Seven Scenes: Seven monologues by Nicola Baldwin that follow a mother seven seconds, seven minutes, seven hours, seven days, weeks, months and years after her daughter disappears. Show more
Nadine Marshall plays four characters in a family whose ordinary day is shattered by unforeseen disaster. With Petra Letang, Richie Campbell, Manjeet Mann, Jill Cardo, Inam Mirza. Show more
By Natalie Mitchell. Play about a young unemployed man who wants to make his family proud of him, like his brother, who died in Afghanistan. Maybe politics holds the answer. Show more
In Chris Wilson's play, an adolescent boy has a frightening relationship with his acne, a distant relationship with his father and a dismal view of his 'evil auntie Jeanette'. Show more
By Oliver Emanuel. A man and woman meet alone in a hotel room in Iran for the first time. Their choice is illegal and if they are caught, the consequences could be terrible. Show more
Speedy and Stig are best mates and always in trouble. But now Stig is ready to exchange the streets of Belfast for those of Kandahar leaving a bereft Speedy to decide his own fate. Show more
Peter-Jakob Kelting's play imagining five of the applicants to be the executioner of a triple murderer in Switzerland in 1938. With Paul Copley and Ralph Ineson. Show more
Ed Harris's provocative play addressing social inequality and unseen urban divisions. A couple awake one morning to find their neighbourhood has been enclosed by a wall. Show more
Pearse Elliot's drama about Paul and Aidan, two best friends and who make a yearly journey to see the band AC/DC on tour in a European city. Why did Paul choose Zurich? Show more
Set in the underbelly of the business world, Paul Sellar's drama sees two warring brothers forced to come together to fend off a hostile takeover attempt. Show more
Esther Wilson's biting and comic play about two homeless people. Roz, a drug addict with five adult children, meets Tony Teardrop and a friendship develops. Show more
AL Kennedy's darkly comic drama about an alcoholic pub musician's attempts at recovery. Starring Tim McInnerny, Harriet Walter and Lia Williams. Show more
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The First Day of the Rest of My Life
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By Martin Jameson. One morning, Toby wakes up as Dr Richard Jugg; the next day he is Deke, a homeless man. How are these events connected, and where will this nightmare end? Show more
Van Badham's comedy in which a man puts his life up for sale on eBay and gets an offer he can't refuse. Cut off from his old life, he is propelled on a journey of self-discovery. Show more
When ex-soldier Matthew dies in a diving accident, his parents are forced to come to terms not only with a rising tide of grief, but also the ghost of responsibility. Show more
By David Ireland. Darkly comic drama about estranged sisters who come to blows on the first day of a new Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Northern Ireland. Show more
A ghost story by Lizzie Mickery about the dead reclaiming their stolen identities from the living. With Helen Bradbury, John Hollingworth and Lucas Smith. Show more
This powerful and intensely personal piece digs deep into the author's brutalising experiences growing up on the streets of Belfast. Show more
Donna Love Bite, by Gill Adams. Donna doesn't want to miss out on her first date with Stu, so decides she has no choice but to take her little sister Kylie with her.
The Birth and Death of Daylight, by Stephen Riley: A moving, funny and quirky play about friendship and family that follows three disaffected teenagers Keith, Janine and Ian. Show more