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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Saturday at the Commodore

Saturday at the Commodore

By Rona Munro

A short solo play from the award-winning Scottish playwright, in which an Aberdonian woman remembers a painful teenage betrayal.

Published in volume Scot-Free
    Satin 'n' Steel

    Satin 'n' Steel

    By Amanda Whittington

    A comic two-hander about the irresistible allure of showbusiness, from the author of Be My Baby.

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    The Sánchez Huerta Girl Killed Herself

    The Sánchez Huerta Girl Killed Herself

    By Claudia Ríos Translated by Roxana Silbert

    After a young girl's suicide, her parents meet for the first time in years at the school where she died.

    Published in volume Mexican Plays
      Samuel Takes a Break

      Samuel Takes a Break

      in Male Dungeon No. 5 After a Long but Generally Successful Day of Tours

      By Rhianna Ilube

      An extraordinary, genre-blending play about colonialism, identity and the attempt to preserve the past, premiered at The Yard Theatre London in 2024.

      Samskara

      Samskara

      By Lanre Malaolu

      An explosive fusion of text, physical theatre and hip-hop dance exploring vulnerability, emotional trauma and what it means to be a black man in twenty-first-century Britain.

      Same

      Same

      By Deborah Bruce

      A play exporing the apparent gulf between the young and old, commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.

      The Same

      The Same

      By Enda Walsh

      A play about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

      Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
        Salt

        Salt

        By Fiona Peek

        A modern morality tale about the corrosive effect of money, joint winner of the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

        Salad Day

        Salad Day

        By Deirdre Kinahan

        A short play about an elderly couple who, trapped in a nursing home, plot a daring escape into the sunshine.

        Published in volume Irish Shorts
          Salaam. Peace: An Anthology of Middle Eastern-American Drama

          Salaam. Peace: An Anthology of Middle Eastern-American Drama

          Edited by Holly Hill and Dina Amin

          A groundbreaking anthology containing a collection of new plays by American writers of a variety of Middle Eastern backgrounds, from artists born in Egypt and Iran, to Israeli- and Palestinian-Americans.

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          Rust

          Rust

          By Kenny Emson

          An ultra-contemporary, sexy and funny play that pushes the boundaries of trust, love and lust to the limit.

          Russian Dolls

          Russian Dolls

          By Kate Lock

          Kate Lock's play about a surprising relationship between two very different women, winner of the 2015 Adrian Pagan Award.

          Run, Rebel

          Run, Rebel (stage version)

          By Manjeet Mann

          A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.

          Run Sister Run

          Run Sister Run

          By Chloë Moss

          A witty and heartfelt play about two sisters, exploring family, class and dependence.

          Run

          Run

          By Stephen Laughton

          Stephen Laughton's one-man play about a gay Jewish seventeen-year-old explores what it means to love, to lose, and how to grow from a boy into a man.

          Rum and Vodka

          Rum and Vodka

          By Conor McPherson

          A short monologue play from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

          Rules for Living

          Rules for Living

          By Sam Holcroft

          A theatrically playful, dark comedy about the unwritten rules we follow in our lives.

          Ruined

          Ruined

          By Lynn Nottage

          A passionate, heartfelt play about surviving in a time of civil war, by a leading American dramatist. Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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