Modern Drama

A play from Syria, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

A play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

A play from Morocco, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

A play from Lebanon, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

A play from Egypt, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

The only play by leading Mexican poet Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A comedy of manners about the property market.

A boldly innovative drama exploring ideas about democracy, politics and leadership.

A play about a young writer who dreams of leaving his estate. The play that won Arinzé Kene the Most Promising Playwright at the 2011 Offies (Off West End Theatre Awards).

A short play about death by Caryl Churchill.

A short, startling play about Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act and what lies behind it.

A touching family tale about resentment and forgiveness on the night before a wedding.

From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.

A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

An Orwellian dystopian fable about a group of freedom fighters attempting to stand up to a repressive regime, while being continuously subjected to surveillance.

An examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.

A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.