Oberon Books, 2017

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 27, Roles: Total (7), Female (4), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Nikolai, an 86 year old retired Ukrainian engineer and tractor historian in Peterborough, has fallen in love with 36 year old Valentina. His daughters, Vera and Nadezhda, who have not spoken to one another since their mother's death, unite...">

...Nikolai, an 86 year old retired Ukrainian engineer and tractor historian in Peterborough, has fallen in love with 36 year old Valentina. His daughters, Vera and Nadezhda, who have not spoken to one another since their mother's death, unite...

Oberon Books, 2003

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 13, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...The first performance in The Space, Tanika Gupta's Fragile Land is about what nationhood means for second generation immigrants: revealing the complexities of life for a new generation of young Londoners. Suitable for ages 14...">

...The first performance in The Space, Tanika Gupta's Fragile Land is about what nationhood means for second generation immigrants: revealing the complexities of life for a new generation of young Londoners. Suitable for ages 14...

Oberon Books, 2005

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 13, Roles: Total (30), Female (4), Male (26), Unassigned (0)

...On the eve of his release from Feltham Young Offenders Institution, Zahid Mubarek, a young British Asian man, was attacked by his racist cellmate. One week later he died of his injuries. How was this allowed to happen...">

...On the eve of his release from Feltham Young Offenders Institution, Zahid Mubarek, a young British Asian man, was attacked by his racist cellmate. One week later he died of his injuries. How was this allowed to happen...

Oberon Books, 2003

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Acts: 4, Roles: Total (11), Female (4), Male (7), Unassigned (0)

...Widower Hari Hobson has a successful dress-making business and three daughters. The oldest, Durga, is the brains behind the operation. Can't we choose husbands for ourselves...">

...Widower Hari Hobson has a successful dress-making business and three daughters. The oldest, Durga, is the brains behind the operation. Can't we choose husbands for ourselves...

Oberon Books, 2002

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (4), Female (4), Male (0), Unassigned (0)

...Teenage sisters Affy and Di look out for each other. Dying to escape their violent life, they move from dreams to betrayal - with devastating results. Inside Out, a Clean Break commission, is the provocative...">

...Teenage sisters Affy and Di look out for each other. Dying to escape their violent life, they move from dreams to betrayal - with devastating results. Inside Out, a Clean Break commission, is the provocative...

Oberon Books, 2017

Oberon Modern Plays

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 25, Roles: Total (13), Female (2), Male (11), Unassigned (0)

...Death is my friend, my greatest benefactor. My liberty is in death, my life eternal is in death. – Dinesh Gupta Tanika Gupta has written over 20 stage plays for major British theatres but this is her most personal play yet...">

...Death is my friend, my greatest benefactor. My liberty is in death, my life eternal is in death. – Dinesh Gupta Tanika Gupta has written over 20 stage plays for major British theatres but this is her most personal play yet...

Oberon Books, 2013

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 9, Roles: Total (15), Female (7), Male (7), Unassigned (1)

...Tanika Gupta returns with a hilarious and touching story of love, attachment and what we mean by home. Bindi and Mansoor might just be the most popular couple on their street, but after 45 years of a loving marriage, Mansoor has vowed...">

...Tanika Gupta returns with a hilarious and touching story of love, attachment and what we mean by home. Bindi and Mansoor might just be the most popular couple on their street, but after 45 years of a loving marriage, Mansoor has vowed...

Oberon Books, 2008

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 22, Roles: Total (9), Female (5), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Aaron and Anita are in lust. They're the last to think there could be any long-term future in the relationship. At thirty, Anita is, according to her mother Chitra, past her sell by date, whilst Aaron is, according to his mother Leticia...">

...Aaron and Anita are in lust. They're the last to think there could be any long-term future in the relationship. At thirty, Anita is, according to her mother Chitra, past her sell by date, whilst Aaron is, according to his mother Leticia...

Oberon Books, 2013

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

...Moving, powerful, ethereal; Mind Walking is a celebration of the life of one extraordinary man, the enduring love story of a mature couple and their family. Bobby has led a remarkable life. Migrating from India as a young man he...">

...Moving, powerful, ethereal; Mind Walking is a celebration of the life of one extraordinary man, the enduring love story of a mature couple and their family. Bobby has led a remarkable life. Migrating from India as a young man he...

Oberon Books, 2002

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...A London churchyard becomes a sanctuary for the gardener Kabir. When a photograph of an African church appears in this little Eden, a complex drama of morality and conscience unfolds. Sanctuary was part...">

...A London churchyard becomes a sanctuary for the gardener Kabir. When a photograph of an African church appears in this little Eden, a complex drama of morality and conscience unfolds. Sanctuary was part...

Oberon Books, 2006

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 17, Roles: Total (9), Female (5), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Jamaica: a sensual paradise where the sun, sea and sand are free but anything more comes at a price. Welcome to the 21st century where women travel across the world in search of sex, love, and liberation but the reality...">

...Jamaica: a sensual paradise where the sun, sea and sand are free but anything more comes at a price. Welcome to the 21st century where women travel across the world in search of sex, love, and liberation but the reality...

Oberon Books, 2013

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 30, Roles: Total (20), Female (9), Male (11), Unassigned (0)

...It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing...">

...It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing...

Methuen Drama, 2021

Modern Plays

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

...London. 1888. An 18-year-old Gandhi has just arrived from India to study Law. Miles from home, his wife and his family, we see him navigate a time of uncertainty, growth and opportunity. As he builds a new life, he explores the joys...">

...London. 1888. An 18-year-old Gandhi has just arrived from India to study Law. Miles from home, his wife and his family, we see him navigate a time of uncertainty, growth and opportunity. As he builds a new life, he explores the joys...

Oberon Books, 2019

Oberon Modern Plays

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (6), Female (2), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Priya Banerjee is dead, but her life is far from over. She has just three days left to roam the earth before she can go on to the 'Waiting Room' of spirits. As she reluctantly watches and listens to her family, Priya is guided by a droll...">

...Priya Banerjee is dead, but her life is far from over. She has just three days left to roam the earth before she can go on to the 'Waiting Room' of spirits. As she reluctantly watches and listens to her family, Priya is guided by a droll...

Oberon Books, 2012

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 20, Roles: Total (13), Female (8), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against...">

...Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against...

Oberon Books, 2008

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (7), Female (2), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Ricky’s mates come from all over the world, and as far as they’re concerned they are all ‘breddas’. But when tragedy befalls one of them, Ricky’s forced to ask himself the serious question – what does it mean to be a white boy in Britain...">

...Ricky’s mates come from all over the world, and as far as they’re concerned they are all ‘breddas’. But when tragedy befalls one of them, Ricky’s forced to ask himself the serious question – what does it mean to be a white boy in Britain...