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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...