Plays
Featured — award winners and classics first, when available. Use “Show different books” for a new selection.
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Tom's Midnight Garden
Oliver Twist
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Tempest
King Lear
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Merchant of Venice
A Christmas Carol
James and the Giant Peach
Othello
Macbeth
A View from the Bridge
Novio Boy
Skellig
Danny, The Champion of the World
Antony and Cleopatra
The Lion and the Jewel
Troilus and Cressida
Henry IV, Part 2
The Miracle Worker
Bodas de sangre
Richard III
An Inspector Calls
Arms and the Man
The Shining
Farmer Duck
King Richard II
The BFG
All My Sons
Henry IV, Part 1
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