Nick Hern Books, 2017

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Scenes: 16, Roles: Total (15), Female (4), Male (11), Unassigned (0)

...Frances Poet's play Adam is the true story of a young trans man, Adam Kashmiry, making the journey from his native Egypt to Scotland, across borders and genders, in his search for a place to call home. It was conceived by Cora Bissett...

Methuen Drama, 2020

Modern Plays

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Scenes: 7, Roles: Total (19), Female (11), Male (5), Unassigned (3)

...A group of teens gather to take their French exam but none of them will step into the exam hall. Because Kyle has had a vision and he'll use anything, even miracles, to ensure his classmates accompany him. Together they have just seven days...

Nick Hern Books, 2019

NHB Modern Plays

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

...‘We were two weans playing at wee hooses… Now we’re both paying the price.’ Jack is proud of his work at the Clyde shipyards. His wife, Beanie, who is nursing him through asbestosis, thinks he's a fool...

Nick Hern Books, 2018

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Scenes: 23, Roles: Total (10), Female (2), Male (8), Unassigned (0)

...Frances Poet's play Gut is a drama exploring parental anxieties about child abuse, and what happens when trust breaks down between family members. It was first performed at the Traverse Theatre, Scotland, on 24 April 2018, produced...

Nick Hern Books, 2020

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 28, Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...‘They say we’re like swans. Ruddy beautiful graceful things on the surface of a lake but underneath we’re paddling like mad.’ Maggie and Gordon first met, dancing to Rod Stewart songs, in 1971. Now in their sixties...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 35, Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Frances Poet's play Still is a drama about life, loss and joy as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed. It was first performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on 2 August 2021.  ...