Methuen Drama, 2011

Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 49, Roles: Total (33), Female (13), Male (14), Unassigned (6)

...At the beginning of Bartlett’s political and profound epic play, twelve completely different people across London wake up from an identical, terrifying dream – monsters and explosions, thousands of voices. At the same moment, a young man...">

...At the beginning of Bartlett’s political and profound epic play, twelve completely different people across London wake up from an identical, terrifying dream – monsters and explosions, thousands of voices. At the same moment, a young man...

Nick Hern Books, 2017

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 1, Roles: Total (12), Female (6), Male (6), Unassigned (0)

...Mike Bartlett's play Albion is a tragicomic drama about national identity, family, mourning and the disappointment of personal dreams. It was first performed at the Almeida Theatre, London, on 17 October 2017 (previews from 10 October...">

...Mike Bartlett's play Albion is a tragicomic drama about national identity, family, mourning and the disappointment of personal dreams. It was first performed at the Almeida Theatre, London, on 17 October 2017 (previews from 10 October...

Nick Hern Books, 2014

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Scenes: 5, Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (0), Unassigned (2)

...Mike Bartlett's play An Intervention is a two-hander about friendship, its responsibilities, and the roles it forces us to play. It was first performed on 16 April 2014 at Watford Palace Theatre in a co-production with Paines Plough...">

...Mike Bartlett's play An Intervention is a two-hander about friendship, its responsibilities, and the roles it forces us to play. It was first performed on 16 April 2014 at Watford Palace Theatre in a co-production with Paines Plough...

Methuen Drama, 2016

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 9, Roles: Total (5), Female (4), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. Artefacts depicts...">

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. Artefacts depicts...

Nick Hern Books, 2013

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Roles: Total (4), Female (1), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Mike Bartlett's Bull is a play about vicious office politics. It was first performed at the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield, on 6 February 2013, before transferring to 59E59 Theaters, New York, as part of the Brits Off Broadway season...">

...Mike Bartlett's Bull is a play about vicious office politics. It was first performed at the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield, on 6 February 2013, before transferring to 59E59 Theaters, New York, as part of the Brits Off Broadway season...

Methuen Drama, 2022

Modern Plays

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Scenes: 3, Roles: Total (4), Female (1), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that's fine that's good in fact that's good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you've become confused. John is happy in himself, and with his...">

...The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that's fine that's good in fact that's good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you've become confused. John is happy in himself, and with his...

Methuen Drama, 2016

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (2), Female (2), Male (0), Unassigned (0)

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. Contractions...">

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. Contractions...

Methuen Drama, 2021

Student Editions

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 11, Roles: Total (36), Female (12), Male (20), Unassigned (4)

...It's Cabaret, we've got our heads down and we're dancing and drinking as fast as we can. The enemy is on its way, but this time it doesn't have guns and gas it has storms and earthquakes, fire and brimstone.... You were the glimmer...">

...It's Cabaret, we've got our heads down and we're dancing and drinking as fast as we can. The enemy is on its way, but this time it doesn't have guns and gas it has storms and earthquakes, fire and brimstone.... You were the glimmer...

Nick Hern Books, 2015

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Scenes: 9, Roles: Total (14), Female (7), Male (7), Unassigned (0)

...Mike Bartlett's Game is a play that explores ideas about aspiration and voyeurism, focussing on a young couple trying to create a home amidst a housing crisis. When offered the house of their dreams, a moral and ethical dilemma unfolds...">

...Mike Bartlett's Game is a play that explores ideas about aspiration and voyeurism, focussing on a young couple trying to create a home amidst a housing crisis. When offered the house of their dreams, a moral and ethical dilemma unfolds...

Nick Hern Books, 2014

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 18, Roles: Total (25), Female (7), Male (18), Unassigned (0)

...Mike Bartlett's King Charles III is a ‘future history play’ that speculates about events following the death of the reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and the subsequent coronation of her son as King Charles. Drawing on the style...">

...Mike Bartlett's King Charles III is a ‘future history play’ that speculates about events following the death of the reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and the subsequent coronation of her son as King Charles. Drawing on the style...

Methuen Drama, 2015

Modern Classics

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Scenes: 3, Roles: Total (5), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it. Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking...">

...1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it. Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 4

...Helen, along with sixty-seven million other people, is in lockdown. Unfortunately, Helen's neighbour, Mrs Delgado, is not. Mike Bartlett's funny and poignant play for one actor tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds...">

...Helen, along with sixty-seven million other people, is in lockdown. Unfortunately, Helen's neighbour, Mrs Delgado, is not. Mike Bartlett's funny and poignant play for one actor tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds...

Methuen Drama, 2016

Contemporary Dramatists

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Roles: Total (11), Female (6), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. My Child...">

...This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters. My Child...

Methuen Drama, 2018

Modern Plays

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Scenes: 11, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...If I don't want to tell anyone, it's up to me, right? Lucy knows James has avoided the battle. Mark knows Amanda has fought for her life. But speaking the truth could bring everything crashing...">

...If I don't want to tell anyone, it's up to me, right? Lucy knows James has avoided the battle. Mark knows Amanda has fought for her life. But speaking the truth could bring everything crashing...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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...A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust. When a man who's at the heart of government makes a decision to contravene the rules for the sake of his family, what's left of his integrity, his...">

...A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust. When a man who's at the heart of government makes a decision to contravene the rules for the sake of his family, what's left of his integrity, his...

Nick Hern Books, 2022

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 7, Roles: Total (15), Female (7), Male (8), Unassigned (0)

...Dear Miss Tweetwell, the ladder is where I live. For at the top lies reputation and wealth and at the bottom: ignominy and squalor. When noble heroine Miss Phoebe Virtue receives worrisome news on Instagram that her...">

...Dear Miss Tweetwell, the ladder is where I live. For at the top lies reputation and wealth and at the bottom: ignominy and squalor. When noble heroine Miss Phoebe Virtue receives worrisome news on Instagram that her...

Nick Hern Books, 2019

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 3, Roles: Total (3), Female (2), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...‘Because Christmas. Well… That’s when they say people come home.’ Andy loves nostalgic television, pints down the pub, and listening to the whole album from beginning to end. His daughter, Maya, wears good shoes...">

...‘Because Christmas. Well… That’s when they say people come home.’ Andy loves nostalgic television, pints down the pub, and listening to the whole album from beginning to end. His daughter, Maya, wears good shoes...

Nick Hern Books, 2022

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 15, Roles: Total (25), Female (6), Male (19), Unassigned (0)

...It's not a game for gentlemen we're playing, Political and civilized. This is Historic 2024. As America goes to the polls, democracy...">

...It's not a game for gentlemen we're playing, Political and civilized. This is Historic 2024. As America goes to the polls, democracy...

Nick Hern Books, 2025

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 17, Roles: Total (3), Female (2), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Polly and Nick have it all. Happily married, two children, successful careers. And yet there's something missing, something rare and unforeseen waiting to add a much-needed sparkle. Unicorn by Mike Bartlett...">

...Polly and Nick have it all. Happily married, two children, successful careers. And yet there's something missing, something rare and unforeseen waiting to add a much-needed sparkle. Unicorn by Mike Bartlett...

Nick Hern Books, 2016

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Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Mike Bartlett's Wild is a darkly comic play about challenging the status quo at a global level, based on the case of Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who copied and leaked classified information from the US National Security...">

...Mike Bartlett's Wild is a darkly comic play about challenging the status quo at a global level, based on the case of Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who copied and leaked classified information from the US National Security...