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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Be My Baby

Be My Baby

By Amanda Whittington

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

Beached

Beached

By Melissa Bubnic

A darkly funny comedy about modern freak shows, love and cream buns. Loads of cream buns.

The Beacon

The Beacon

By Nancy Harris

A drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past.

Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful Eyes

By Caryl Churchill

A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
    Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays

    Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays

    By Erin Shields

    Three short plays from an award-winning Canadian, centring on the inner lives of women.

    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)

    By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell

    Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)

    By Laurence Boswell

    A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.

    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast (RSC stage version)

    By Laurence Boswell

    A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)

    By Stuart Paterson

    A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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    Beauty of the Father

    Beauty of the Father

    By Nilo Cruz

    A play infused by the spirit and language of Lorca, about what we will sacrifice in the name of love.

    A Bed of Roses

    A Bed of Roses

    By Mike Bradwell

    An acerbic and funny play about middle-class hypocrisy and universal apathy.

    Published in volume Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
      bedbound

      bedbound

      By Enda Walsh

      A ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.

      bedbound & misterman: two plays

      bedbound & misterman: two plays

      By Enda Walsh

      Two early plays from the acclaimed Irish writer Enda Walsh.

      Before It Rains

      Before It Rains

      By Katherine Chandler

      Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.

      Beginning

      Beginning

      By David Eldridge

      A sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance.

      Being Friends

      Being Friends

      By Robert Holman

      The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

      Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
        Belfry

        Belfry

        By Billy Roche

        A deeply moving tale about what lies beneath the surface of everyday lives.

        Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
          Belleville

          Belleville

          By Amy Herzog

          Amy Herzog's devastating play about an American newlywed couple who move to a boho neighbourhood in Paris, only for their relationship to begin to unravel.

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