Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Antigone
A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.
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£9.99£7.99Seven Jewish Children
A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.
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Arthur & George (stage version)
By Julian Barnes Adapted by David EdgarThe gripping story of the sensational, real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective.
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£8.99£7.19The Late Middle Classes
By Simon GrayA funny yet melancholic look at the frustrations, secrets and guilt of middle-class respectability in 1950s England.
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£9.99£7.99Home Death
By Nell DunnInspired by real-life stories, Home Death is a courageous, compassionate play about how our society deals with the reality of dying, raising urgent questions about palliative care in the UK.
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The Faith Machine
Travelling from America to Britain to a remote Greek island, The Faith Machine explores the relationship between faith and capitalism and asks fundamental questions about the true meaning of love.
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£9.99£7.99Double Feature: Two
By Prasanna Puwanarajah and Tom BasdenDouble Feature brings together – in two volumes of paired short plays – four of the most exciting new voices in UK theatre, in their first commissions for the National Theatre.
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£9.99£7.99Mad Forest
A play written in response to the Romanian revolution of 1989, exploring the reactions of ordinary people to events.
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£9.99£7.99Nuremberg
A gripping verbatim drama using only the actual words spoken in court during the 1946 Nuremberg War Crimes Trial.
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According to Hoyle
A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.
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Hansel and Gretel (stage version)
An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.
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Ten Tiny Toes
An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.
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How To Curse
By Ian McHughA spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.
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The Giant
By Antony SherA powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.
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As the Beast Sleeps
The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.
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Midden
By Morna ReganA sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.
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On Such As We
By Billy RocheA heart-warming play set in a small town in southern Ireland - from the award-winning writer of The Wexford Trilogy.
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Life After George
A moving and perceptive play that looks at social change across three decades, from the student barricades of the late 1960s to the new millennium.
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