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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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My Child

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

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

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

Tilt

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

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Rafta, Rafta...

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

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

Ladies Down Under

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

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

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Big White Fog

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

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 (Derby Playhouse stage version)

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

Cootie Shots

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

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

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

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Fabulation

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.

    The Pain and the Itch

    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

    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

    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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