Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
On the Ceiling
A quirky comedy about the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, from the well-known actor and writer - seen in the West End starring Ron Cook and Ralf Little.
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Christmas is Miles Away
A touching play about adolescent friendship.
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By Joel Horwood and Christopher HeimannA play about celebrity chefs and the price you have to pay for ambition, from the Imaginary Body, the team behind the smash hit 100.
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A man falls in love with America and leaves his wife and children for fifty years of love and adventure with Sam.
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By Chloë MossA spiky play about the clash between suburban and itinerant ways of life in present-day Liverpool.
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The Reporter
An enthralling detective story based on the true life story of BBC reporter James Mossman.
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Long Time Dead
By Rona MunroA gripping and darkly humorous play about the camaraderie of a trio of obsessive mountaineers.
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Memory
A play about division, destiny and the undimmed potency of memory itself.
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strangers, babies
By Linda McLeanThe chilling story of one woman's desperate attempts at a future that's worth living.
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Someone Else's Shoes
By Drew PautzA sharp and witty satire on the commodification of art and life.
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Tilt
A beautifully simple debut play, about a woman's search for answers to her family's self destruction.
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed
By Alan WilkinsA compelling story of political intrigue, double dealing and the ruthless realities of taking a nation to war, set against the backdrop of the Third Punic War.
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The Eleventh Capital
An arresting 60-minute debut play about dislocation, manipulation and power, winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.
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Rafta, Rafta...
A hugely warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England, by the author of East is East.
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So Long Life
A comedy drama portraying a ghastly family gathering with great humour and unflinching honesty.
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The Pearlfisher
An epic tale of kinship, money and desire, set amongst the Traveller people of the Scottish Highlands.
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Homers
A tough and funny play about Glaswegian orphans forcibly transplanted to the Islands.
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All Mouth
By Jonathan Lewis and Miranda FosterA biting comedy set in the hidden world of the voice-over artist.
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