Modern Drama

A radical reworking of Christopher Marlowe's classic tragedy Dr Faustus, bringing together the original story of the man who sells his soul to the devil with a startling act of provocation by 21st-century artists the Chapman Brothers.

A powerful play about the growing culture of human exploitation in the UK, delving below the surface to reveal a personal account of life as a migrant worker.

The provocative story of a modern family consumed by fear and hope, by the Swiss-born Lukas Bärfuss, a rising star of contemporary German theatre.

A pitch-black comedy complete with wickedly entertaining songs, from the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning writer of Food.

A hilarious social satire about liberal hypocrisy from an American writer whose work has been staged by the world famous Steppenwolf Theatre.

A large-scale historical romp in the terrain between Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.

A hypnotic noir thriller set in a beguiling world of dream, danger and fantasy.

A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and savage low-lifes. From the award-winning writer of Howie the Rookie.

A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

A sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

A heart-warming play set in a small town in southern Ireland - from the award-winning writer of The Wexford Trilogy.

A play about the notorious World War One femme fatale known as Mata Hari.

Surrounded by rain, rivers, lochs and floods, three generations of memory and experience ebb and flow through this lyrical play.

An endearing yet hard-hitting comic portrait of how the need to work gets in the way of living.

A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.