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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Mexican Plays

Mexican Plays

Edited by Elyse Dodgson

A unique collection of five surprising and exciting plays from Mexico, in English translations, selected by the Royal Court Theatre, London.

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On Insomnia and Midnight

On Insomnia and Midnight

By Edgar Chías Translated by David Johnston

In a mountain hotel an ailing guest and nervous chambermaid strike up an uneasy friendship.

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Seven-Eleven

    Seven-Eleven

    By Iván Olivares Translated by William Gregory

    Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.

    Published in volume Mexican Plays
      Little Certainties

      Little Certainties

      By Bárbara Colio Translated by William Gregory

      Mario is missing, presumed dead. In the town of Tijuana, his brother and sister make a shocking discovery about Mario and his secrets.

      Published in volume Mexican Plays
        Used Blood Junkyard

        Used Blood Junkyard

        By Alberto Villarreal Translated by Simon Scardifield

        Làzaro, his mates and his porn-star girlfriend are 'art terrorists'... Can anything stop their killing spree?

        Published in volume Mexican Plays
          Two Princes

          Two Princes

          By Meredydd Barker

          A bittersweet drama about life, love, loss, and sculpture.

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          The Six-Days World

          The Six-Days World

          By Elizabeth Kuti

          An emotionally involving family play that evokes the poignancy and the poison of the festive season - from the award-winning writer of The Sugar Wife.

          Treasure Island

          Treasure Island (stage version)

          By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Stuart Paterson

          A fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.

          Noughts & Crosses

          Noughts & Crosses (RSC stage version)

          By Malorie Blackman Adapted by Dominic Cooke

          An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. 

          Testing the Echo

          Testing the Echo

          By David Edgar

          A timely, provocative and witty look at the campaign to redefine Britishness for a multicultural society.

          Happy Now?

          Happy Now?

          By Lucinda Coxon

          A painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it.

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          Three Sisters On Hope Street

          Three Sisters On Hope Street

          By Diane Samuels and Tracy-Ann Oberman

          A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool.

          The President's Holiday

          The President's Holiday

          By Penny Gold

          Part political thriller and part personal drama, The President's Holiday is a gripping and deeply moving play about Gorbachev's final hours as President of the USSR.

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          Cariad

          Cariad

          By Sophie Stanton

          A raucous comedy and a compelling story about secrets, memory, history and 'cariad' - Welsh for love, beloved one, darling.

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          Scarborough

          Scarborough

          By Fiona Evans

          An electrifying portrayal of a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher.

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          Never So Good

          Never So Good

          By Howard Brenton

          A fascinating portrait of Harold Macmillan in an epic play about the decline of British fortunes in the middle of the twentieth century.

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          random

          random

          By debbie tucker green

          An urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting.

          Bliss

          Bliss

          By Olivier Choinière Translated by Caryl Churchill

          A wild and slippery fantasy from French-Canadian writer Olivier Choinière, translated by Caryl Churchill, exploring our insatiable appetite for private lives made public.

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