Modern drama (post-1945)

Burnt by the Sun

A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

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Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

By Jack Thorne

A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

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Jez Butterworth Plays: One

By Jez Butterworth

Four full-length plays and two previously unpublished shorts from the multi-award-winning author of Jerusalem.

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Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

By Jez Butterworth

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By Lynn Nottage

A hilarious satire of race in the glamorous days of Old Hollywood, told via the life of a fictional African-American movie star. From the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Canada on Stage: Scenes and Monologues

Edited by Iris Turcott and Keith Turnbull

An overview of contemporary Canadian theatre for just about any occasion, drawn from 50 plays with an exhilarating diversity of aesthetics, styles, techniques, themes, voices and vocabularies.

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Cancelling Socrates

By Howard Brenton

A provocative, witty and dangerous play by Howard Brenton.

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Cans

By Stuart Slade

A searingly funny debut play about death, betrayal, and the possibility of forgiveness. And cider.

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The Canterbury Tales (stage version)

By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike Poulton

A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

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Caresses

By Sergi Belbel Translated by John London

An acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.

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Cariad

By Sophie Stanton

A raucous comedy and a compelling story about secrets, memory, history and 'cariad' - Welsh for love, beloved one, darling.

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Caroline, or Change (US edition)

By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical theatre hit from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

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Caroline, or Change

By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

By Alan Wilkins

A 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.