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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Intimacy and other plays

Intimacy and other plays

By Thomas Bradshaw

Outrageous and bold, Thomas Bradshaw’s Intimacy is a revealing comedy about race, sex, and familiarity in the suburbs.

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Intimate Apparel

Intimate Apparel

By Lynn Nottage

Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel is a multi-award-winning play about the empowerment of Esther, a seamstress in 1905 New York who creates exquisite lingerie for both Fifth Avenue boudoirs and Tenderloin bordellos.

Intimate Apparel & Fabulation: Two Plays

Intimate Apparel & Fabulation: Two Plays

By Lynn Nottage

Two companion pieces spanning 100 years in the lives of African American women.

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Into the Woods

Into the Woods

By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

A modern musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

Inventing a New Colour

Inventing a New Colour

By Paul Godfrey

A war-time Exeter family takes in an evacuee from London.

Published in volume First Run
    Investment Potential

    Investment Potential

    By Phillip McMahon

    A short play about a youthful couple who can't seem to pull themselves up the rungs of the property ladder.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      The Invincibles

      The Invincibles

      By Amanda Whittington

      A play about the Dagenham Invincibles, aka Sterling Ladies, the greatest women's football team in Britain during World War One, and their legacy in the present day.

      Invisible

      Invisible

      By Tena Štivičić

      A funny, moving and topical portrayal of the world in flux, Invisible explores the many sides of migration.

      Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方

      Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方

      By Ho Ka Kei

      Two adaptations that transport mythological stories from Ancient Greece to modern-day civilizations. Led by people of colour, these darkly comedic plays from a leading Canadian playwright depict recognizable plights for justice.

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      Irish Shorts

      Irish Shorts

      Two-handers from the Abbey Theatre, Ireland

      Selected by Aideen Howard

      A collection of short plays by exciting new Irish writers, selected and introduced by the literary manager of the Abbey Theatre.

      Iron

      Iron

      By Rona Munro

      An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.

      Ironbound & Sanctuary City: two plays

      Ironbound & Sanctuary City: two plays

      By Martyna Majok

      Two compelling, uncompromising plays about the immigrant experience, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Cost of Living.

      Is God Is

      Is God Is

      By Aleshea Harris

      A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

      Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

      Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

      Two Plays

      By Aleshea Harris

      Two extraordinary plays from a bright new talent in American theatre.

      Is My Microphone On?

      Is My Microphone On?

      By Jordan Tannahill

      An urgent and lyrical play from a leading Canadian playwright, about young people questioning the choices that have been made, and the ones that they will yet be forced to make.

      Isolated But Open

      Isolated But Open

      Voices from Across The Shutdown

      By various

      Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

      The IT

      The IT

      By Vivienne Franzmann

      A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within. Winner of the Best Play for Young Audiences Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023.

      it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

      it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

      By Lucy Kirkwood

      A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

      It's a Wonderful Life

      It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

      Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson

      A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.

      Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

      Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

      By Bea Roberts

      A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

      James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

      James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

      By Rona Munro

      The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

      Published in volume The James Plays
        James II: Day of the Innocents

        James II: Day of the Innocents

        By Rona Munro

        The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

        Published in volume The James Plays
          James III: The True Mirror

          James III: The True Mirror

          By Rona Munro

          The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

          Published in volume The James Plays
            James IV: Queen of the Fight

            James IV: Queen of the Fight

            By Rona Munro

            A thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.