Books by Alan Plater

An ex-miner turned poet is appointed writer-in-residence at Eastwood branch library. Ellen, senior librarian, soon realizes the feckless but charming Geordie is no poet. Despite this she finds him highly entertaining, much to the disgust of Nutley, an earnest young man who covets the writer-in-residence role. These three find themselves an unlikely but united strike group when the Libraries sub-committee proposes demolishing the library.|2 women, 3 men

Anyone familiar with the cartoon characters of Bill Tidy's 'Fosdyke Saga' from the Daily Mirror will know these loveable characters. The time is 1902 and the Fosdyke tripe business is failing, so they decide to move to greener pastures in Manchester - the land of meat pies and perhaps fortune? We follow their progress through to the First World War.6 women, 10 men

A new comic drama, starring Maureen Lipman, about the life of the famous play agent, Peggy Ramsay, who helped transform post-war British drama

The filleting machine; You are my heart's delight; Shooting the legend; Wittgenstein on Tyne; Laughter when we're dead; Cold calling. These six titles make up Live Theatre, a celebration of the finest playwrights from the North East, spanning three generations.