Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Wolf Hall (stage version)
The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.
The Witness
A dark and piercing thriller of modern morals from the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Mogadishu.
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By Mohammad Al Attar Translated by Clem NaylorA play from Syria, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.
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Wit
A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love.
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A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
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A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.
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The Winterling
A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Winslow Boy
Rattigan's 1946 play based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order.
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An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Wind in the Willows (stage version)
By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike KennyA delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.
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By Sami IbrahimAn enthralling monologue about love and loss.
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Wilderness (short play)
A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.
Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About WomenWilderness
By Kellie SmithA searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.
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By Marek HornA kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Wild Notes
A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.
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Wild
A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays
By Matt HartleyTwo plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
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By Matt HartleyA charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.
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