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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Vassa

Vassa

By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike Bartlett

A new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.

Valued Friends

Valued Friends

By Stephen Jeffreys

A comedy of manners about the property market.

Valhalla

Valhalla

By Paul Murphy

Joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits.

Used Blood Junkyard

Used Blood Junkyard

By Alberto Villarreal Translated by Simon Scardifield

Làzaro, his mates and his porn-star girlfriend are 'art terrorists'... Can anything stop their killing spree?

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Us/Them

    Us/Them

    By Carly Wijs

    An extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.

    Ursa Major

    Ursa Major

    By Joe White

    A heartbreakingly funny play about love, life and human connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Urinetown: The Musical

      Urinetown: The Musical

      By Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann

      A grand, mischevious story set in a dystopian future. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Book of a Musical.

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

      By Fin Kennedy

      Tender, uncompromising, haunting and lyrical, these four plays together comprise a contemporary chronicle of the lives of East London's young women.

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

      By Fin Kennedy

      A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

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      By Kimber Lee

      A powerful, hilarious play exploding lifetimes of repeating Asian stereotypes, winner of the International Award for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2019. Published alongside its staging at the Manchester International Festival 2023.

      The Unthinkable

      The Unthinkable

      By Steve Waters

      A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.

      Unsuspecting Susan

      Unsuspecting Susan

      By Stewart Permutt

      A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

      Published in volume Singular Female Voices
        Unscorched

        Unscorched

        By Luke Owen

        A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.

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        The Unreturning

        The Unreturning

        By Anna Jordan

        A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.

        Unravelling the Ribbon

        Unravelling the Ribbon

        By Mary Kelly and Maureen White

        A touching and frequently hilarious play about three women whose lives are touched by breast cancer.

        The Unravelling

        The Unravelling

        By Fin Kennedy

        A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

        The Unmanageable Sisters

        The Unmanageable Sisters

        By Michel Tremblay Adapted by Deirdre Kinahan

        A funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécoise comedy, Les Belles-Soeurs.

        Unknown Rivers

        Unknown Rivers

        By Chinonyerem Odimba

        A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.

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