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This bittersweet comedy is the story of a cosmopolitan author caught in his declining years between two women, one being his wife of convenience fortwenty years, the other, one of his former loves. There is a bit of the detective story in this, too, for the former flame produces some old love letters whichshe is about to turn over to a biographer. He is dead set against it, for it would compromise his impeccable reputation until she produces still another set of love letters, even more damaging, written to a male friend of his early youth.It remains for the wife of convenience to say that she has known about this all along, and to send the old flame off with an entirely different opinion.The blackmail fails, but the rue remains. Mr. Coward, Lilli Palmer and Irene Worth played in the London production. Produced in New York under thetitle Noël Coward In Two Keys.

The Hodgsons had no idea what a poltergeist was when, in the summer of 1977, furniture and toys started moving of their own accord. An ordinary, working-class family who lived in a north London council house became the centre of one of the most famous poltergeist events in the world. This isthe story of one night in the spring of 1978 when events were approaching a climax. Based on the first-hand accounts of one of the ghost hunters, The Enfield Haunting is the true story of what happens when a dedicated single mother tries to protect her three children from something that is incomprehensible, deeply disturbing and hurtling toward a terrifying conclusion.

Imagine you're a spirited 13-year-old and you've won - actually won - a magazine competition to describe your family. The prize is a dream holiday for the lot of you, anywhere in the world. Except... Nicky's family isn't the blissfully happy bunch she's described. More like the contestants in a gladiatorial arena, in fact. Where on earth can she take them that might make her wishful thinking a reality? Winner of the 2013 UK Theatre Award for Best Musical, this hilarious musical comedy, which moves seamlessly between speech and song, is a celebration of the lifelong adventure that is family love.

In a sleepy town in the Wild West, the women drift through their days like tumbleweed. Their husbands, swept up in the goldrush, have been missing for almost a year and show no sign of returning. In fact, the town is almost cut off from outsiders entirely, with only one drunken sheriff for protection. That is until handsome bandit Jack Cannon swaggers up to the town's saloon, looking for a place to hide from the bounty hunters on his tail. Armed with whiskey and a wink, and a gun by their side for good measure, Jack's explosive arrival inspires a gender revolution, and starts a fire under the petticoat of every one of the town's repressed inhabitants. The production originally premiered at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Publishing in conjunction with the run at the RSC's Swan Theatre opening on 14th October.

Four mother's lives interweave across continents and time... Kasambayi, recently arrived in the UK from the Democratic Republic of Congo, starts her contractions on the number 38 bus at Clapton Pond, and gives the final push at Victoria. She names her daughter Hope - hope for their new life, hope for their future.Once Hope is fully grown, her path crosses with Alice, a foreign correspondent with a particular interest in the latest mineral tormenting the DRC: cobalt. But will their budding friendship threaten the safety that Kasambayi has so carefully built for them in London?Meanwhile Alice Seeley-Harris, a Victorian missionary wife in King Leopold's Congo has a horrible sense that history is repeating itself.Possession is a tale about desire. About owning and being owned. About colonising and being colonised. And ultimately about the power of the spirit to escape oppression.

¿A teenage girl steps over a barrier and destroys a painting.Another steals a lipstick. Another has her first kiss in the dark.A fourth walks into a supermarket.And starts a republic.Everyone is feeling everything at all times, even if they don't want us to know it.This is the superpower. It doesn't all happen here. It doesn't all happen now.A furious and funny new play for anyone who has ever witnessed the power ofa teenage girl.

"You're telling me you don't know the steps to a sixteenth-century Jewish exorcism?"When an event puts her aunt Mirah in hospital, seventeen-year-old Leah takes it upon herself to find the perpetrator and exact revenge. But as she puts together her plan, the lines of reality become blurred. Her search for answers becomes a search for demons - metaphorical and...not. Despite what her sister Danielle tells her, the shadows in their aunt's remote cottage seem to move. Surrounded by books about Jewish exorcisms, the two sisters fight the sinking suspicion that they're not alone.These Demons is a thrilling dark comedy-horror exploring family ties, sisterhood, and Jewish demonology.

Based on the hugely popular TV comedy series, this sequel to the popular stage production of 'Allo 'Allo continues the adventures of reluctant resistance hero and harassed cafe¿ owner, Rene¿ Artois, in German-occupied wartime France. It features many of your favourite characters from the TV series and original stage play. Still trying to repatriate a pair of British airmen, René, his wife Edith and their café waitresses, Mimi and Yvette, are embroiled in yet another complicated and life-threatening scheme. General Von Klinkerhoffen demands a fortune in francs in recompense for the loss of the infamous painting of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies and René is expected to come up with the cash. But nothing is ever easy. The local undertaker, Monsieur Alphonse, is making advances on Edith. René's mother-in-law, Fanny, objects to the radio used to communicate with London being hidden under her bed. No-one can understand what Officer Crabtree (the British agent disguised as a Policeman) is saying. Michelle of the Resistance has a series of increasingly hare-brained proposals. Herr Flick of the Gestapo, Colonel Von Strohm and Captain Geering all have their own plans to get hold of the money and Lieutenant Gruber still wants to take René away for a ride in his little tank... The cash, a set of forged notes and a bomb all end up hidden in identical camembert cheeses. What could possibly go wrong?

Placing wartime and lockdown life side-by-side, Alan Ayckbourn's 85th play is a touching, tender and, of course, funny reflection on the ability of love to rise above adversity and reach across the years.Veteran actor Rob Hathaway, stuck at home during the summer of 2020 with only his sensible older sister for company, has little to do but relive his glory days. One day Rob spots a stranger hanging out the washing in the adjoining garden - but the neighbours haven't been around for months. So who is the mysterious girl next door? And why is she wearing 1940s clothing?

One of the 2023 winners of the CT-sponsored Untapped Award, we're delighted to be publishing this to coincide with the opening at the Edinburgh Fringe this year! Skewering society's ableism with real wit and humour, this is a scathing satire on the monetisation of identity politics that spares no one. We're excited to be supporting this and know it's going to be a big hit at this year's fringe! Publishing in conjunction with the production opening on 3rd August at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Tabitha is - or rather was - a cat, the property of Lavinia, a dear old lady, who lives with two other dear old ladies in an apartment house owned by Mrs Trellington. Now as a landlady Mrs Trellington has some very unattractive and even tactless habits: she helps herself to the old ladies' little store of whisky; she chooses to put up their rents on Christmas Eve; and - last straw of all- she has done away with the beloved Tabitha. No wonder the three old ladies are roused in indignation, and no wonder the most authoritative of them, Mrs Pendergast - widow of a colonial judge - is tempted to do away with the odious landlady. Under her instruction the others, Lavinia and Janet, dilute a bottle of whisky with the poisoned water that killed Tabitha, knowing perfectly well that even though they lock it up the landlady will find it while they are out. And if she drinks from it - well, isn't it her own fault? When, a few hours later, Mrs Trellington is found dead, the old ladies stare guiltily at each other: but they are also mystified; for didn't Lavinia and Janet relent and swap the whisky for another bottle? Or didn't they? There is only one way to find out and find out they must for Mary, Mrs Trellington's stepdaughter, whom everybody loves, is now suspected of murder. After writing a full, if muddled, account of their part in the event, they drink the whisky themselves. Hours later, a puzzled detective inspector and a mystified young doctor find three elderly ladies genteelly sleeping off the effects of strong drink. But, brought back once more to sobriety, they are able to help the detective prove that Mrs Trellington accidentally poisoned herself in the course of her nefarious occupations.

Nathaniel is a serious romantic, the human manifestation of "I Will Always Love You" (The Whitney Houston version) and every homemade Slow Jamz cassette from the 90s; he sees love as a fine art. He's looking for the Mona Lisa to his da Vinci, and tonight is the night: his date with Destiny...'s Child. Nathan Queeley-Dennis' debut play is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyoncé lyrics, techno raves, and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber

Three very different sisters meet at their mothers house to await the death of their father, they gradually reveal the complexities of their own lives.

Think you know the story of Robin Hood? Think again. Marian's drunk, Much the miller's depressed, Little Joan and Mary Tuck are at loggerheads, the sheriff's bitten off more than he can chew and young Woodnut wants bloody revenge on those who took her mother's life. There's also a mysterious hooded figure who might just be a hero to the poor and a terror to the rich... but who are they? With lashing of humour, heart, and a forest full of secrets, Carl Grose spins a thrilling new take on the classic tale. Expect the arrows to fly in a bold new direction as trickery and truth collide with wild results! Carl Grose is the writer behind such plays as Grand Guignol, The Kneebone Cadillac and 49 Donkeys Hanged, as well as Kneehigh hits Hansel & Gretel,The Tin Drum and Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs). He also wrote the book and co-lyrics for the cult West End musical The Grinning Man. "This is how to rewrite a legend. A must see." - The Guardian

A man reliant on wife's money asks for divorce after ten years of marriage, on refusal he attempts to kill her, and other murders ensue...

The Bride and the Bachelor is a 1956 comedy play by the British writer Ronald Millar. After premiering at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, it transferred to the Duchess Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 589 performances between 19 December 1956 and 24 June 1958.

Tabitha is - or rather was - a cat, the property of Lavinia, a dear old lady, who lives with two other dear old ladies in an apartment house owned by Mrs Trellington. Now as a landlady Mrs Trellington has some very unattractive and even tactless habits: she helps herself to the old ladies' little store of whisky; she chooses to put up their rents on Christmas Eve; and - last straw of all- she has done away with the beloved Tabitha. No wonder the three old ladies are roused in indignation, and no wonder the most authoritative of them, Mrs Pendergast - widow of a colonial judge - is tempted to do away with the odious landlady. Under her instruction the others, Lavinia and Janet, dilute a bottle of whisky with the poisoned water that killed Tabitha, knowing perfectly well that even though they lock it up the landlady will find it while they are out. And if she drinks from it - well, isn't it her own fault? When, a few hours later, Mrs Trellington is found dead, the old ladies stare guiltily at each other: but they are also mystified; for didn't Lavinia and Janet relent and swap the whisky for another bottle? Or didn't they? There is only one way to find out and find out they must for Mary, Mrs Trellington's stepdaughter, whom everybody loves, is now suspected of murder. After writing a full, if muddled, account of their part in the event, they drink the whisky themselves. Hours later, a puzzled detective inspector and a mystified young doctor find three elderly ladies genteelly sleeping off the effects of strong drink. But, brought back once more to sobriety, they are able to help the detective prove that Mrs Trellington accidentally poisoned herself in the course of her nefarious occupations.

A game of cricket deep in the Cotswolds. Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter are padded up and waiting to go in... What could possibly go wrong? Stumped is a shadowy caprice that turns the tables on two giants of twentieth century drama and subjects them to an unwelcome blend of their own worlds created by an unseen figure. "A perfect pitch for lovers of drama and cricket." - The Guardian "The play is a delight. It had me laughing out loud." - Mike Brearley (Prospect Magazine) "Smart, funny and a cricket lovers' dream." - Emma John "Witty, allusive and moving." - Michael Billington "Wow! So enjoyed reading this... it's intelligent and beautifully written." - Stephen Fry

Sketches and Lyrics from Intimacy At Eight-Thirty include: Knit Yourself A Lost Weekend, Coach and Five, Fit To Be Tied, Siren Song, Sustained Objection, Earliest Editions, Business in Great Waters, Soft Show Shuffle, We Come Up From Mummerset, and Peter Patter.

The Land Of Kerfuffle is loosely based in part on The Wallypug of Why by G. E. Farrow and can be performed with either nine men and five women, or five men and nine women with optional extras. It is Christmas Eve and Penny has just been visited by the Carol Singers. Suddenly she hears the Snowman in her garden speak and this is the start of a night of magical adventures. The Christmas tree Fairy comes to life. Penny takes the Snowman into her bedroom which is extremely untidy - in fact in a kerfuffle. With the help of the Fairy's wand which is lying there, the room tidies itself up and then Penny is whisked off to the Land of Kerfuffle where she meets various strange animals, a dictatorial Doctor-in-Law, a conceited Minstrel and the lovable, clumsy, downtrodden Great Panjan drum. After a night she will never forget she is magically returned home on Christmas morning but on the spot where the Snowman stood is only a bunch of snowdrops. Her friend has left her forever - or has he?

Three act comedy in which the employees of a successful firm have their futures thrown into question after one of the partners is accused ofdisappearing with £20,000 from the company safe.

The Wrecker is about an old engine driver who thinks his engine is malevolent and self-aware. The finale is a huge train wreck using elaborate stage special effects as per The Ghost Train, also by Ridley.The Wrecker ran for 165 performances at St Martin's Theatre in London's West End. It later played at the Cort Theatre on Broadway in 1928, where itran for 40 performances.

Zeb & Eoin have met, kissed, fallen in love, moved in, got married... What's next?Zeb will be Fun Daddy.Eoin will be Serious Daddy.Beth's job is to decide if they get to be Daddies at all.Together they navigate the exposing road to adoption, forced to lay bare fears and secrets, all in the hope of being deemed 'appropriate' parents.Breeding received its world premiere on 19th April 2023 at the King's Head Theatre, Islington, London, presented by Gabriella Sills Productions inassociation with Mark Gatiss

They may be mother and daughter yet they are strangers to each other, still refusing to face what really happened that day. No wonder they cannot move on with their lives. It takes another stranger, Cassiel, a passing fisherman to help them disentangle the weeds that are drowning them. But Cassiel is more than he appears...A hauntingly beautiful, many-layered tale of love and forgiveness, played out on an abandoned jetty.|2 women, 1 man, 1 girl