Modern Drama

A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

A short play about an elderly couple who, trapped in a nursing home, plot a daring escape into the sunshine.

A short play about two brothers biding their time to savour revenge - but how can they be sure they've got the right girl?

A short play about a youthful couple who can't seem to pull themselves up the rungs of the property ladder.

A short play about a parent and child who have been concealing their true identities.

A forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience.

An explosive short play about human interaction and love-tangled relationships.

A therapist practices aversion therapy to rid his patients of sexual/romantic obsessions which interfere with their lives.

The competitive games of various professionals and their spouses present an amoral world where money is all and lies are the only truth.

A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.

A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

A short play based on the memoirs of a judge who spent ten years in asylums as a schizophrenic.

A short play about justice and retribution, first seen as a BBC television drama.

A short play set in a dystopian future, where a couple in a tower block hide from the violence and pollution outside.

A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.

A gripping account of a bitterly fought US governor's election from the Republican perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

A powerful drama about the potent appeal of far right policies to young people in the UK.