Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Breed
A sharp and savage play about the animals we are and the people we try to be.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79A Bright Room Called Day
By Tony KushnerFrom the author of Angels in America, A Bright Room Called Day was Kushner's first major play. Written against the backdrop of Reagan's America, it is a powerful portrayal of individual resolution in the face of political catastrophe.
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Bright. Young. Things.
A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike PoultonThe second part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.
Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)Britannia Waves the Rules
By Gareth FarrAn arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Brokeback Mountain (stage version)
A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Broken Biscuits
By Tom WellsA beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Brontë
By Polly TealeA compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Brooklyn Boy
A funny and emotionally rich look at family, friends and fame, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dinner with Friends.
- Paperback£19.99
Brothers of Thunder
A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.
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£4.99£3.99
The Browning Version
Rattigan's well-loved play about an unpopular schoolmaster who snatches a last shred of dignity from the collapse of his career and his marriage.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59BU21
By Stuart SladeSix young people are caught in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in the heart of London. By turns terrifying, inspiring, brutal, heartbreaking and hilarious, BU21 is verbatim theatre from the very near future.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79buckets
By Adam BarnardWry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Buggy Baby
By Josh AzouzA horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.
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£7.99£6.39
Buggy Baby & The Mikvah Project: Two Plays
By Josh AzouzTwo plays showcasing the exciting and distinctive voice of Josh Azouz.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Bull
A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Bully Boy
A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.
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£10.99£8.79
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