Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
East/West Quartet
Four plays - spanning a decade - from the leading Chinese-American playwright.
- Paperback£21.99
Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando
Adaptations of two classic works through the unique lens of playwright Sarah Ruhl.
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100 Monologues
A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.
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The Hallway Trilogy
A series of connected plays—Rose, Paraffin, and Nursing—that together form a dark and compelling exploration of what binds people together and drives them apart.
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Five Plays
Five plays by a major American playwright, all set in the author’s home state of Idaho, demonstrating his extraordinary knack for exposing, without condescension or easy moralizing, the pathos in marginalized lives.
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The Kilroys List: Volume One
97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights
A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.
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The Detroit Project
Three provocative dramas, Paradise Blue, Detroit ’67 and Skeleton Crew, making up a play cycle examining the sociopolitical history of Detroit.
- Paperback£21.99
The List
The riveting story of a woman haunted by internal regret when she fails to critically prioritise her world
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Three Sisters
A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.
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He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays
Adrienne Kennedy's acclaimed play about an interracial love affair in the 1940s, in a volume with two other plays: Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side and Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?
- Paperback£21.99
Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down
Two Plays
Two extraordinary plays from a bright new talent in American theatre.
- Paperback£21.99
The Thanksgiving Play / What Would Crazy Horse Do?
Two Plays
Two essential plays by award-winning Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse.
- Paperback£21.99
Jack Thorne Plays: One
The first collection of plays by one of the UK's most exciting young writers.
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£20.99£16.79Add to basketEbook£20.99£16.79Heroes of the Fourth Turning
By Will ArberyA haunting play about a group of young conservative Catholics in America encountering crises of confidence in faith, country, and self. A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
- Paperback£20.99
Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War
Edited by James Reston Jr.An inspiring and often poignant collection of plays written in the era of the Vietnam War, from some of the most revered American playwrights, reflecting on the social and political ethos of a pivotal moment for America.
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Two for the Show
Scenes for student actors
Edited by Brian KennedyA fascinating collection of short scenes for two actors. Drawn from the work of Canada's premiere playwrights, the thirty-nine different scenes have been chosen by an experienced drama teacher, with easy directions and theatre terms explained.
- Paperback£19.99
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