Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Jonesy
A short play from the author of Jumpers for Goalposts.
Last Letters Home
A short monologue play for a female performer.
Circle Mirror Transformation
A quiet masterpiece tracing the lives of five strangers who come together in a community centre in Vermont, New England, for a series of creative drama classes for adults.
PMQ
A short play set in a Westminster dressing room, as Prime Minister Dave prepares for his first ever bout of Prime Minister's Questions.
Wilderness (April De Angelis)
A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.
Three
A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.
Distant Early Warning
A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.
War and Peace Gaza Piece
A short play about war and family life.
Tickets are Now On Sale
A short play about sponsorship and the arts.
Beautiful Eyes
A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.
Fences
The story of Troy Maxson, once a baseball star in the Negro Leagues, now fighting for the right to be first black man to drive a garbage truck in 1950s Pittsburgh.
The Clear Road Ahead
An epic short about rebirth, from the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman.
Isolated But Open
Voices from Across The Shutdown
Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.
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Seven Jewish Children
A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.
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How These Desperate Men Talk
A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
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Lynndie's Gotta Gun
A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
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Wormwood
A poetic and heart-rending play written in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
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Bleeding Heart
A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.
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