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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers

Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers

By Travis Alabanza, Firdos Ali, Natasha Gordon, debbie tucker green, Arinzé Kene and Chinonyerem Odimba Selected by Natalie Ibu

An anthology of six brilliant plays, celebrating a multiplicity of stories authored by Black playwrights in the UK over the last decade. Selected and introduced by leading theatre director Natalie Ibu.

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Three Plays

By Chris Bush

Three intricately interwoven plays about family, heritage and legacy, centring around a Sheffield manufacturing family.

Jack Thorne Plays: Two

Jack Thorne Plays: Two

By Jack Thorne

Five plays from 'Britain's hottest playwright and screenwriter' (The Times), showcasing his extraordinary ability to combine electrifying dialogue with heartfelt warmth, candour and humour. Plus two short plays and a revealing introduction by the author.

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Edited by Ferdinand Lewis

A collection of ensemble-created plays by major American theatre companies - the first of its kind.

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Quiet in the Land

Quiet in the Land

By Anne Chislett

Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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Einstein's Gift

Einstein's Gift

By Vern Thiessen

A Canadian play based on the life and work of Nobel Laureate Dr Fritz. Haber, who risked everything for a country that never accepted him, but used his work to murder millions.

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Marsha Norman: Four Plays

Marsha Norman: Four Plays

By Marsha Norman

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'night, Mother comes an unforgettable collection of plays.

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Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

By Alfred Uhry

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play which became the Oscar-winning film - a delicate depiction of racial tensions and of growing old.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (musical version)

By Marsha Norman Original author Frances Hodgson Burnett

The complete book and lyrics of Norman's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved children's classic.

Tales of the Lost Formicans and other plays

Tales of the Lost Formicans and other plays

By Constance Congdon

Four plays from one of America's finest playwrights, endowed with compassion, keen insight and an unfailing comic sensibility.

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Etiquette and Vitriol: The Food Chain and other plays

Etiquette and Vitriol: The Food Chain and other plays

By Nicky Silver

A collection of plays from one of the leading comic voices of his generation, full of his characteristic razor-sharp wit and black humour.

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Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

By Eric Bogosian

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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Michael Weller: Five Plays

Michael Weller: Five Plays

By Michael Weller

A collection of plays from the American writer whose screenplays include Hair and Ragtime.

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Dinner With Friends

Dinner With Friends

By Donald Margulies

A rueful comedy of love, friendship and haute cuisine.

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

By José Rivera

Three surreal plays by the influential Puerto Rican playwright, author of Marisol.

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Gum

Gum

By Karen Hartman

Set in a fictional fundamentalist country where chewing gum is outlawed, Gum explores the human need to tame nature and control desire.

God of Vengeance

God of Vengeance

By Donald Margulies

Adapted from Sholom Asch's classic morality tale - a work of spellbinding power from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dinner With Friends.

Homebody/Kabul

Homebody/Kabul

By Tony Kushner

A devastating play about Afghanistan and its long, tortured relationship with the West, from the author of Angels in America.

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