Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Seven Guitars
A play set in 1940s Pittsburgh, about the search for self-fulfillment and acceptance in a hostile world.
- Hardback
Two Trains Running
A play set in a small restaurant in the Pittsburgh Hill District in 1969. Part of August Wilson's Century Cycle, his epic dramatisation of the African American experience in the twentieth century.
- Hardback
Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)
A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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Player's Angels
A play set in 1950s Nottingham, following a group of friends who work on the production line of the John Player tobacco factory.
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The Princess and the Goblin
A rich and magical play for all the family, from a master of storytelling.
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Merlin the Magnificent
The story of King Arthur, Merlin and the sword in the stone, retold by Scotland's leading writer of plays for children.
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Puss in Boots
A brilliantly inventive version of the classic tale, from the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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The Sleeping Beauty (stage version)
A variation on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, by the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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The Snow Queen
A superb children's play, drawn from the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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Come Out Eli
A verbatim play telling the story of the 2002 Hackney siege, as told by the diverse and vibrant community that experienced it.
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The Clear Road Ahead
An epic short about rebirth, from the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman.
How These Desperate Men Talk
A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
- Ebook
£1.99£1.59
Lynndie's Gotta Gun
A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
- Ebook
£1.99£1.59
Wormwood
A poetic and heart-rending play written in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
Bleeding Heart
A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
Red Car, Blue Car
A heartbreaking short play about guilt, grief and responsibility, written for and performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2011.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
small hours
A collaborative theatre piece created by playwrights Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime with theatre director Katie Mitchell, dissecting the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
Death of a Cyclist
A poignant, bleakly comic short monologue told by a woman killed in a cycling accident.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
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