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Cradle Me

Cradle Me

by Simon Vinnicombe

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published as a programme text for the world premiere at the Finborough Theatre in October 2008, Cradle Me is a tender, powerful play about the aftermath of a family tragedy. Following an unspeakable…

Dead Dad Dog

Dead Dad Dog

by John McKay

Nick Hern Plays

A short, witty, comic nightmare in which an unemployed, trendy young Scottish man is dogged by his deceased father, who was a Hoover salesman in his prime. An offbeat comedy with a political edge. Joh…

Death of Long Pig

Death of Long Pig

by Nigel Planer

Nick Hern Books

Two great artists - Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin - confront their own mortality in the strange and supernatural Polynesian islands they made their home. 'Long pig: A white man to be eaten' …

Dolphins and Sharks

Dolphins and Sharks

by James Anthony Tyler

Bloomsbury Publishing

Three employees of Harlem Office, New York, a neighbourhood copy shop where promotions are rare, raises are even rarer, and racism is often on display... Dolphins and Sharks is set in a mundane copy …

Don Juan Comes Back from the War

Don Juan Comes Back from the War

by Ödön von Horváth, adapted by Duncan Macmillan

Bloomsbury Publishing

Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the debauchery that once made his name. Amidst politi…

Don't Smoke in Bed

Don't Smoke in Bed

by Aurin Squire

Bloomsbury Publishing

“You know I saw an article in Time Magazine a few years ago that stated ‘Asian Men are In,’ and it had a picture of a white woman riding the back of an Asian man. No Kidding. Like he was some kind of …