Modern Drama

David Edgar's landmark play about the twenty-somethings who came of age in 1968 and were drawn into revolutionary politics. Revised version staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018.

An epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism in the world of 19th-century women’s boxing.

Two plays by David Edgar, written thirty-five years apart, both exploring the theme of youth and revolution.

A play about an outbreak of the plague in a small Derbyshire village in 1665.

A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.

Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

A short play exploring the private worlds of strangers, living side by side but generations apart.

An epic fable set in the faraway Spanish Golden Age, about the deranged behaviour of countries that have lost an empire and still not yet found a role.

A night of debauchery and delicate connection in a play set in the city that never sleeps.

A rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.

A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

An acerbic new comedy about four forty-somethings wrestling for school places for their children.

A darkly funny, searing and tender drama about those moments when we find ourselves teetering on the edge.

A powerful comedy-drama about a family gathering at Thanksgiving, from a gifted young American playwright.

A provocative study of what it means to be free, by the internationally acclaimed theatre director and his long-time collaborator.

An infectious, dark comedy monologue play about the messiness of being young(ish), female and queer.

A darkly lyrical monologue about a life, lived unseen. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award in 2018.

A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.