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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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My Child

My Child

By Mike Bartlett

A 'tug-of-love' drama, in which a divorced father kidnaps his child - with unexpected consequences.

Vernon God Little

Vernon God Little (stage version)

By DBC Pierre Adapted by Tanya Ronder

A darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure, adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel.

My Name is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie

By Rachel Corrie Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner

The moving account of the life and early death of a young female activist, adapted from her own writings.

Tilt

Tilt

By Ailis Ni Riain

A beautifully simple debut play, about a woman's search for answers to her family's self destruction.

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Rafta, Rafta...

Rafta, Rafta...

By Ayub Khan Din

A hugely warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England, by the author of East is East.

Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

By Jack Thorne

Two troubled, disturbing but bleakly funny plays from a leading writer of Channel 4's Shameless and Skins.

Ladies Down Under

Ladies Down Under

By Amanda Whittington

The funny, heart-warming sequel to the enormously successful Ladies' Day, following the lasses from Hull on their adventures down under.

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All Mouth

All Mouth

By Jonathan Lewis and Miranda Foster

A biting comedy set in the hidden world of the voice-over artist.

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Big White Fog

Big White Fog

By Theodore Ward

A poignant family drama set in Chicago against a backdrop of the Great Depression and the inescapable racism of the times.

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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

Carthage Must Be Destroyed

By Alan Wilkins

A compelling story of political intrigue, double dealing and the ruthless realities of taking a nation to war, set against the backdrop of the Third Punic War.

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (Derby Playhouse stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise Hebden

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

Cootie Shots

Cootie Shots

Edited by Norma Bowles and Mark E. Rosenthal

A unique assortment of plays, songs and poems for primary school children to read and perform - an ideal resource for teachers and schools looking for creative ways to explore contemporary moral and ethical issues in a fun and stimulating way.

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The Long Christmas Ride Home

The Long Christmas Ride Home

By Paula Vogel

Past and present collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life.

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Intimate Apparel & Fabulation: Two Plays

Intimate Apparel & Fabulation: Two Plays

By Lynn Nottage

Two companion pieces spanning 100 years in the lives of African American women.

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Fabulation

Fabulation

By Lynn Nottage

In Fabulation, playwright Lynn Nottage reimagines Esther (the character from her companion play, Intimate Apparel) as Undine, the public relations diva of today, who spirals downward from her swanky Manhattan office to her roots back in Brooklyn.

Published in volume Intimate Apparel & Fabulation: Two Plays
    The Pain and the Itch

    The Pain and the Itch

    By Bruce Norris

    A hilarious social satire about liberal hypocrisy from an American writer whose work has been staged by the world famous Steppenwolf Theatre.

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    Pretend You Have Big Buildings

    Pretend You Have Big Buildings

    By Ben Musgrave

    A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    Holding Fire

    Holding Fire

    By Jack Shepherd

    A rollicking tale of adventure set in early Victorian England, ranging from East End squalor to the Northern mills, and packing in an almost Dickensian gallery of characters.

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