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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Bingo!

Bingo!

By Daniel MacIvor

Just because we’re all grown up doesn’t mean we have everything figured out. As five old friends try to reclaim their high school glory days, they charge headfirst into the secrets they all tried to run so far from. 

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Bird

Bird

By Laura Lomas

A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
    Bird

    Bird

    By Katherine Chandler

    Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.

    Bird and other monologues for young women

    Bird and other monologues for young women

    By Laura Lomas

    Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

    The Birds

    The Birds (stage version)

    By Conor McPherson Original author Daphne du Maurier

    A suspensful, atmospheric adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's enthralling short story.

    Birds of a Kind

    Birds of a Kind

    By Wajdi Mouawad Translated by Linda Gaboriau

    A sweeping drama about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in which a straitlaced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities.

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    Birth and After Birth and Other Plays

    Birth and After Birth and Other Plays

    By Tina Howe

    Four plays from the award-winning American playwright which together form a complete 'marriage cycle'.

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    Biscuits for Breakfast

    Biscuits for Breakfast

    By Gareth Farr

    A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

    Black Love

    Black Love

    By Chinonyerem Odimba

    An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

    Black Milk

    Black Milk

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.

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    BLACK SUPERHERO

    BLACK SUPERHERO

    By Danny Lee Wynter

    A brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.

    Blackout Songs

    Blackout Songs

    By Joe White

    A compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.

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    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    By Charley Miles

    A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.

    Bleak Expectations

    Bleak Expectations

    By Mark Evans

    A hilarious, chaotic, Dickensian caper for the stage, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.

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    Bleeding Heart

    Bleeding Heart

    By Antonio Onetti Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

    A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.

    The Blinding Light

    The Blinding Light

    By Howard Brenton

    A powerful play about the life of playwright August Strindberg, focusing on what he called his 'Inferno' period, when he suffered a notorious breakdown in Paris in 1896.

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    Bliss

    Bliss

    By Olivier Choinière Translated by Caryl Churchill

    A wild and slippery fantasy from French-Canadian writer Olivier Choinière, translated by Caryl Churchill, exploring our insatiable appetite for private lives made public.

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    Blister

    Blister

    By Laura Lomas

    A tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.

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