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Celebrated children''s author Edith Nesbit (The Railway Children, Five Children & It) retreats to her attic writing room during one of her husband''s tiresome parties with her housekeeper and an unexpected, handsome party guest. As midnight swiftly approaches, Edith gives a reading of her work. Not one of her cherished children''s tales, but her terrifying early horror stories.

For Madame Ranevskaya, her cherry orchard is more than just land. Returning for the first time since her son drowned there, she must come to terms with the fact that in order to free her family of debt the cherry orchard must be sold, the trees must be cleared and she and her family must prepare for life beyond the orchard.

Three sisters gather at their ailing mother's bedside; all have reason to hope her death will be soon. Jean needs some extra cash to start a new business; Fay's wildlife sanctuary could do with money; and the lonely, exhausted Margaret, who has nursed Mum, wants her freedom. Family tensions spill over into arguments and expressions of disappointment and regret.|4 women

Jane and Catherine have an antique cluttered house, unpaid bills, and a memory of marriage to the same man, now deceased. His will states they can live in the house if they don't sell its contents. They discover some jewels and a wily antique dealer gets them to accept a down payment and from then on everything they do to rectify matters gets them in deeper.6 women, 2 men

This intimate, immersive new adaptation of Chekhov's classic from critically-acclaimed playwright Annie Baker, author of Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation, and The Flick, brings colloquial language to this internationaly beloved story of human relationships and yearning. Written with the "goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way the play sounded to Russian ears during the play's first productions in the provinces in 1898," Ms. Bake

Our Man of the title is a soldier. He gets up, has breakfast and embarks on his mission. That's it! Very straight, very simple, very uninteresting! What makes the play interesting is that 'Our Man' is actually being controlled by six people living inside his head. We see all the events from the perspective of these six characters in the control room. How he fights off the distractions of fear, hunger, exhaustion and homesickness, in an effort to stay alive. We witness all the problems faced by the control team, including all the arguments, all the accidents and all the misunderstandings between them in their running of this "lethal fighting machine".6 men

A pantomime with songs in two acts, dating from 1954. Ronald Parr's lively adaptations can be performed with comparatively small casts, and only modest scenery is required. The songs are mostly set to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music for the Savoy Operas.-6 women, 5 men, 7 women or men

The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of the imagination. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether is both a serpentine crime drama and haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the consequences of living out our private dreams.

"Behold the newest nobody of the funniest century yet. He's almost Christ-like, from a distance, in terms of height and weight. Listen closely or drift off uncontrollably, as he speaks to you directly about the notion of home, about the notion of the world. All of it delivered with the authority that is the special province of the unsure and the un-homed, which is a word he made up accidentally. The running time, if he doesn't die or think of anything else, is roughly one hour. Title and Deed

George and Linda Harper's 17 year marriage has gone stale, but George doesn't seem to be aware of it. When confronted with the problem, he gets a vasectomy, which solves nothing, so he moves out. Linda rearranges her life by enrolling in self-improvement courses. Trying for an amicable divorce, they agree to use one lawyer and hire their closest friend. When this backfires, George attempts reconciliation by trying to seduce Linda but is interrupted by the unexpected return of their son from a date. But it does result in their realizing they still care about each other and that their marriage is certainly worth a second chance.-2 women, 4 men

To reduce his medical fees, hypochondriac M. Argan decides to marry off his daughter Angelica to a physician's son. Unfortunately, Angelica loves Cl¿ante. Argan's brother B¿ralde and Toinette, an inventive maid, save the situation for the lovers and expose Mme Argan's schemes to bleed her husband of his fortune. Then they persuade the hypochondriac to turn physician so that he can quack himself free of charge.4 women, 8 men

The Amazon Theatre Group are to perform a little-known, passionate, Spanish drama in a festival. Amid multiple tensions and general chaos backstage, Lesley, the missing member, staggers in paralytically drunk and dressed in motorcycle gear. The adjudicator is impressed with the cast's seething passion and pronounces Lesley's motorcycle regalia a stroke of genius!6 women

The author of A Bedfull of Foreigners has teamed with the author of Move Over, Mrs. Markham to create a delightful farce about a kept woman who is canny enough to be kept by two men.|4 women, 3 men

Scarlet likes sex. That's never been a problem for her. Then one morning she wakes up to find she's gone viral. A video of her being sexually abused by a gang of boys has appeared online and it's picking up popularity. Everything starts to fall apart. All Scarlet wants to do is put her head down and push through, convinced that it will all blow over if she doesn't make a fuss. But the cracks are appearing faster than she can paper over them. Hurtling towards breaking point, Scarlet is left with a choice she may not be able to come back from...

Quarantined in his aunt and uncle's stuffy flat because his brother has measles, Tom is restless and bored. Intrigued by a grandfather clock, Tom is startled one night to hear it strike 13. Going to investigate, Tom discovers a Victorian garden of the 1880s where he meets unhappy orphan Hatty.

Henry Fielding's novel (which started out as a skit on Richardson's Pamela), recounting the adventures and misadventures of the handsome footman and the simple, loveable parson, is dramatized for a simple-to-stage production, requiring a minimum of props and settings. Robbers, grasping innkeepers, love, jealousy, female rivalry, personal misunderstandings, surprise revelations of unexpected relationships - all find their places in the exuberant story.11 women, 7 men

A musical dramatization of the adventures of the Owl and Pussycat at sea and in the Land where the Bong Trees grow.

One night Stephen Barlow invites one of his young pupils home for additional tutoring. There is an evident bond between them; his is one of regard, and hers is one of admiration. But Stephen's wife, Grace, misreads the bond, and persuades herself that the two are in love. The sudden prospect of losing her husband's love to a young girl leads her to a cruel attack upon the girl, who is mortally embarrassed and conscience stricken. She runs away into the night. Stephen goes after her, but is not able to find her. Days pass, and there is no sign of her. The police drag the river and search every corner. Stephen is openly suspected of having seduced and murdered the girl.8 women, 2 men

In this retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story, Dr. Jekyll is introduced just as he is on the brink of discovering the key to man's inner reality. One evening he experiments on himself and finds that his formula works. Unfortunately, his "real" self turns out to be the monster Edward Hyde. Jekyll continues his researches, spending more and more time as Hyde until this horrifying character takes over.4 women, 4 men, 1 boy or girl

This musical celebrates the rags-to-riches and back to rags story of Viv Nicholson - the working-class Yorkshire lass who, in 1961, won a fortune on the Football Pools.

Roger has enough trouble assembling his cricket team to play against the British Railways Maintenance Division Reading East, but these complications pall before those occurring among their various wives and girlfriends. As a final catastrophe, rain starts to fall. The play, from the author of Stepping Out, was first seen at the Queen's Theatre, London, starring Julia McKenzie and Maureen Lipman.4 women, 5 men

Late on 20th October, 1953, Sir John Gielgud, then at the zenith of his theatrical career, was arrested in a Chelsea public lavatory. He pleaded guilty the next day to the charge of persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes. In the prim, homophobic Britain of the 1950s, Gielgud's offence attracted vicious criticism from public and press alike and threatened to terminate his career. A few weeks later, however, when Gielgud opened in London in a new play, something extraordinary happened2 women, 13 men

"That day in the pub, the day I first saw them, they were dressed identically. Dark wool coats, smart hats. The whole pub went quiet." It's 1966. Lucy Fuller is 18 years old. She likes musicals and make up, and her job at Winston's Nightclub. One night Lucy is kidnapped by the Kray twins and locked in a flat with an escaped murderer. This is the terrifying story of Lucy's time with Ronnie, Reggie, and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell. Where Do Little Birds Go? is a colourful and poignant tale of crime, kidnap and lost innocence in the heart of the 1960s East End.

What do a Koala bear, a devious chef, and an emerald necklace have in common? Carl Houston, Sussex hotelier, nearly loses his life finding out in this thriller of international intrigue which bears all the Durbridge hallmarks of suspense, mystery and murder.-3 women, 5 men

In this tense, dramatic thriller there are more than enough twists to keep your audience guessing. Beautiful Veronica enlists the help of a former lover to murder her writer husband, Gus, whilst all the time plotting to run away with her current lover.2 women, 3 men, 1 woman or man

Bob is a born loser: plain and shy he is no match for Ted whose facile charm impresses "the birds". Bob thinks he has found a different kind of girl and invites her to dinner. Ted bustles about, further reducing Bob's store of confidence. Doreen arrives. Her quiet poise is revealed as foolishness and she finds classical music as tedious as Bob's conversation.1 woman, 2 men