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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

By Sami Ibrahim

A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

All of Us

All of Us

By Francesca Martinez

A passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.

Little Women

Little Women (stage version)

By Louisa May Alcott Adapted by Anne-Marie Casey

A joyful and spirited adaptation of one of the best-loved novels of all time.

Chasing Hares

Chasing Hares

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

A play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.

Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal

By Lucy Roslyn

A heartrending new play about sisterhood and motherhood; enduring love, and regrets many years in the making.

A-Typical Rainbow

A-Typical Rainbow

By JJ Green

An uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.

The Anarchist

The Anarchist

By Karina Wiedman

A gripping, timely, and deeply moving play about protest, democracy and freedom. Winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights, 2022.

Favour

Favour

By Ambreen Razia

A touching and hopeful family drama about a working-class Muslim family, tackling duty, addiction and the challenge of pulling yourself back together after it all falls apart.

The Climbers

The Climbers

By Carmen Nasr

A thrilling play about the lure of the mountains, the drive to conquer and the price of staying alive.

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Three Plays

By Chris Bush

Three intricately interwoven plays about family, heritage and legacy, centring around a Sheffield manufacturing family.

Rapture

Rapture

By Lucy Kirkwood

A slippery thriller for the stage, about love, power and belief. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true?

Rock

Rock

By Chris Bush

A play about family, heritage and legacy, part of Chris Bush's triptych of plays about a Sheffield manufacturing family, Rock / Paper / Scissors.

Paper

Paper

By Chris Bush

A play about family, heritage and legacy, part of Chris Bush's triptych of plays about a Sheffield manufacturing family, Rock / Paper / Scissors.

Scissors

Scissors

By Chris Bush

A play about family, heritage and legacy, part of Chris Bush's triptych of plays about a Sheffield manufacturing family, Rock / Paper / Scissors.

The Southbury Child

The Southbury Child

By Stephen Beresford

A darkly comic play exploring family and community, the savage divisions of contemporary society and the rituals that punctuate our lives.

Jitney

Jitney

By August Wilson

A groundbreaking modern drama classic, exploring the fragile bond between eight men as they live, love and work in a racially segregated, post-Vietnam America.

Bangers

Bangers

By Danusia Samal

A gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.

A Doll's House, Part 2

A Doll's House, Part 2

By Lucas Hnath

A funny, probing, and bold play that picks up where Ibsen's A Doll's House left off, and offers a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships across time.

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