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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday

Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday

By Ludmila Petrushevskaya Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Two linked plays from the Russian playwright dubbed the 'female Chekhov', depicting the grim reality of domestic life in Soviet Russia.

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Ciphers

Ciphers

By Dawn King

A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.

Circle Mirror Transformation

Circle Mirror Transformation

By Annie Baker

A quiet masterpiece tracing the lives of five strangers who come together in a community centre in Vermont, New England, for a series of creative drama classes for adults.

Published in volume The Vermont Plays
    Citysong

    Citysong

    By Carys D. Coburn

    The Verity Bargate Award-winning play about three generations of a Dublin family.

    Citysong and other plays

    Citysong and other plays

    By Carys D. Coburn

    The Verity Bargate Award-winning play about three generations of a Dublin family, plus two other plays: Boys and Girls and Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane.

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    A Civil War Christmas

    A Civil War Christmas

    By Paula Vogel

    Set on Christmas Eve during the latter days of the Civil War, this rich and moving play weaves a tapestry of historical characters, period holiday music, marches and spirituals, and tells a story of peaceful companionship and communal hope.

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    CLASS

    CLASS

    By Iseult Golden and David Horan

    Funny, heartbreaking and beautifully observed, CLASS is an award-winning play about learning difficulties: in school, in life, wherever.

    The Clean House and other plays

    The Clean House and other plays

    By Sarah Ruhl

    A collection of plays by the award-winning American playwright Sarah Ruhl, a dramatist with 'a unique comic voice, perspective and sense of theatre' Variety.

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    The Clear Road Ahead

    The Clear Road Ahead

    By Jez Butterworth

    An epic short about rebirth, from the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman.

    Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: Two
      The Clearing

      The Clearing

      By Helen Edmundson

      A powerful play about the effects of Oliver Cromwell's military campaign in Ireland.

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      The Climbers

      The Climbers

      By Carmen Nasr

      A thrilling play about the lure of the mountains, the drive to conquer and the price of staying alive.

      Cling To Me Like Ivy

      Cling To Me Like Ivy

      By Samantha Ellis

      A sassy, offbeat comedy-drama about rebelling against your roots.

      The Clink

      The Clink

      By Stephen Jeffreys

      A riotously funny satirical farce in the tradition of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Shakespeare in Love, from the author of The Libertine.

      Close Quarters

      Close Quarters

      By Kate Bowen

      A taut, funny and powerful drama about the first generation of female soldiers to serve in the British infantry in close combat.

      Closer to God

      Closer to God

      By Anna Jordan

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

      Closing Time

      Closing Time

      By Owen McCafferty

      McCafferty's break-through play, a tender and comic portrait of love, dignity and emotional damage.

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      Cloud Nine

      Cloud Nine

      By Caryl Churchill

      A landmark play about sexual politics in colonial Africa and modern-day Britain, in which all our assumptions about sex and gender are stunningly exploded.

      Clybourne Park

      Clybourne Park

      By Bruce Norris

      An acerbically brilliant satire that explores the fault line between race and property.

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