Plays, playscripts, drama
Playdead Press James Bonney M.P.
Book Synopsis"James Bonney, the swashbuckling moderate, the (ladies) man of the people doesnt take kindly to enemies within not his new leader who believes in something called socialism nor his local rival who thinks hes sold out. His political rival lives with his daughter while his agent fancies his wife. No one said life was perfect. Can James maintain his position, crush internal enemies and secure his place in history? And what does he have to do to bag that shadow cabinet post?"
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Playdead Press Call Mr. Robeson
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Playdead Press Worsooz
Book SynopsisWhen Worsooz meets her estranged father Nick, her mother Alberta is immersed in a secret relationship with girlfriend Anne and building their plan to rid the world of domestic violence. Isolated and disgusted by her mothers relationship, Worsooz is lured into criminality by her father Nick and immerses herself into a secret world where only men can belong. Set in the late 1980s Worsooz is a semi-autobiographical story of how far one girl will go for the love of her father.
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Playdead Press The Soft Subject A Love Story
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Playdead Press Hyem: (Yem, Hjem, Home)
Book Synopsis"Everyone says Mick and Sylvs is dangerous. So why does Dummey feel its so much like home? Young Alan Dummey Dummett doesnt fit in. He lives on the Fountain Park Estate, Northumberland, voted the second worst estate to live in Britain 1992. It doesnt even have a fountain. Or a park. His school the Police even his parents dont want him. Nobody does. Until he meets Mick and Sylv. Dummeys found a new home but one with consequences he could never imagine. A runner up in the Papatango New Writing Prize HYEM (yem, hjem, home) is a play about belonging, broken families and finding somewhere safe in a world about to go to war."
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Playdead Press The Ruck
Book SynopsisFrom the Golden Mile to the Gold Coast: A new play inspired by the real life story of the first UK girls rugby league team to tour Australia. All the way from Yorkshire UK, the original County of Origin of Rugby League, comes a new force to be reckoned with in the sport: the mighty Batley Girls Under 16 team. This group of girls from a small Yorkshire town have grown up together and are ready for tough challenges on and off the pitch; but are they prepared for what''s in store on the other side of the world? Follow the story of these inspirational young women as they overcome boy (and girl) problems, friendship dramas, racial discrimination and deep-hidden family secrets, all set against the backdrop of a changing community in a diverse industrial town. THE RUCK is an energetic story told with physical theatre and music, written by award-winning playwright Kevin Fegan and directed by Joyce Branagh.
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Playdead Press Good Girl: West End Edition
Book SynopsisFrank and funny storytelling about the darker side of being a good girlggs girlhood is unfolding as an inquisitive game but a mysterious tingling sensation heralds her sexual awakening. Good Girl is a bold and provocative look at the darker side of being a good girl. Welcome to the 90s. Where the only sex education is from Madonna. Naomi Sheldons debut play is a frank and funny monologue for a female performer. It premiered in association with Old Red Lion Theatre and Bruised Sky Productions at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, before transferring to the Old Red Lion Theatre, London, VAULT 2018 and for a 4 week run in the west end at Trafalgar Studios early 2018.
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Playdead Press A Gym Thing
Book SynopsisDriven by a daily quest for perfection, Will takes us on a fast paced, sweaty, physical exploration of how the gym has strengthened and weakened his relationships, his physique and ultimately his life. A complex love story from a gym addicts point of view, set within a 60 minute workout, A Gym Thing tackles body image and bigorexia (Body Dysmorphic Disorder), leaving those who dont visit the gym with a greater understanding of why we do what we do.A Gym Thing transferred to London after an exhilarating run at the Pleasance Courtyard, 2017 Edinburgh Festival.The gym has taken our society by storm. Its a lifestyle and an imperative part of many peoples daily routines. What isnt so widely publicised are some of the negative effects. A Gym Thing shines a much needed spotlight on the world of Bigorexia (reverse anorexia), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD affects men and women equally, quality of life is extremely poor and the suicide rates are amongst the highest in all of the mental disorders.
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Playdead Press Adam & Eve
Book SynopsisA modern day Genesis story. Newlyweds Adam & Eve are moving to the countryside, leaving the city behind for good. Theyre going to buy a house, start a family and live happily ever after. But when Adam is suspended from work and accusations are made, theyre forced to question how well they really know each other.What lurks beneath the surface of their perfect marriage?
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Playdead Press Distance
Book Synopsis"Steven, recently separated and heading towards divorce, bumps into an old friend on the journey to a job interview. A complex recent past and a fragile present collide, as Steven tries to make sense of the world around him and his place within it. We accelerate headlong into Stevens chaotic and troubled inner life, as the everyday encounter unravels into something dark, disturbing and unrestrained.Following the acclaimed Out Of The Cage, Alex McSweeney returns with this powerful contemporary story, to bring you an emotionally gripping, darkly funny, and visually dynamic portrayal of the mind. Distance is an urgent examination of mental illness, and its impact on the individual, their family, and the society around them."
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Playdead Press Shivers: Tales from the Book of Darkness and
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Playdead Press Silence
Book SynopsisWhat holds families together? What tears them apart? Whats brewing in the silences?1996. London. Its Ewas birthday. Her daughter Anna is coming home from university with a secret to share but Maria has some news of her own. As wartime memories of Siberia resurface, old steps are retraced to uncover the secrets of the past and a Polish heritage that unites and divides them.Nicola Werenowskas funny and fascinating new play hurtles between Warsaw and London over two decades and three generations of a Polish/British family.
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Playdead Press An Honourable Man
Book SynopsisWhat if the bitter wounds caused by Brexit do not heal? What if the Brexit vote, UKIP, even the BNP and the EDL what if all that was just the beginning? Joe Newman is the mainstream Labour MP for a traditional, working-class constituency in the North of England until Momentum try to oust him. Unwittingly they unleash a tide that could destroy not only Labour and the Conservatives but also every assumption anyone has ever made about what is acceptable in the mainstream of British politics. This is also a study of how political success and personal disintegration can go hand in hand.
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Playdead Press Call Me Vicky
Book SynopsisIts 1980 in Elephant and Castle. Martin and best friend Debbie are getting ready for another night out at Martins favourite night spot, The Golden Girl -- one of Sohos premier drag clubs. Tonight is not a regular night out. Tonight is the the night that Martins life will change forever. Call Me Vicky tells the incredible true story of one womans journey to become the person she knows herself to be. Call Me Vicky, the debut play from East London sisters Nicola and Stacey Bland is an honest, frank and revealing insight in to an important struggle that has been relevant for generations. Based entirely on a true story, this fast paced, hard-hitting, yet comic and heartwarming play charts Vickys life from a council estate in South London through to the back streets of Soho in one of its most dangerous decades.
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Playdead Press The Project
Book SynopsisNorthern Holland, 1943. Westerbork. A bleak muddy camp in a bleak muddy landscape. Bursting at the seams with angry worried people torn from their homes and surroundings.And in this camp a miracle. A cabaret performed by the very best artists in Europe. A cabaret the courteous smiling camp commandant wouldn''t miss for the world. Just as he wouldn''t miss signing off the weekly transport that sends 1000 Jews to a frightening destination in the East. A cabaret of comedy, dance and song and in particular one dancer who catches the commandant''s eye -- the talented Anna Hilmann. Will she accept his invitation and dance for him? Is it a poisoned chalice or reason to hope? Will it keep her and her loved-ones off the dreaded transport list? And if it does is it a compromise worth making? With a background based in historical fact, The Project looks at the terrible choices forced on people in a surreal world that has lost its moral compass.
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Playdead Press The Long Walk Back
Book SynopsisEngland cricketer Chris Lewis enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and fortune in the 1990s. Playing 85 Tests and One Day Internationals for England, he was on the verge of greatness when named Englands International Cricketer of The Year in 1994. Within months of his cricketing career ending, however, his life lay in ruins when he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for smuggling cocaine into the UK. Beginning with his arrest at Gatwick Airport in 2008, The Long Walk Back charts the extraordinary journey that took Lewis from the brink of despair to a profound moral awakening. Based on real events, The Long Walk Back tells the epic story of an international sporting stars catastrophic fall from grace.
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Playdead Press Hell Yes I'm Tough Enough
Book SynopsisPolitical leaders Ned Contraband and David Carter ruthlessly battle it out to get into government. Whether its propaganda, ridicule, hacking, leaking, bullying, blackmail, coalition or negotiation - no tactic is too low. Which party has the best pitch? Who do we set up for failure? Why are we in this situation in the first place? And who is this peculiar janitor talking in riddles? One thing is clear: the system is very much broken. But whos going to fix it? Hell Yes Im Tough Enough is a political satire by Fragen Theatre Company taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the unjust, corrupt and farcical pantomime that is British Politics. A relentless, fast-paced, hysterical, crude, offensive, passionate, visceral and oh so British comedy that will leave you wanting to grab a placard and take to the streets! Hell Yes I''m Tough Enough premiered at Park Theatre, London.
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Playdead Press Cuttings
Book SynopsisYouTuber turned actor Arthur Moses wins an Olivier Award, and moments later goes on to drunkenly deliver the most offensive, outrageous and profanity laden speech in the ceremonys history. His publicists Gracelyn, Ruchi and Danica have quite a morning ahead of them. Theyll need to apologise on his behalf all whilst fielding calls, defusing social media, stamping out print, handling the talent, licking SOLTs wounds and if Arthur could stop posting on Instagram for a second that would be great. CUTTINGS is a satirical look at public perceptions, fandom & fame and what it means to be sorry in the 21st Century.
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Playdead Press Reformation
Book SynopsisReformation is funny, gripping and challenging new speculative play inspired by the life and art of the German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach. Berlin. Ava learns that the celebrity artist Cranach is visiting her city. A chance meeting in the market place leads to romance with an artists son. Ava gets the chance to model for Cranachs new painting, The Rape of Lucrece. When the all-powerful Elector of Brandenburg sees the sketches of Ava, he wants the model. Is Cranach willing to sell the woman his son loves? Upsetting the powerful means obscurity or death. Whats a poor girl to do? Reformation is a play about those who dont make the history books.James Martin Charlton is the writer of Fat Souls and Coward.
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Playdead Press Alice In Canning Town
Book Synopsis"Cor blimey, Alice in Wonderland as youve never seen it before!All the favourite characters are still there, but in new, modern guises. A cockney rabbit, a rave-mad Mad Hatter, a hookah-smoking ex-Bollywood actor, Tweedledee and Tweedledum as hipsters, and a would-be grime artist called MC Turtle. Alice in Canning Town is a kaleidoscopic journey through an East End that survived Hitlers blitz and reinvented itself as a leading light in multicultural Britain.Alice falls down an East End rabbit hole... and finds herself invited to lots of parties. The trouble is the totalitarian Ministry of Fun decrees there can only be one party and everyone disagrees what kind it should be. Alice has to try to bring the warring tribes of the Underground together and defy the mighty Ministry and fight for their right to party together.Reconfigured specially for the East End, and performed site-responsively in Canning Town''s Arc in the Park, an inclusive adventure playground in Canning Town, it''s the fourth in a quartet written by James Kenworth that explores the borough''s rich heritage and shows off the talent of its young people.
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Playdead Press Getting The Third Degree
Book SynopsisGetting The Third Degree is the story of Laurie Cunningham who came to prominence with football club West Bromwich Albion in the late 1970''s. Cunningham - one of the black footballing trio famously dubbed The Three Degrees - with swaggering style and dazzling skills invited favourable comparisons with the legendary Pele. The first black footballer to sign for the mighty Real Madrid and only the second to win a full cap for England, Cunningham inspired a whole generation of young black players to follow in his pioneering footsteps. Getting The Third Degree explores how Cunningham and fellow black players - Brendon Batson and Cyrille Regis - triumphed over the racial abuse and physical threats orchestrated by The National Front through a potent combination of footballing brilliance, charismatic style and compelling dignity.Commissioned by kick it out,directed by RoughHouse Theatre, produced by Roughhouse theatre and Live Wire Theatre
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Playdead Press Tell It Slant
Book Synopsis"Dara and Vick have a history. Dara is the veteran press officer, Vick the rookie struggling through an uncomfortable first day. They thought the most complicated thing they would be facing was their own feelings and a tricky news story about cats, but a sudden crisis changes everything.Emotions set to the side, they have no choice but to work together to deal with a raft of journalists. But how do they get the real story out when flashy lies are so much more attractive?Tell It Slant was written without specifying a gender, and the actors playing Dara and Vick will alternate roles throughout the run, showing how the story and characters change, or don''t, when one is a man and one is a woman.A gender-switching, romantic black-comedy about fake news in a crisis. Tell It Slant was first performed at The Hope Theatre, London in Febraury 2020."
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Playdead Press Pricks
Book SynopsisI''ve had over 70,000 pricks...of the medical kind. This is my chance to set the record straight about type 1 diabetics like me. Despite what people say, I''m not bankrupting the NHS. And I can eat a cake a whole bloody cake if I want to. This urgent, funny show blends warmly engaging storytelling with poetry and an original soundscape. It tells a surprisingly moving and uplifting story about families and learning to care for each other better. Join me as I learn to cope with the ups and downs of dealing with a lot of pricks.
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Playdead Press Bark
Book SynopsisBARK follows the story of Helen and Grace, two women who meet in the TV room of a hospital and become unlikely but firm friends. As they battle their illnesses and try to understand their place in the world, they face the ultimate question: What does it mean to live? First performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London, in August 2021.
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Playdead Press Three Way
Book SynopsisSome things aren''t a choice. As we move forward into what we hope is a more inclusive and embracing world, the B of LGBTQ+ is still regularly left silent, particularly when it comes to men. Three Way explores some of the many misconceptions about bisexual men, such as whether they really exist, whether they are as promiscuous as the internet says, and whether they can even be trusted. THREE WAY is a collection of three monologues. Collectively, these monologues explore topics of identity, regret, shame and love across a spectrum of life experience and ask the questions ''is it ever too late to accept who you are'', ''is there ever room for ethics in a relationship based on physical touch'' and ''do we ever really forget the ones that hurt us first?''
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Playdead Press Flushed
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Playdead Press The Poppy Red
Book SynopsisWhen writing In Flanders Fields in a shell-beaten dugout at the trenches of Ypres, John McCrae could not have predicted the legacy that his poem would inspire. Thanks to his harrowing and poignant ode to the fallen as well as the hard work of activists Moina Michael and Anna Guerin, the poppy is a symbol that has endured for a century as a call to remember and to pay tribute to those who sacrificed so much for so many. The Poppy Red, a brand-new play first produced to mark the centenary of the very first Inter-Allied Poppy Day, is the story of the birth of the scarlet emblem, its enduring legacy and why it continues to mean so much to those who live on.
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Playdead Press I Heart Michael Ball and Other Monologues
Book Synopsis''I''m not a creep or a freak or anything like that... Its the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion. Alex has been obsessed with Michael Ball since he was a young boy, when he first heard The Very Best of Michael Ball in his brothers car. Just as the conductor directs his musicians, Alex orchestrates a fiendish plan to finally meet the blue-eyed boy from Bromsgrove. I Heart Michael Ball is a one-hour one-man show exploring themes of grief and obsession through audience interaction.
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Playdead Press The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Book SynopsisBy Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted by Nick Lane. Doctor Henry Jekyll is a good man. Successful within his field and respected by his peers, he''s close to a neurological discovery that will change the face of medical science forever. However, his methods are less than ethical, and when a close friend and colleague threatens to expose and destroy his work, Jekyll is forced to experiment on himself, whereupon something goes very wrong... or very right. And suddenly Jekyll has a new friend, the brutal Edward Hyde. A thrilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevensons dark psychological fantasy, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde immerses you in the myth and mystery of 19th century London''s fog-bound streets where love, betrayal and murder lurk at every chilling twist and turn. Gripping, stylish and thought-provoking, this is unmissable theatre. Go on. Treat your dark side! This is the third edition of this adaptation.
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Playdead Press Revolution Farm
Book SynopsisGeorge Orwells simple, tragic fable, telling what happens when the animals drive out Mr Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves, has become a world-famous classic. In a brand new contemporary, urban reimagining of Animal Farm, When Chaplin Met Gandhi writer James Kenworth takes Orwells classic satire and gives it a fresh, contemporary twist, injecting its timeless tale of a revolution that went wrong with a gritty, urban, in-yer-face language. In what was a first for Orwells classic satire, the show was performed in one of Londons longest established and largest inner-city farms, Newham City Farm, and featured a unique, mixed economy casting of Newham school pupils acting alongside professional actors.
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Playdead Press Skank
Book SynopsisKate could be a successful writer, if she could just concentrate. Instead, she''s obsessing over recycling this bean can, shagging sexy Gary and dodging every fathomable threat of imminent death. Clementine Bogg-Hargroves debut play was The Times Critics Choice for Edinburgh Fringe 2021. SKANK reveals the witty, dark and often filthy thoughts of an ambitious twenty-something grappling with her uncertain future.
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Playdead Press Monster
Book SynopsisGlasgow. 2006. A wasteland. Troubled teenagers Kayleigh Grey and Zoe Douglas are flirting, playing dare and fantasising about running away together to the Isle of Muck. Despite being warned to keep away, teacher Miss Hastie is inexplicably drawn into the two girl''s orbit of chaos. When Kayleighs mother, Hazel, attempts to keep her under her manipulative spell, the outcome is far worse than anyone could have anticipated. With a cast of 6, this thrilling contemporary play explores the need for love and the powerful forces at play behind random acts of violence. How much control do we have over who we are and what we become? Does the past define our future? Can we ever forget who we once were, escape our past mistakes and start again? Or are we doomed to be haunted, hounded and hunted forever?
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Playdead Press Daddy Issues
Book SynopsisNatalia, a Polish immigrant, wants to succeed as a painter (she mainly paints vulvas, but is happy to get commissioned for a d*ck or two), but instead, shes a phone sex worker (what is that, Mr Vasiliev? You would f*ck your daughter if she would allow it?) receiving calls from older men seeking a young girlfriend experience. Oh, and she has her own daddy troubles. Daddy Issues, created by the Passing Stranger Theatre Company is a fast-paced dark comedy about childhood trauma, sex work, bedroom fantasies, imperfect feminism, immigration and life of an artist. Anna Krauze is a Polish-born actor, writer and producer, founder of the Passing Stranger Theatre Company.
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Playdead Press The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the life and
Book SynopsisPeople say they want justice, but they dont. Not really. What they want is power. They want to play God. Theyve no concept of what that means. What it takes. I had that power, I had the brilliance to wield it. From his cell in the early hours of the morning, Harold Shipman breaks his silence to record a confessional tape, laying down his version of events as he prepares to take one last life. The Quality of Mercy premiered at The Courtyard Theatre in London in 2022 in a production directed by Bernie C Byrnes.
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Playdead Press Gigi Star: And her vocal cords of magic
Book SynopsisIn this adult fairytale for the modern age, Gigi Stars Saturn is Returning which means she is, quite frankly, astrologically f*cked. In her 27th year, she makes a dubious moral choice, literally goes to Hell and back all whilst battling her self-doubt. Buckle up baby, things are about to get bumpy. Underscored by breathtaking live music, Gigi, the voice of Doubt and a squad of bizarre rebels go on a mission, learning some hard truths along the way. Can we ever atone for past mistakes? Will Gigi reconnect with her true purpose? Does self-doubt ever really serve us? Forget knights in shining armour, this is about overcoming assholes whilst wrapped in tinfoil. First seen at Applecart Arts, London
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Playdead Press Zombiegate
Book SynopsisSophie and Jamie have just been cancelled, a misplaced selfie has gone viral, and the pair have been accused of mocking a dead child. But their troubles are only just beginning. As the real and digital world collide, their lives and friendship are ripped apart by algorithms, online mobs and an obsessive troll called Mr Punch. Zombiegate is a witty and empathetic debut play that gets behind the headlines and hashtags of internet trolls, scrutinising mob mentality and myths around cancel culture, and asks us to empathise with the people we find it hard to agree with. Zombiegate was a winner of Theatre Royal Haymarket''s Masterclass Pitch Your Play 2018, and premiered at Theatre503 in November 2022.
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Playdead Press Game Night
Book SynopsisOne night. One big announcement. One drink too many and more comical brawls than there are positions in theKamaSutra. Your classic, uncensored, alcohol-fuelLed noughties sitcom... on poppers. It''s a snowy winter evening in London and Michael has Invited his closest friends over for a thoroughly planed out games night to announce the news of his engagement to fiancé Jacob. But with his eccentric and trouble-riddled friends arriving and spiteful relatives crashing, it doesn''t exactly go to plan. Trapped in a house together, more alcohol being drank and secrets revealed, will Michael and Jacob make it down the aisle?
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Playdead Press The MP, Aunty Mandy & Me
Book SynopsisA bittersweet tale of political campaigns, sexual consent and steam trains. Meet Dom. He wants more than anything else to be an #instagay #influencer but its tough when no one likes your posts, you cant find a bloke who shares your love of trains and you live with your MDMA popping, Simply Red loving mum in a small northern village five miles from the nearest gay. Hed love a fabulous life with the A-Gays in the city, but his social anxiety prevents this from being a reality. Its all a bit of an effort. Then one day, a chance encounter with his local MP turns everything upside down. But in pursuit of the life he thinks he wants; just how much does Dom have to give up?
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Playdead Press Gypsy Queen
Book SynopsisCan two men raised to fight ever learn to love? The story of ''Gorgeous ''George O''Connell, bare-knuckle fighter and traveller, who enters the world of professional boxing, which puts him on a collision course with his roots, his identity and his greatest fear. In the opposite corner, gay boxer Dane The Pain Samson, the young pretender and son of a boxing legend, is fighting his own battles that lead to a tragedy that neither could predict. Gypsy Queen is an unconventional love story between two fighters who discover the greatest challenge lies outside the ring.
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Playdead Press Lately
Book SynopsisThe Monster Always Wins, Right? Cal & Alf. Callum & Alison. They were supposed to be part of each other''s lives forever, if only the universe had let things happen the way they should. But whoever they were before, they''re different people now, and the problem with living in this place is that it always pulls you back again, no matter how hard you try to get away. When the universe that sent them spinning into free-fall throws them together again when the girl who ran away comes home to find out what happened to the boy who didn''t want to leave. And the question that the universe needs to answer most of all now is -- Whatever happens to the people we leave behind?
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Playdead Press Vermin
Book SynopsisBesotted couple Billy and Rachel have a rat problem. But lurking below the floorboards of their first home together is a much darker, deep-rooted horror the couple must confront - no matter how damaging or deadly. VERMIN is an unsettling, unrelenting and heart-breaking dark comedy that peels back the layers of unchecked grief.
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Playdead Press Generation Games
Book SynopsisAfter a sell-out, OffComm-winning try-out run in 2021, this double bill of one-act, comedy dramas returns for its first full production run. Both plays have been substantially revised and improved since that development run. The plays both portray the differences of perspective, the insecurities and the simple misunderstandings sometimes heart-breaking, often hilarious between men who grew up in different eras, with different expectations and values. A Certain Term by Michael McManus, directed by Bryan Hodgson. Its not dying young thats an offence against nature for a gay man, you know. Its growing old. We become invisible. When 40-something Graham is approached by 20-something Joe in a gay bar, he little imagines how profoundly his life could be changed by this brief encounter especially when a mysterious visitor appears from nowhere, closely connected with Graham, yet uninvited, unexpected and alarmingly indiscreet. How can lost souls find one another and how can we learn to heal and to let go? I F-----n Love You by Charlie Ross Mackenzie directed by Ed Applewhite. We just take it for granted. All of it. Floating from one day to the next. Trying desperately to shake off that shadow called regret. Running away from it so fast that we never stop to look around us. There are those nights, those perfect nights, when the world is put to rights, you look into the soul of the person closest to you and connect with their humanity. Well this isnt one of those! Simon and Adrian are getting ready for a good nights sleep. Trouble is, sleep is difficult when youre on the sofa bed and prone to overthinking things. As they uncover many things thought forgotten, dealing with fidelity, death, weak bladders and Bucks Fizz, this will be no easy nights kip.
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Playdead Press Supernova
Book SynopsisAward-nominated, sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst you''re falling out of love with yourself. Do you have a favourite planet?'' A girl, a boy, and an unhealthy obsession with space. Supernova is a sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst youre falling out of love with yourself. On paper Tess and Harry are perfect for each other: they both try too hard at fancy dress, have prepared escape plans for the apocalypse, and would happily stay in together for 3 days straight eating take-out and watching Star Wars. But as astrophysicists and your friends would tell you the brighter it burns, the darker the collapse. Supernova is the debut play from multi award winning writer and performer Rhiannon Neads (Funny Women Comedy Writing Award Runner Up 2017). She is one half of musical comedy duo Stiff & Kitsch (Musical Comedy Award winners 2018, as heard on The Now Show, BBC Radio 4).
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Playdead Press A Carvan Named Desire
Book SynopsisHelen and Alexander have a new show. The set is a caravan. And it''s all true.Working from a caravan has its ups and downs. Clients come and go. Ask them no questions and they''ll tell you no lies, just take the money at the door. But something''s different about this new client.Discreet, professional, clean and tested. For a good time, come to the caravan. Your desire for hire.A Caravan Named Desire explores desire and sex work in the UK through interactive performance.
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Playdead Press Spiral
Book SynopsisA bedsit. A young woman in trouble. A park. A missing teenager - and parents searching for answers. Struggling to cope with the disappearance of their teenage daughter, Tom and Gill''s marriage is left in tatters. In an attempt to numb his pain, Tom makes a decision that has an irrecoverable and unexpected impact on their lives and the lives of those closest to them.Spiral explores the human need to cling to another person, no matter what the cost. What happens when trust breaks down? Can other people save us? Or must we save ourselves?
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Playdead Press 30 and Out
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Playdead Press Blowhole
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Playdead Press Twinkle
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