Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

A rich selection of work by leading playwright Nicholas Wright, introduced by the playwright.

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Albert Speer

A panoramic historical drama about the man whose devotion to Hitler blinded him to the worst crime of the twentieth century, drawing closely on Gita Sereny's definitive and magisterial biography of Albert Speer.

War and Peace (stage version)

A magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.

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Abandonment

A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

Miseryguts & Tartuffe

Two plays by Molière

Two plays from Molière, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' (Scotland on Sunday).

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Mother Teresa is Dead

A gripping play exploring Western guilt towards the Third World, from an author well-known for her award-winning adaptations for Shared Experience and the National Theatre.

Iron

An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.

After Mrs Rochester

A dramatisation of the extraordinary life of Jean Rhys, in which themes of femininity, literature and hysteria and madness collide with vivid force.

Duck

A sparky and moving first play about female friendship, set in contemporary Dublin. 

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Thebans

The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

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Singular Male Voices

Three plays for one (male) actor, each giving voice to a character in extremis.

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Gilt

An exciting innovation: three of Scotland's top playwrights combine forces on a single play - staged by 7:84 Scotland in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.

His Dark Materials (stage version)

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

How Love Is Spelt

A fresh, funny and playful tale of growing up and finding yourself in the city.

Good Things

A bittersweet romantic comedy about finding love later in life, from 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.

Great Expectations (RSC stage version)

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

Singular Female Voices

Three remarkable short plays for one (female) actor.

Rabbit

A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.