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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Shape of the Table

The Shape of the Table

By David Edgar

An urgent political play about the collapse of an Eastern Bloc government at the end of 1989. Part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays.

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Shangri-La

Shangri-La

By Amy Ng

A debut play laying bare the contradictions and private pain of cultural tourism.

Shakespeare's Will

Shakespeare's Will

By Vern Thiessen

Vern Thiessen, winner of the Governor General's Award for his play Einstein's Gift, gives a voice to one of the most silent characters in history: Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare.

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The Shakespeare Revue

The Shakespeare Revue

By Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee

An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The Shadow of the Hummingbird

The Shadow of the Hummingbird

By Athol Fugard

A charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, by acclaimed playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard.

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The Shadow Factory

The Shadow Factory

By Howard Brenton

Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. From the ashes of a devastated Southampton, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.

The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents

The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents

By Lukas Bärfuss Translated by Neil Blackadder

The provocative story of a modern family consumed by fear and hope, by the Swiss-born Lukas Bärfuss, a rising star of contemporary German theatre.

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Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

By Hannah Moscovitch

The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

By Eric Bogosian

The full text of cult performer Eric Bogosian's solo show, attacking the dark underbelly of the American dream with blistering accuracy.

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Sex with Robots and Other Devices

Sex with Robots and Other Devices

By Nessah Muthy

A fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.

Sex with a Stranger

Sex with a Stranger

By Stefan Golaszewski

Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.

Sex Plays

Sex Plays

By Eric Bogosian

Two plays by one of America's premier performers and most innovative and provocative artists, author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Talk Radio.

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Sex & God

Sex & God

By Linda McLean

Four women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.

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Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays

Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays

Edited by Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte

This first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre ranges from the groundbreaking work of Body Indian to the experimental performance style of Spiderwoman Theater.

Seven-Eleven

Seven-Eleven

By Iván Olivares Translated by William Gregory

Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.

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    Seven Jewish Children

    Seven Jewish Children

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.

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    Seven Guitars

    Seven Guitars

    By August Wilson

    A play set in 1940s Pittsburgh, about the search for self-fulfillment and acceptance in a hostile world.

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    Sessions

    Sessions

    By Ifeyinwa Frederick

    A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

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