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Moira Buffini romps through the centuries from the Romans to the present day, charting the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street. Buffini brings her usual lightness of touch to this incisive, funny and sharply observed play about changing social, economic and sexual mores.

It's my creation - like Frankenstein's monster.An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's bestseller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane after crashing his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment. A silent waiter, sourced from an obscure website, completes the picture. Primordial Soup is first on the menu.­ Let the dinner from hell begin.A wonderful comedy chiller, with blood on the carpet before bedtime.Dinner premiered at the National Theatre's Loft space in November 2002.

Gabriel:'A richly themed, enthralling new play.' The TimesSilence (winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn award):'Silence is a beaut. Buffini is deliciously skilled at crafting lines.' Financial TimesLoveplay:'Delightfully quirky, funny and touching. A hit if ever I saw one. Buffini has an appetite for history, and the most beguiling of dramatic voices.' Daily TelegraphDinner:'A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next . . . Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy at its most heartless and macabre.' Daily TelegraphBlavatsky's Tower:'A refreshingly dizzying perspective on that cornerstone of dysfunction - the family.' Time Out 'A truly remarkable play. Buffini is a startingly original voice and an outstanding talent.' What's On

Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicide, only to find that a number of people would like him to die on their behalf. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax.Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It. Dying For It premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2007.

On her tenth birthday, Marianne is forced to bed with a fever. Picking up a pencil she starts to draw a house. That night she dreams.As Marianne sleeps, she finds herself transported to the house she has drawn, and the mysterious world that lies beyond. Together with a strange but familiar boy, she embarks on an adventure that runs between reality and dream.Catherine Storr's classic children's novel is adapted for the stage by Moira Buffini. Marianne Dreams premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in December 2007.

What on earth is happening to our planet? And who knows what to do? Certainties are few: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is continual and inevitable. The National Theatre asked four of the country's most exciting writers to investigate. The team spent six months interviewing key individuals from the worlds of science, politics, business and philosophy to create a fast-paced and provocative new play. Greenland premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011.

What on earth is happening to our planet? And who knows what to do? Certainties are few: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is continual and inevitable. The National Theatre asked four of the country's most exciting writers to investigate. The team spent six months interviewing key individuals from the worlds of science, politics, business and philosophy to create a fast-paced and provocative new play. Greenland premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011.

Handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.The monarch - Liz.Her most powerful subject - Maggie.One believed there was no such thing as society. The other had vowed to serve it.Opening the clasp on the antipathy between two giants of the twentieth century, Handbagged by Moira Buffini premiered at the Tricycle Theatre in September 2013.

Dinner'A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next . . . For those with strong stomachs, Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy and the macabre.' Daily TelegraphDying for It'A subversive Russian classic: one that addresses the ultimate question of "why live?"' Guardian'The play, freely adapted by Moira Buffini, presents a glorious gallery of comic types.' IndependentWelcome to Thebes'It's thrilling. Moira Buffini's strange and daring play is moving, wise, funny, horrifying . . . Full of resonances you weren't expecting, jokes you didn't see coming . . . It raises huge questions with wit.' The TimesHandbaggedWinner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre'A phenomenon.' Sunday Telegraph'Perfectly pitched between the comic and the serious.' Guardian

Dinner'A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next . . . For those with strong stomachs, Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy and the macabre.' Daily TelegraphDying for It'A subversive Russian classic: one that addresses the ultimate question of "why live?"' Guardian'The play, freely adapted by Moira Buffini, presents a glorious gallery of comic types.' IndependentWelcome to Thebes'It's thrilling. Moira Buffini's strange and daring play is moving, wise, funny, horrifying . . . Full of resonances you weren't expecting, jokes you didn't see coming . . . It raises huge questions with wit.' The TimesHandbaggedWinner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre'A phenomenon.' Sunday Telegraph'Perfectly pitched between the comic and the serious.' Guardian

Aly is struggling with all the pressures of being a teenager: family, school, friends and her own insecurities. Then she discovers wonder.land - a mysterious online world where, perhaps, she can create a whole new life. The web becomes her looking-glass - but will Aly see who she really is?A new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic story, Moira Buffini's wonder.land was created with Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris and premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2015 in a co-production with the National Theatre, London, where it transferred in November of the same year.

Aly is struggling with all the pressures of being a teenager: family, school, friends and her own insecurities. Then she discovers wonder.land - a mysterious online world where, perhaps, she can create a whole new life. The web becomes her looking-glass - but will Aly see who she really is?A new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic story, Moira Buffini's wonder.land was created with Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris and premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2015 in a co-production with the National Theatre, London, where it transferred in November of the same year.

This place is about to blow.A violent storm sweeps the coast. Diana Stuckley and her daughter are struggling to keep the roof on their run-down manor house, when neighbours and strangers begin to appear on their doorstep, seeking shelter from the floods.One of these unexpected arrivals is Ted Farrier, the charismatic leader of a right-wing organisation: he could be Diana's saviour - or could pull the fragile household to pieces.Stranded together, this explosive mix of people must survive the weather, and each other.Manor by Moira Buffini premiered at the National Theatre, London, in November 2021.

This place is about to blow.A violent storm sweeps the coast. Diana Stuckley and her daughter are struggling to keep the roof on their run-down manor house, when neighbours and strangers begin to appear on their doorstep, seeking shelter from the floods.One of these unexpected arrivals is Ted Farrier, the charismatic leader of a right-wing organisation: he could be Diana's saviour - or could pull the fragile household to pieces.Stranded together, this explosive mix of people must survive the weather, and each other.Manor by Moira Buffini premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2020.

I've spent a lifetime in the ebb and flow of powerIt brings its giftsBut then it's an intoxicantOne must beware lest one consumes too muchThe monarch.Her most powerful subject.Two women meet once a week for eleven years. One believes there is no such thing as society. The other has vowed to serve it.Moira Buffini's wickedly funny hit comedy imagines what the world's most powerful women, Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II, talked about behind closed palace doors.Winner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, Handbagged was first performed in September 2013 and returned to Kiln Theatre, London, in September 2022.'A phenomenon.' Sunday Telegraph'Perfectly pitched between the comic and the serious.' Guardian

Discover Songlight, Winner of the YA Book Prize, and the first installment of the Torch Trilogy, the dystopian fantasy that will set your world alight! Preorder the finale, Flarestorm, now. Perfect for fans ofThe Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Handmaid's TaleReaders are already hooked: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'These characters will get under your skin and stay there for the foreseeable future.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book has cured my Hunger Games hangover!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is an exploration of power, resistance and the price of peace. It left me breathless.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'There's no other way to say it: this book gutted me. And I loved every second of it.'LOVE. POWER. BETRAYAL.Brightland has been at war for years. The men in power rule with an iron fist and hunt those born with songlight - a powerful form of telepathy - without mercy.Eighteen year old Elsa is used to secrets. She's been hiding the songlight and the love she shares with Rye, a soldier on the brink of deployment, from everyone. But when Rye's songlight is discovered, he is imprisoned, soon to have his mind erased forever.Elsa is determined to save them both from that fate, but with dangerous political forces edging closer to home, there is no one Elsa can trust. Then, she meets Kaira, a stranger from the Capital, who is in a situation even more desperate than her own. Their friendship sows a seed of hope . . . but will it be enough to keep them, and those they love, alive?'The start of something big.' - SFXTHE TORCH TRILOGY: BOOK 1: SonglightBOOK 2: TorchfireBOOK 3: Flarestorm - Coming October 26, available to preorder now

Loved The Hunger Games? You'll love this! Discover Torchfire, the second installment of the Torch Trilogy, your newest dystopian obsession. Preorder Flarestorm, the epic finale, now! Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and DivergentReaders love the Torch Trilogy: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I finished Torchfire with tears dried into my hoodie and a full-body ache that only comes from loving characters too much and watching them be broken open, again and again.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I am already foaming at the mouth for the third entry into the trilogy. Spellbinding, heart-rending and energizing all at once.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Left me breathless.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I never wanted it to end.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I devoured it in a day and now I can't wait for the third book.'LOVE. POWER. RESISTANCE.Elsa is on the run. She is no closer to finding Rye, who is crossing the ocean to a dangerous unknown. They will push every limit to get back to each other. But Brightland is slipping into turmoil, and with the arrival of Petra and Kingfisher, mysterious Torches from far away lands, their love is tested.Kaira is held prisoner in the Capital, forced to use her songlight to aid in the political games of Sister Swan, her captor and confidante. But Kaira and Elsa's bond remains stronger than ever, and Kaira is using her position to spill the Capital's secrets and help Elsa start a revolution.Revolution is brewing, and with survival on a knife edge, knowing who is friend and who is foe is more important than ever .'The book blazes like its title, consuming the reader more fiercely with every page. Fans will find it hard to wait for the final instalment.' - The GuardianTHE TORCH TRILOGY: BOOK 1: SonglightBOOK 2: TorchfireBOOK 3: Flarestorm - Coming October 26, available to preorder now

The epic finale of the Torch Trilogy, out October 2026! Find out who lives and who dies in the ultimate battle for freedom.Readers love the Torch Trilogy:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I am already foaming at the mouth for the third entry into the trilogy. Spellbinding, heart-rending and energizing all at once.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'There's no other way to say it: this book gutted me. And I loved every second of it.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Moira just keeps destroying me! She's created such a broken world with beautiful people who fight for what they believe in.'LOVE. POWER. REVOLUTION . . .The uprising has begun. But while their fellow rebels are marching on the Capital, Elsa and Kaira are buried deep underground, trying to attempt an impossible escape. Petra is flying over uncharted land, and Rye is being forced to track her down. With life, love, and the future of Brightland hanging in the balance, the stakes are higher than ever. And when Elsa and Rye find themselves reunited once more, can their love withstand everything that has come between them?

Set amongst the vibrant, intense cacophony of North West London, NW Trilogy is a collection of three vivid stories, told over one performance, that remember and celebrate people who changed the course of history. The personal is political in these soulful explorations of what it means to be part of one of the most dynamic communities in the world.First, we reel to a dance hall in ‘County Kilburn’ in Moira Buffini’s Dance Floor where the Guinness flows, the music never stops and for homesick Aoife, there’s far more at stake than a dance.In Roy Williams’ bittersweet Life of Riley, Paulette is on a journey to connect with her estranged father Riley, a reggae musician once part of the influential Trojan Records scene, who can’t seem to let go of the past.And, Suhayla El-Bushra’s Waking/Walking introduces us to Anjali, a wife, mother and newly arrived migrant following Idi Amin’s expulsion of the Asian minority from Uganda, who is torn between not making a fuss and seizing her moment to take a stand as the Grunwick dispute unfolds.NW Trilogy is powerful, funny and epic and shows us how we can change the world from our doorstep.This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere as NW Trilogy at Kiln Theatre, London, in August 2021.

Set amongst the vibrant, intense cacophony of North West London, NW Trilogy is a collection of three vivid stories, told over one performance, that remember and celebrate people who changed the course of history. The personal is political in these soulful explorations of what it means to be part of one of the most dynamic communities in the world.First, we reel to a dance hall in ''County Kilburn'' in Moira Buffini''s Dance Floor where the Guinness flows, the music never stops and for homesick Aoife, there''s far more at stake than a dance.In Roy Williams'' bittersweet Life of Riley, Paulette is on a journey to connect with her estranged father Riley, a reggae musician once part of the influential Trojan Records scene, who can''t seem to let go of the past.And, Suhayla El-Bushra''s Waking/Walking introduces us to Anjali, a wife, mother and newly arrived migrant following Idi Amin''s expulsion of the Asian minority from Uganda, who is torn between not making a fuss and seizing her moment to take a stand as the Grunwick dispute unfolds.NW Trilogy is powerful, funny and epic and shows us how we can change the world from our doorstep.This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere as NW Trilogy at Kiln Theatre, London, in August 2021.

Set amongst the vibrant, intense cacophony of North West London, NW Trilogy is a collection of three vivid stories, told over one performance, that remember and celebrate people who changed the course of history. The personal is political in these soulful explorations of what it means to be part of one of the most dynamic communities in the world.First, we reel to a dance hall in ''County Kilburn'' in Moira Buffini''s Dance Floor where the Guinness flows, the music never stops and for homesick Aoife, there''s far more at stake than a dance.In Roy Williams'' bittersweet Life of Riley, Paulette is on a journey to connect with her estranged father Riley, a reggae musician once part of the influential Trojan Records scene, who can''t seem to let go of the past.And, Suhayla El-Bushra''s Waking/Walking introduces us to Anjali, a wife, mother and newly arrived migrant following Idi Amin''s expulsion of the Asian minority from Uganda, who is torn between not making a fuss and seizing her moment to take a stand as the Grunwick dispute unfolds.NW Trilogy is powerful, funny and epic and shows us how we can change the world from our doorstep.This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere as NW Trilogy at Kiln Theatre, London, in August 2021.