Publications

Published plays that either premiered (*) at The Bread & Roses Theatre or toured to our venue with their original production run.

Published by The Bread & Roses Theatre:

The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award - Winning Plays - Volume

£14.99
This Volume assembles the three winning plays of The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2019 (which all premiered at the theatre between 2019 and 2022), making them available in printed format to an even wider audience for the very first time.
  • Hungerland by Rachel O'Regan
Nicole is preparing the perfect Christmas dinner for her perfect boyfriend in her perfect house. Nothing could ruin her evening - except the arrival of her estranged sister Alice. All Alice wants is a relationship, but all Nicole wants is for her to eat... Darkly funny and discomforting, Rachel O'Regan's debut play is about food, falling down the rabbit hole, and what we inherit from our families.
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (4.5 stars) - "Hungerland is an honest and guttural story of loss and trauma, reflected in the lives of twin sisters." - within her words
  • I and the Village by Darren Donohue
Living in limbo at an isolated Direct Provision Centre, Keicha and Jeta await decisions on their status to remain in Ireland. Sharing a room, their memories and fantasies seep into the dank walls merging into one story. When eighteen-year-old Hannah joins them she must fight to maintain her sense of identity or risk getting swept up in their reality. Limited in what he can do, kind hearted Carl, battles with his morals and his position as Centre Manager.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars) - "I and the Village is meaningful storytelling at its best" - Ask The Ushers
  • Who You Are and What You Do by Hugh Dichmont
Are we defined by our actions, or the lessons we learn from them? Who You Are and What You Do presents a tableaux of interweaving stories about the social pressure to be happy all of the time. Played in a different order every night, the play explores the conflicts, addictions and struggles of searching for the best version of ourselves. (This script went to print before the end of rehearsals.)

ISBN: 978-1-912504-08-4
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It Tastes Like Home - Book & Lyrics by Lorna Wells

£6.99
A musical about family, food & belonging.
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It Tastes Like Home is a romantic comedy musical set in London exploring a love story between first generation Jamaica, Camilla, and Yi, of Chinese descent. As their tentative relationship evolves, can they balance their two worlds of family, culture and values?

This unique and feel-good multicultural musical explores what ‘home’ looks like when you come from another place and whether two cultures can ever really be in harmony when it comes to beliefs, identity and most importantly food. 

With book and lyrics by Lorna Wells and music by Eudora Yutong Qiao, It Tastes Like Home premiered at The Bread & Roses Theatre in London in 2018.
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Pussy Liberty - A One Act Play by Valerie Isaiah Sadoh

£5.99

A fearless look at the diverse world of millennials & feminism.


​Blaire, an early twenty-something woman, struggles with the pain of a past trauma and loses herself in the fight for equality. Meanwhile her best friend Halle is stuck in a relationship defined by passé gender roles, which increasingly affects her friendship with Blaire.

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In a melodic yet naturalist style the two storylines of young women trying to find their way in the world intertwine, as with sarcasm and wit Pussy Liberty shows that even in the toughest of times there is something to laugh about.

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Pussy Liberty is the debut professional play of Valerie Isaiah Sadoh and takes a fearless look at the diverse world of millennials and feminism, providing a strong contemporary voice. It was first performed at The Bread & Roses Theatre in 2017, after the producing company She’s Diverse won The Bread & Roses Emerging Companies Award 2017.
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The Buzz - A Play by Lydia Rynne

£5.99

Top 3 of The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2016/2017


"Success turns smart people crazy. Like smack, it’ll never be enough, only leave you gurning for more.”


Kyla was once a TV personality. Now she's the dress hanging on the arm of her celebrity popstar boyfriend. When her anti-establishment squatter brother pays her a surprise visit on the night of the biggest music award ceremony of the year, she is forced to confront the life, and lie, she's been living.


The Buzz is a dark comedy exploring the seduction of fame, overnight celebrity culture and the injustices we disregard in favour of our own success. The Bread & Roses Theatre is proud to present The Buzz as the final instalment of the 2016/17 Playwriting Award.
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Between a Man and a Woman & F*ckingLifeMate - The Plays of Scott James

£7.99

Different ways of life aren't so far away from ours...

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"Between a Man and a Woman" is a gripping, thrilling and heartbreaking story of domestic abuse. A fast paced drama that questions if abuse is a learned behavior or something that is within us? It gives us an insight into what happens behind closed doors and whether that is actually just between husband and wife or whether it involves a larger number of people.

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"F*ckingLifeMate" is an outrageous dark comedy. How does the area in which we grow up affect us? If what you see is what you know, does that mark your card from the start? The play follows Kirsty, a girl growing up on an estate in Thamesmead in South East London, trapped in the welfare system. Crime rate is high, teenage pregnancy is common and being gay is still not okay. Kirsty and her friends maneuver their way through this way of life, whilst dealing with their troublesome families and home-lives.

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The first fully staged production of "Between a Man and a Woman" premiered at The Bread & Roses Theatre in 2017 and "F*ckingLifeMate" had its world premiere at The Bread & Roses Theatre in 2018.
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Plays staged at The Bread & Roses Theatre published by other publishers:

Choosers
by Holly Mallett
[November 2016]

Alfie and Reg are homeless. A series of unconnected events has led them to this park, at this time, under this tree. As days unfold, an unlikely friendship forms as the two men navigate through life under the light of a single lamp post.

Our Baby
by Eleonora Fusco
[*September 2016]

In an eerie tragicomedy set in what could be just anyone's dining room, Emma and James keep it all together for the sake of their baby: a constant reminder of what their love used to be, of the projects they have made together.

Knock Knock
by Floyd Touley
[August 2016]

“I have dissociative identity disorder. Do you know what that means? It means people like you think I’m insane.” A slaughterhouse is set on fire and a body is found. The man believed to be responsible is questioned. A disturbing game of cat and mouse ensues.

The Great Unwatched
by Bob Sinfield
[*October 2016]

Bob affectionately nibbles the hand that fed him for 35 years: the radio. Expect tales of disastrous interviews with the likes of Rupert Everett and Nina Simone, plus a chance for you, dear reader, to become the next big voice-over.

Sum
by Susan Gray
[*November 2014]

A technology that will change the concepts of self and other, love and death… This is just the pilot. Following the pioneering technology of the new Hivemind, we follow the stories of six individuals in their experiences of this new life.