Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutal post-apocalyptic world make this first in a trilogy utterly unforgettable.We’re two songs joined. And there’s a word for that. A harmony.Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself—her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight. She buries that secret deep inside. In Brightland, those with songlight are called Unhum...

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 o...

A collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.The four plays published here look back to the moments in history when women possessed - or achieved - power, and what they did with it.The Milliner and the Weaver by Marie Jones, about the Suffragette movement in Ireland, as the question of Home Rule divides the nation.The Lioness by Rebecca Lenkiewicz is about Quee...

Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutal post-apocalyptic world make this first in a trilogy utterly unforgettable.We’re two songs joined. And there’s a word for that. A harmony.Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself—her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight. She buries that secret deep inside. In Brightland, those with songlight are called Unhum...

The second book in the acclaimed Torch Trilogy, set in a future dystopia with star-crossed lovers, impossible friendships, and forbidden power.Welcome to a world where songlight is either your greatest power—or your greatest curse.Lark has fled Northaven with her mother and is urgently seeking a safe haven. Nightingale is being held captive and forced to use her songlight against her own people.Piper has been promoted up the ranks, ...

The epic finale in award-winning global phenomenon, The Torch Trilogy. Who will triumph? Those with songlight, or those without?LOVE. POWER. REVOLUTION . . .We can see freedom ahead, we can smell it on the air. Together, our songlight gathers force. As gunfire rages all around us, we find our harmony.In this world, songlight is either revered or reviled. But now, the rebels are marching on the palace and it's time to pick a...

Introducing the EXPLOSIVE first book in the Torch Trilogy - the hottest release of the decade!'Urgent. Ambitious. Mesmerising.' THE TIMES'Feels like the start of something big.' SFX'One of the most gripping reads of 2024.' SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND'One of the best YA dystopias in years.' BOOKSELLER'One of the most compulsive reads...

For over a decade, Margaret Thatcher met the Queen for a weekly audience. With all her previous Prime Ministers the Queen enjoyed a fairly informal relationship, but with Mrs Thatcher, things were different.Moira Buffini's short play, Handbagged, speculates on the relationship between these two very powerful and private women.This is the one-act version of the play premiered as part of the Women, Power & Politics season at the Tricycle Theatre in 2010. It...

The stunning final book in the acclaimed Torch Trilogy, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Margaret Atwood, and Adrienne Young, set in a future dystopia in which two girls hundreds of miles apart are bound by songlight, the forbidden ability to telepathically communicate.

LOVE. POWER. RESISTANCE ...In a world where songlight is either your greatest gift or your greatest curse, the Brethren are tightening their power. But Torches are finding ways to commune.LARK is on the run. She has lost all contact with Rye, but nothing is going to stop her finding him. NIGHTINGALE is a prisoner, working to free herself from Sister Swan's gilded cage. RYE is crossing the ocean on a journey to the dangerous unknown. He will do anything to g...

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 explo...

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 n...