historical novel about loss and self-discovery told with compassion and unflinching honesty.

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The Portuguese visual artist Paula Rego has inspired this new trilogy of plays. Her paintings CrivellIs Garden, The Prey and Breaking China became the catalyst for writing by theatre maker Fiona Graham. Commissioned by Theatre Centre and Komedia, these three new plays were developed for specific audiences through a series of artist/audience residencies and collaborations. These works have toured Britain and been re-staged in Portugal and Singapore.Crivellis Garden was created for a 16+ audience and explores rites of passage as two young women decide whether they should stay or leave their fishing village to go to university in Portugal.Between Friends is for 7 -11 year olds and examines the politics of friendship between three young people when they are shipwrecked and abandoned in a lighthouse.Breaking China is for 4-8 year olds and shows the importance of creative play and storytelling when making sense of change and adversity.

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A collection of three enchanting plays adapted from popular fairy tales and suitable for family audiences.Acclaimed playwright Noel Greig, has recreated these well-known tales for the stage with wit and imagination. All three plays have been performed throughout the UK by Tangere Arts, winning a Time Out Critics Choice Award.Teachers, youth theatres and amateur groups working with young performers will use this collection time and again for productions, drama classes and workshops  whether for one performer or many. Suitable for children aged 7+The simple form and language of the plays belie their theatrical and psychological sophistication. The plays include: Tin Soldier; A Tasty Tale (Hansel and Gretel);Hood in the Wood (Little Red Riding Hood)

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At the end of the war, Nell is released from an internment camp in Indonesia. While searching for her father in the chaos, she meets and becomes close to Tim, who is looking for his family too. Nell's journey takes her first to Singapore then to a new life and new friends in Australia. Finally, she has a ticket to visit her father in the Netherlands. But will Nell really be able to settle there - and will she ever see Tim again? Based on a true story, this is an exciting tale of courage and friendship, hope and determination, about the search for love and a place to finally call home. Shortlisted for the Thea Backmann award for YA Fiction

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Winner of the Junior Fiction Award and Childrens Choice for Children and Young Adults 2013 (New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013). Winner of The Lianza Librarians Choice Award, 2013. Its New Zealand, 1914, and the biggest war the world has known has just broken out in Europe. William eagerly enlists for the army but his younger brother, Edmund, is a conscientious objector and refuses to fight. While William trains to be a soldier, Edmund is arrested. Both brothers will end up on the bloody battlefields of France, but their journeys there are very different. And what they experience at the front line will challenge the beliefs that led them there.

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Preface by Sarah BrighamNew totally captivating stage version of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.Two original stage plays about World War I and transportation to the colonies.Suitable for professional productions to family audiences, or for students, amateur groups and youth theatres to perform.From beautiful adaptations of classics to exciting new writing, Duffield is a master of storytelling. Commissioned by theatres and community groups in the UK, these plays offer strong roles for both men and women, as well as the opportunity for song and dance.They will appeal to schools and youth theatres as well as both amateur and professional performers.Using a mixture of storytelling, theatre and song, BROTHERS IN ARMS draws on the true story of two brothers from a Yorkshire pit village, one of whom steadfastly refused to fight in World War I, while the other volunteered and served on the front line in France. [Cast 8 minimum]Adapted from Victor Hugos novel, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is remarkably faithful to the authors original intention a faultless production. THE MORNING STAR. [Cast 8 minimum]Based on a true story about the lives of a convict and his family following his transportation to Western Australia, WITH ALL MY LOVE is a tale of conspiracy and betrayal, of family feuds and deep-held secrets, of a womans struggle to keep faith with a husband transported to the other side of the world. [Suitable for large-cast productions, aimed at a general audience]

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When Patrick McGoohan first hit UK screens starring as Danger Man in 1960 and as No 6 in cult show The Prisoner audiences were struck by his charisma. Industry insiders hailed the arrival of an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned. But who was this man who had worked as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before becoming a hugely successful actor?In this up-to-date biography, Rupert Booth reveals the true character of a man whose off-screen behaviour was as compelling as his fiery on-screen persona. Why was he so puritanical? Refusing to even kiss a woman for any part he played? Why was he so controlling over his work in The Prisoner and other productions?A timely exploration of the man whose declaration I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered continues to resonate with audiences decades after it was first uttered with such conviction.

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This vibrant adaptation of beloved childrens author Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen stays true in plot to the original and is ideal for use in schools, amateur groups, youth theatre groups, etc.A great Christmas tale for all the family.

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Hans Christian Andersen, Neil Duffield, Neil Duffield, Hans Christian Anderson

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When Matt Clements meets an enigmatic prophet on the Kurdistan border, he is set on the trail of ancient relics that have profound consequences for our time. Assembling his team, he travels to the most remote desert regions of the Middle East unaware that the search for evidence endangers all their lives. In a race against time, Matt must outwit his adversaries to present his discoveries publicly in New York  discoveries that will send shockwaves throughout the Western world and rewrite history as we know it.

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The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a 16-year-old British Muslim teenager growing up in West London.From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman from a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences growing up in London.First, there was Bridget Joness Diary, then Legally Blonde, but now there is The Diary of a Hounslow Girl geared up to take on the world.A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.Youve heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city life and fashion.Ambreen Razia Best Newcomer 2016 Asian Media Awards

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A unique collection of three plays by Olympic coach and best-selling author Tom McNab. They cover the dark world of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the final days of George Orwell, and an imaginary relationship between Orsen Welles and Leni Riefenstahl. ORWELL ON JURA A vivid portrait of the ailing Orwell as he struggles to coomplete his final novel 1984. In his dreams he is visited by the characters of his past works who address him for the last time. WHISPER IN THE HEART Valencia 1955 and a down-at heel Orsen Welles engages another troubled soul, Leni Riefenstahl to assist him in a pelota-based BBC documentary. Two of the greatest filmmakers of their day share the peaks and troughs of their troubled lives. 1936: BERLIN As Nazi Germany prepares for the greatest propaganda success of the decade - the Berlin Olympics - American sport considers a boycott. In the USA, journalist William Shirer takes the lid off the political infighting and the dilemma faced by legendary athlete

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Voted one of top 10 books on Rock in 2023 and #1 Amazon bestseller in R n B books Giorgio Gomelsky was at the centre of the counterculture in 60s' London and 70s' Paris before running a studio for avant-garde musicians in New York. He was the original manager of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds in London, then managed the French supergroup Magma and developed the career of Gong. Dumaurier recounts his friend Gomelsky's love of life, his dynamism, and the creativity that made him "push the envelope". With a keen eye for talent, Gomelsky's ideas helped shape the rock music we know and love today - acting as a catalyst for change and innovation. With recollections from colleagues, friends and musicians: Larry Birnbaum, Madeleine Carr, Raul Gonzalez, Brian Gooding, Bob Gruen, Roman Iwasiwka, Amy Madden, Jesse Malin and Bradley Rim.

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Francis Dumaurier, Rick Rees, Cheryl Robson

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Caught between the cliffs and an unforgiving storm, Rosalies fight for survival becomes a reckoning with her troubled past. Trapped in a cave overlooking the roiling sea, the climate activist grapples with the weight of her own losses, heartbreak, and the fractured bond with the son she still senses, like a whisper in the wind. As the injured bird by her side mirrors her struggles, Rosalie is forced to confront the storms within, as much as those outside. With time slipping through her fingers and danger closing in, she faces the ultimate question: can she find a way backnot just to safety, but to herself?

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A dark, romantic comedy, this story follows a feminist teen blogger who decides it is time to prove that sex on the web is not just for men.During a rainy summer in a northern seaside town, Amy resolves to show that sexual choice is firmly in the hands of women, by persuading new love interest Callum to film her first time. Meanwhile, Callum has his own issues to deal with, including a mother on the edge of a nervous breakdown and an obsession with faded porn star Jaze.

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A tale of love, betrayal and redemption in the dying days of the Cold War.The year is 1985. East Germany is in the grip of communism. Magda, a brilliant but disillusioned young linguist, is desperate to flee to the West. When a black market deal brings her into contact with Robert, a young Scot studying at Leipzig University, she sees a way to realise her escape plans. But as Robert falls in love with her, he stumbles into a complex world of shifting half-truths  one that will undo them both.Many years later, long after the Berlin Wall has been torn down, Robert returns to Leipzig in search of answers. Can he track down the elusive Magda? And will the past give up its secrets?

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A hard-hitting, and emotional story of AIDs in South Africa, following Themba and his dreams of becoming a famous footballer.Themba grows up dreaming of becoming a football star. One day he leaves the village and travels with his sister to the city in search of their mother. Life is a struggle and Themba has to grow up fast. A lucky break gives him the chance to train as a footballer and play professionally  but Themba has a secret  should he tell the truth and risk everything hes ever dreamed of?

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The world spins and the cycle of seasons turns as the Guardians of the Year gather to tell each other stories. As a new Winter begins it is time to tell another tale... A kingdom is in peril, its people driven to flee their homes as a dark forest covers the land. The King and Queen are missing and Prince Roland, only heir to the kingdom, lies sleeping, cursed never to awaken... All seems lost, and it falls to one young woman with a strong heart, aided by strange companions, to find her way to the castle at the heart of the enchanted forest. Once there, it will take a genuine act of love to break the curse and free the kingdom. A story about friendship, drawing on myth and folklore, Sleeping Beauty is an exciting and enchanting new adaptation of the well-loved story.

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From acclaimed playwright Sean Burn Time Out Play of the Year 2004, Peggy Ramsay Foundation Award 2006, Dadafest.We follow the shifting alliances of three young women on a psychiatric ward over one momentous week. Cerys, nineteen, black and depressive, Kay, twenty-six, white and bipolar, and Zee, a Pakistani-British student nurse and former service user, are all fighting a faceless institution in their own way. Their happiness, health and friendships are at stake as they struggle to find creative paths through life. The play examines diversity, friendships, sexualities and power at a time of rising uncertainties. This hard-hitting play celebrates the diversity of our society in which one in four experience mental ill-health.