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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

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.

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Cassie and the Lights

A tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.

Caterpillar

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

Catherine Medbh

A bittersweet and hesitant duologue in a bar between a youngish man and woman who are ex-lovers.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays

    Cathy

    A candid, poignant and intimate play about the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home.

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    Cause Célèbre

    Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who, in 1935, went on trial with her eighteen-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. In the play, Terence Rattigan pits Alma against a formidable lady juror, whose own life offers a plangent counterpoint to the central tale of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession.

    The Cavalcaders

    A rousing, comic play set in an old-fashioned cobbler's shop in small-town southern Ireland.

    Published in volume The Cavalcaders and Amphibians

      The Cavalcaders and Amphibians

      Two plays from the author of The Wexford Trilogy.

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      Chalet Lines

      A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, that asks if we can ever cut the apron strings that tie us to our parents.

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      Chancers

      A fast and furious comedy about the lengths we will go to when our backs are against the wall.

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      The Changing Room

      A play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.

      Chaos

      A symphony of characters searching for meaning in a complicated and unstable world. Part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

      Charged

      Six plays about women, crime and justice

      Six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre, exploring the heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system.

      Chasing Hares

      A play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.

      Chatroom

      A chilling, blackly comic tale of manipulation, cyberbullying and adolescent insecurity.

       

      Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando

      Adaptations of two classic works through the unique lens of playwright Sarah Ruhl.

      Cherry Blossom

      A play about the myths, ideas and realities of migration and identity in the twenty-first century.

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      Chicken Shop

      A dark and twisted coming-of-age story by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.