Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Unicorn

An explicit, funny and provocative play about a married couple looking to add sparkle to their relationship. Premiered in London's West End in 2025.

More Life

A sci-fi gothic horror exploring what it means to be human, from Kandinsky Theatre Company. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2025.

Pig Heart Boy (stage version)

Malorie Blackman's celebrated novel about a boy in need of a heart transplant, adapted for the stage by Winsome Pinnock. First performed in 2025 at the Unicorn Theatre, London, before touring the UK.

...blackbird hour

A visceral and moving exploration of caring, belonging, and a queer Black woman's attempts to love herself. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025.

The Years

The official West End edition of the powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), published alongside the West End production in 2025.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version - new edition)

A revised, definitive version of this riotously funny take on the celebrated Sherlock Holmes story, a firm favourite with theatre companies, both professional and amateur.

A Good House

A funny, thrilling and provocative play exploring race, resentment and community politics, from a leading South African playwright.

REVENGE: After the Levoyah

A Jewish heist comedy that combines madcap action and biting political satire, winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award.

An Interrogation

A nail-biting drama about justice and deception, from the director of the smash hit SIX: The Musical. Critically acclaimed at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Hampstead Theatre in 2025.

Life Raft

By Fin Kennedy Original author Georg Kaiser Contributions by Tassos Stevens

A thrilling large-cast play for young actors exploring the psychology of survival – and an urgent allegory for our times. Plus a series of interactive games specially created by award-winning games designer Tassos Stevens, to facilitate a deeper exploration of the play's themes.

Cyrano

A joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Edmond Rostand's classic play, first performed by Melbourne Theatre Company, and a hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to Park Theatre, London.

Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

A charming retelling of the Robin Hood adventure - festive fun for all the family. Premiered at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, in 2024.

Tender

A chance meeting leads to giddy kisses in a play about two women who find each other without even knowing they were looking. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

Wolves on Road

A thrilling play offering a deep-dive into the mysterious world of cryptocurrency, revealing how ambition and hope can be exploited, no matter the system at play. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

The Red Shoes (stage version)

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

King Arthur

A hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends from physical theatre masters Le Navet Bete.

After the Act

A funny, camp and unapologetically queer musical about Thatcher's Section 28 and the moral panic that gripped a nation – and how a community decided to fight back.

Statues

A witty, honest, and deeply moving play exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

The Whitby Rebels

A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

The Fear of 13 (stage version)

The extraordinary play based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who served twenty-two years on Death Row. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in 2024, starring Adrien Brody.

Gigi & Dar

A comic tragedy about what we bury in order to survive. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024.

Oedipus

By Robert Icke Original author Sophocles

Sophocles' epic tragedy transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller by visionary director Robert Icke.

King Troll (The Fawn)

A dystopian stage play exploring migrant experiences in all their complexity – and the troll that lives within all of us. Premiered by Kali Theatre at New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2024.

Steel

A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.