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Oedipus (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus the King)
The newly crowned young king of Thebes, Oedipus, having solved the riddle of the sphinx, has married...
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One Flea Spare
It is 1665. As London spirals toward disaster in plague-time, a wealthy aristocrat and his invalid w...
Our Lady of 121st Street
Sister Rose was a beloved nun and teacher in the 121st street neighborhood of Harlem. She has recent...
Oz
When a tornado whisks young Beth away, she suddenly finds herself in a place that feels oddly like t...
Passion Play
In a small village in the north of England, in 1575, three cases of unrequited love, one fleeing pri...
Patter for the Floating Lady
The Magician’s great love affair with Angie has disintegrated, leaving him heartbroken. As part of h...
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Gar O'Donnell lives with his father in 1960s Donegal. Gar is preparing to emigrate to Philadelphia...
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite portrays three couples who each occupy Suite 719 at the Plaza Hotel at different stages...
Portraits
The play takes place in familiar surroundings; a prominent law firm, a church funeral, and the basem...
Pressure
War and weather are intrinsically linked in David Haig’s intense thriller about the days leading up...
Prima Facie
Prima Facie: a Latin legal term meaning 'on the face of it'.In this powerful one-woman play, we meet...
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
“Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life.” So speaks Jean Brodie, a libera...
