Under the Shadow
Based on the film by Babak Anvari — Adapted by Carmen NasrThey travel on the wind, just like that missile, and they only land once they find someone to possess. When Shideh's husband is conscripted to serve on the frontline, she is left alone with her young daughter as Tehran is bombed. The missile strikes bring terror and destruction and...
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By Ian McEwan — Adapted by Christopher HamptonI'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me. On an English country estate during the blazing summer of 1935, 13 year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a passionate scene between her elder sister Cecilia and the son of their housekeeper, Robbie. In a disastrous desire for drama but only a dim...
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By Martina LairdHeat is rising in colonial Trinidad. While support for political independence is growing, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemen's club is about to be entangled in a custody battle of its own. ALMA promises guests a welcome escape from the bustle of the capital. Owned by Englishman Mansion, governed by...
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The Long Drop
By Denise Mina. Adapted by Linda McLeanCitizens Theatre, Glasgow
Glasgow, 1957. A family destroyed. A man who insists he knows why. Between whisky-soaked confessions and half-truths swirling in cigarette smoke, William Watt and Peter Manuel share a night that will change everything. Winding through stale-aired bars, shadowed backstreets and tangled lies – leading to one of the most infamous trials in Scottish history.
See cast, creatives, and 7 reviewsAllegra
By Peter QuilterRichmond Theatre, London
& touring
Allegra (Maureen Lipman) is full of joy. So much of it that she cannot stop herself from bursting into song. At home, in the street, even in shops and restaurants. Sometimes the music is only a fantasy in her head. But at other times, it results in a loud and disruptive performance that causes chaos in the village where she lives. Allegra's brother, Ronen, and her carer, Anna, must somehow control her eccentricities and avoid angry visits by the local policeman. But is this possible without destroying the great happiness that fills Allegra's heart?
See cast, creatives, and 9 reviewsThe Hen Night
A Play, Pie and Pint
By Debbie Hannan
Òran Mór, Glasgow
Jade, Amber and Lilac have been organising Coral's hen night for the past six months and it's going to be epic! But at the last minute, Coral's cousin Luna rocks up uninvited. Perfect skin, a model, a poet, and a human rights lawyer…a total goddess. It's too easy to hate her but little do they know just how much they need her…Can the trio unleash their inner Greek chorus or is Coral's fate in the hands of the gods?
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