Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Testmatch
A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play.
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An honest and moving play about the challenging truths of family dynamics, focussing on a couple in the weeks after the birth of their child. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London.
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By Rona MunroA thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.
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By Alex HowarthA tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.
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The hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
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A gripping play that examines the nature of identity and the consequences of right-wing extremist ideology against the backdrop of London's skinhead and gay scenes of the 1970s and 1980s.
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A fast-paced and sharp-edged play telling a coming-of-age story about three young footballers, exploring the impact of gentrification and regeneration on London's communities. Winner of the 2022 George Devine Award.
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By Matt HartleyTwo plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
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By Matt HartleyA charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.
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Idyll
By Matt HartleyA captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
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The Human Body
A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.
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A fierce, funny and intoxicating play about the enduring power – and fragility – of memory and love. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.
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A devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
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By Chris Bush and Richard HawleyChris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.
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By Chris BushFive plays by leading playwright Chris Bush: Steel; Faustus: That Damned Woman; Nine Lessons and Carols; Hungry (Paines Plough, 2021) and Not the End of the World (Schaubühne, Berlin, 2021).
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Stories for a Long Winter
By Chris Bush and Maimuna MemonA play about connection and isolation, forged during the Covid pandemic, exploring what we hold on to in troubled times.
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(Not) the End of the World
By Chris BushA daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.
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The Hills of California
The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.
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