Books in the Oberon Modern Plays series

A brave and brilliant new play about art, fame, and death. Opened at the Traverse Theatre in October 2009.

'Fierce and gripping, direct from Belfast and dripping with the sound, fury and black humour'. - The Times

Students, teachers, youth theatres, theatre lovers and those involved in the presentation of youth drama.

Winner of 2011 What's On Stage award for Best Off-West End Production and Olivier Award for Best Opera Production 2011.

This startling and dark play by film maker Hassan Abdulrazzak, was the winner of the George Devine, Meyer-Whitworth (2008) and Pearson (2009) awards.

Accompanied by Sancho Panza, and inspired by stories of daring deeds, Don Quixote sets out to recreate an imaginary world and to convince his family, friends, and all he meets of its reality. But this is no ordinary journey as he gallops through 17th century Spain, encountering a host of characters including star-crossed lovers and army of giants.

'When does libertarian become Nitroglycerine? When does protest become Semtex? At what point does the conviction you are right...become Gelgnite?'Charles Jennings QC arrives at a respected national hospital for a heart transplant. He is awoken into a sinister political nightmare in which he must battle the establishment to prove his innocence for a crime embedded within him. Beset by the spiralling logic of his condition, Mr Jennings struggles to save his name, his principles and ultimately - his life.An uproarious comedy about civil liberty in the face of paranoia, Proving Mr Jennings was awarded the King's Cross New Writing Award in 2004.

An adaptation of Max Arthur's bestselling and acclaimed book, "Forgotten Voices", based on the spoken testimony of veterans of the First World War, collected by the Sound Archive of the Imperial War Museum in 1970. In this, five ordinary survivors - four men and one woman - reveal their memories, which make up a narrative of an awesome war.

A funny play about a new kind of love story and a new kind of family.

'A very tough piece of goods-dynamite, hard-edged and brilliant.'--New York Post.

This new play by Amy Rosenthal, was commissioned by the Hampstead Theatre, London.

A turbulent and triumphant tale of a totally troubled teen.

In this new production of "Piaf", Gems has reworked her celebrated 1978 original.

Frantic Assembly fuses a taut adaptation of the classic text with its trademark hard-hitting choreography.

Inspired by the life and politics of Brazilian folk hero Chico Mendes.

An action-adventure tale adapted from the novel The Life and Death of the Wicked Skelton.

A powerful new play about teenage suicide and family bereavement.

Che Walker and Arthur Darvill's neon-soaked, soul-fuelled new musical arrives to smarten up London.Yvonne and Simone are cruising for action. Raymond stole Gil's girl and now Gil wants to slice him up. Barney is just after a quiet life. When all five collide in a seedy London bar, their desires ignite in a guttural blast of cusses, laughs and unexpected romance. Love looks set to finally conquer the two people who swore they could live without it. But how will they know it's for real?

A murderous black comedy set in Hull's black economy, with too many questions and all the wrong answers.

Adapted by Phil Wilmott for the stage. Perhaps Maxim Gorky's best-known play. It was written during the winter of 1901 and the spring of 1902. Subtitled "Scenes from Russian Life," it depicted a group of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga

A poignant new play explores exactly what it means to dice with death when being alive proves to be painful.

Saturday afternoon. In town with your mates. Doing some shopping. Or maybe watching the match. When the bomb goes off. Then there's Horror. Fear. Anger. Blame. And perhaps you're thinking: 'Not in my name'. Not in My Name uses verbatim interviews to realistically portray the aftermath, community impact and personal consequences of a fictional terror attack from the perspective of over thirty young characters. Suitable for performance by young people or adults, this is a bold and challenging play that allows audiences to openly, safely and productively discuss current issues around terrorism and violent extremism. The play lists over 30 speaking characters, however with doubling and multi-role play it can be performed by any number of actors, ranging between 8 (4m / 4f) and 30+