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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Time Spent on Trains

Time Spent on Trains

By Elizabeth Kuti

A 15-minute play about childhood, disability and spending time on trains.

Published in volume Fishskin Trousers
    The Time Machine: A Comedy

    The Time Machine: A Comedy

    By Steven Canny and John Nicholson

    A fast-paced, wise-cracking, riotous play, loosely based on H.G. Wells's masterpiece, that zips from the nineteenth century to the end of the world, and (with any luck) back again.

    Tilt

    Tilt

    By Ailis Ni Riain

    A beautifully simple debut play, about a woman's search for answers to her family's self destruction.

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    Tiger Country

    Tiger Country

    By Nina Raine

    A hospital play that follows a tangle of doctors and nurses in a busy London hospital.

    Tickets are Now On Sale

    Tickets are Now On Sale

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      Thunderbox

      Thunderbox

      By Genevieve Barr

      A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, 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 Monologues
        Thrown

        Thrown

        By Nat McCleary

        A poignant, dynamic play exploring belonging and identity, premiered by the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh International Festival.

        Thrown

        Thrown

        By Jodi Gray

        A child-psychologist attempts to record what she's spent her whole life trying to forget, as the memories of former patients collide with her own.

        Through the Leaves and other plays

        Through the Leaves and other plays

        By Franz Xaver Kroetz Translated by Roger Downey

        Three plays from the controversial German playwright whose works have helped reshape world drama.

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        Through A Glass Darkly

        Through A Glass Darkly (stage version)

        By Ingmar Bergman Adapted by Jenny Worton

        A poignant and sensuous stage adaptation of the 1961 Oscar-winning film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

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        Through a Cloud

        Through a Cloud

        By Jack Shepherd

        A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

        The Thrill of Love

        The Thrill of Love

        By Amanda Whittington

        A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

        Three Women and a Piano Tuner

        Three Women and a Piano Tuner

        By Helen Cooper

        An offbeat, lyrical drama about how our hopes and dreams can be thwarted by the choices we make - and by the ones we don't make.

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        Three Sisters On Hope Street

        Three Sisters On Hope Street

        By Diane Samuels and Tracy-Ann Oberman

        A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool.

        Three Sisters

        Three Sisters

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

        A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.

        Three Short Plays

        Three Short Plays

        By Caryl Churchill

        Three short plays by one of the most inventive dramatists working today, each written in response to political events.

        The Three Musketeers

        The Three Musketeers (stage version)

        By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

        A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

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        Three More Sleepless Nights

        Three More Sleepless Nights

        By Caryl Churchill

        An explosive short play about human interaction and love-tangled relationships.

        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
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