Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
While You Lie
A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.
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Where I'm From
A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.
When You Cure Me
A painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.
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A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.
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A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.
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A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.
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By Stacey GreggA short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.
Published in volume Irish ShortsWhat Shadows
By Chris HannanA searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.
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By Linda McLeanA short play about caring for your parents.
Published in volume Sex & GodWhat is the Custom of Your Grief?
A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.
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What I Meant Was
By Craig LucasA major collection from one of the most popular gay playwrights in America.
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What I (Don't) Know About Autism
By Jody O'NeillA sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEPUB£9.99£7.99The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays
Two plays from an American playwright whose bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives.
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The Wexford Trilogy
By Billy RocheSet in a snooker club, a betting shop and a local church, each play introduces a mix of young cornerboys, old cowboys and chancers of any age in a lyrical, poignant and often hilarious account of lost dreams and thwarted ambitions.
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Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J. M. BarrieA refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.
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A collection of plays from the American writer whose screenplays include Hair and Ragtime.
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