Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Basement Flat
A short and unnerving play about families, property and rampant vegetation.
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Distracted
A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.
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The Importance of Being Alfred
A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.
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Caresses
An acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.
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The Scorched Garden
A play about a group of inmates who have been locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil War.
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Bazaar
A play by young Spanish dramatist David Planell, about the hilarious attempt to get an accident video shown on TV, releasing undercurrents of racism in society.
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Wolf Kisses
A luminous tale from Spain, about a young woman who returns to her rural village home to await her Parisian lover.
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Little Dolls
A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.
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Eggs
A dark comedy about female friendship, fertility and freaking out, by Florence Keith-Roach, 'rising star of the London theatre scene' (Evening Standard).
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Primadonna
A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.
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The Collector
A compelling tale of murder, evil and betrayal set in occupied Iraq, part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
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Echoes
A bloody tale of colonialism – ancient and modern – and the rhyme of history. Part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
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Angel
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
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Save + Quit
The stories of four young people in London and Dublin and how they attempt to live in the cities they call home.
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Wretch
An ex-teacher and an ex-junkie meet on a night bus during long, dark nights of homelessness.
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This Must Be the Place
A play comprising two short ballads about migration, missed connections, and life on the edge of respectability.
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