Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Swive [Elizabeth]
Sex is power in the reign of Elizabeth I. Ella Hickson's play explores the ways and means by which women in power negotiate patriarchal pressure in order to get their way.
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£11.99£9.59There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£11.99£9.59Little Baby Jesus
By Arinzé KeneThree magnetic personalities and three remarkable stories from the poetic imagination of Arinzé Kene.
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£9.99£7.99
Estate Walls
By Arinzé KeneA 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).
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£5.99£4.79
Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)
By Piers Torday Original author Charles DickensA revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley and Rona MunroA brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Last Noël
By Chris BushA funny, moving, uplifting play about Christmas, with original songs.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Jungle Book (Children's Touring Partnership stage version)
Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Arrival
A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Spiderfly
By John WebberA taut, thrilling debut play for two actors, premiered at Theatre503, London.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Poisoned Polluted
A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Shook
A tender and honest play examining the young men society shuts away. Winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Germ Free Adolescent
A fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Unknown Rivers
A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99When the Crows Visit
A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Antipodes
By Annie BakerPart satire, part sacred rite, a play that asks what value stories have for a world in crisis.
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£10.99£8.79
God's Dice
Science and religion go head to head in this electric tragicomedy: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Vassa
By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike BartlettA new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Little Baby Jesus & Estate Walls
Two plays
By Arinzé KeneTwo plays, both set in contemporary inner-city London, showcasing the remarkable poetic and theatrical imagination of writer/performer Arinzé Kene.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39
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