Two years after its disastrous opening in 1896, "The Seagull" was successfully revived at the Moscow Art Theatre. Checkhov's self-mocking description of the play was: "A comedy - 3F, 6M, four acts, rural scenery (a view over a lake); much talk of literature, little action, five bushels of love".
A stunning new play about fantasy and sexuality, and about the blurry and indistinct lines between reality and desire
2013 Critics Award Scotland Best Technical Presentation WINNER 2013 Critics Award Scotland Best Children and Young People's Show NOMINEE A life-affirming tale about a 15-year-old who believes he has the power to turn invisible. However his powers start to desert him when his life suffers a tragic twist of fate.
A thriller which goes behind the scenes at the Vatican, uncovering the rivalries, the political manoeuvrings and the unspoken crises of faith that surrounded the death of 'the Smiling Pope'.
A searing, breathtaking monologue which touches on revolution, unification of Italy and the repulsion of body and mind.
Three Irish road-diggers encounter some long-buried secrets in a play which mixes tales of Irish exile with Greek mythology.
A moving and comic new play by Sarah Wooley, featuring a strong female lead for an older actress. Opened at Hampstead theatre in December 2012.
A contemporary adaptation of a classic German play, a comic satire on militarization and the 'cult of the uniform'.
Full of sharp humour, this play follows a character who is forced to confront the painful secrets of the past.
A surreal and wildly original story about connection - to our families, our memories, our moment in time, by one of the USA's leading playwrights.
Two interlocking monologues about two brothers; a poignant story of two complex, wounded lives.
Inspired by the birth of rave culture in the 1990s and its subsequent demonization, Beats uses immersive storytelling to explore contemporary society.
Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First Award 2013. Shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2013. A searing monologue from an F16 fighter pilot , grounded when she falls pregnant, an subsequently reassigned to America's drone programme.
" A new play chronicling life in modern India, fusing verbatim testimony with Islamic folktale tradition to create a highly individual piece of contemporary drama. A story of conflict, family and football. "
A gloriously theatrical story of the birth and decline of the American Dream, told through the relationship of an immortal Dutch couple. From one of the USA's leading experimental theatre companies.
A stunning series of interlocking stories about the moments when life offers you a choice between heroism and compromise, and what happens after you choose, from Fringe First winning playwright and theatre-maker Chris Thorpe.
An electrifying dark morality tale by multi-award winning playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly.
Doonreagan explores the doomed relationship between Ted and Assia during their brief but intense spell in Connemara: an ultimate test of conjugality and family life, at which neither of them had excelled so far. A new play by Ann Henning Jocelyn.
Ghosts is published to coincide with the Gate Theatre's production of Amelia Bullmore's new translation of Ibsen's classic.
A play about a boy who is growing up under the influence of soul music in Philadelphia from an award-winning actor and writer.
The story of four middle-age mothers on a night away from their kids, as they get together to watch the 2008 US election. A new play on race and political correctness by Sarah Rutherford premiering at the Park Theatre.
A comedy from playwright Gary Owen. A couple on the brink of marriage and an opportunity too good to miss out on! Would you risk your marriage on a promise on finding your perfect soul mate? Anna is tempted.
A funny and heartfelt new play about lives lived on shifting sands, In Doggerland is a searching examination of love, family and identity.
Crowning Glory is a new play that explores some of the ways in which mainstream Western definitions of beauty in today's world affects the way women see themselves.
Based on the true-life stories of the two performers, this "immensely moving, funny and courageous" piece of theatre follows the lives of two British Africans living at the crossroads of culture, nationality, gender and sexuality.
"If Lee Harvey Oswald did it, he could not have done it alone. If he did not, he must be the hit of the century. If he was involved and somehow double-crossed, alive today must be persons with the guilt of awful silence."
A ghostly tale of one man's chance to do things differently from R.C. Sherriff, author of 20th-century classic "Journey's End."
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage versions of Dickens have garnered wide critical acclaim.
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