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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Drifter Frank Chambers stumbles his way into the Twin Oaks Tavern, a roadside diner owned by friendl...
The Power of Darkness
Anìsya, the second wife of a Russian peasant, succumbs to the charms of Nikíta, a laborer on her far...
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Present Laughter
Present Laughter is lighthearted farce that celebrates playwright Noel Coward’s legendary wit and l...
Pressure
War and weather are intrinsically linked in David Haig’s intense thriller about the days leading up...
The Price
Victor Franz is a police sergeant approaching fifty and the end of his career. His father died sever...
Pride and Joy
Helene Nadler is a woman living on Long Island with three gay children. She constantly brags about...
Prima Facie
Prima Facie: a Latin legal term meaning 'on the face of it'.In this powerful one-woman play, we meet...
The Princess in the Tower
During the Third Crusade, a knight, called Sir Steven DeVere, arrives at an enchanted island, repute...
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus, the fire-bringer, has been sentenced to a grim punishment by the god Zeus: he is to be c...
Le Prophète
Berthe could not be happier. She is in love with a good man, and his mother, Fidès, has agreed to th...
Proposals
Proposals is a memory play that nostalgically recalls an afternoon the Hines family spends in the Po...
The Provoked Wife
Lady Brute is trapped in a loveless marriage to her drunkard husband, Sir John Brute. They married f...
