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King John
King John holds the throne of England illegitimately, having stolen it from the rightful heir, his n...
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere’s Fan is one of Oscar Wilde’s most witty and uncompromisingly satirical plays. It ex...
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Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt follows the huge, extended Merz family who reside in Vienna, Austria. They have been se...
The Liar
In Pierre Corneille’s frothy yet biting comedy of light hearts and lighter words, trouble arrives in...
A Lie of the Mind
Beth has been violently beaten - to the point of brain damage - by her overly jealous husband, Jake....
Life of Galileo
Life of Galileo is regarded as one of German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s greatest masterpieces. The...
A Light in the Dark
In an empty blackbox theatre, a ghost light dimly lights the central playing space. Outside, a pande...
The Little Dog Laughed
Mitchell Green is a Hollywood star on his way to the A-list -- if he can only keep that pesky “recur...
Lysistrata
Lysistrata is one of the earliest theatrical depictions of the battle of the sexes. In the male-domi...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in a Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey’s band members, C...
Machinal
Sophie Treadwell, the playwright behind the revolutionary expressionist play Machinal, reminds us in...
Man and Superman
Man and Superman is a massive drama full of both light comedy and deep philosophy, based on Nietzsch...
