Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Sense and Sensibility (stage version)
A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.
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Separate Tables
Two linked one-act plays set in a run-down residential hotel in Bournemouth.
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A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.
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A play set in 1940s Pittsburgh, about the search for self-fulfillment and acceptance in a hostile world.
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Seven Jewish Children
A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.
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Seven-Eleven
By Iván Olivares Translated by William GregoryCabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.
Published in volume Mexican PlaysSeventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays
Edited by Mimi Gisolfi D'AponteThis first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre ranges from the groundbreaking work of Body Indian to the experimental performance style of Spiderwoman Theater.
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Sex & God
By Linda McLeanFour women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.
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Sex Plays
Two plays by one of America's premier performers and most innovative and provocative artists, author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Talk Radio.
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Sex with a Stranger
Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.
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By Nessah MuthyA fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.
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The full text of cult performer Eric Bogosian's solo show, attacking the dark underbelly of the American dream with blistering accuracy.
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Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.
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The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
By Lukas Bärfuss Translated by Neil BlackadderThe provocative story of a modern family consumed by fear and hope, by the Swiss-born Lukas Bärfuss, a rising star of contemporary German theatre.
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The Shadow Factory
Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. From the ashes of a devastated Southampton, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.
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By Athol FugardA charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, by acclaimed playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard.
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The Shakespeare Revue
An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Shakespeare's Will
Vern Thiessen, winner of the Governor General's Award for his play Einstein's Gift, gives a voice to one of the most silent characters in history: Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare.
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Shanghai Dolls
By Amy NgA stage play telling the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madame Mao and Sun Weishi. Premiered at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2025.
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By Amy NgA debut play laying bare the contradictions and private pain of cultural tourism.
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By David EdgarAn urgent political play about the collapse of an Eastern Bloc government at the end of 1989. Part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays.
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The Shed
A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesShed: Exploded View
A devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
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By Stacey GreggAn exhilarating and unsentimental exploration of working-class life in Belfast.
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