Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
CripTales: Six Monologues
Six fictional monologues portraying some very real experiences of disabled people in Britain, commissioned to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEPUB£10.99£8.79Thunderbox
A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesThe Shed
A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesHamish
By Jack ThorneA short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesThe Real Deal
A short monologue play exploring the issue of benefits fraud, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesThree Sisters
A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.
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Exquisite Agony
By Nilo CruzA play about the heart—its passions, its failures, and its ability to connect.
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Illyria
It is 1958. In the midst of a building boom in New York City, Joe Papp and his colleagues are facing pressure from the city’s elite as they continue their free Shakespeare in Central Park.
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The Language Archive and Other Plays
By Julia ChoA new collection of plays by one of the most versatile dramatists in contemporary American theatre.
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The Sound Inside
By Adam RappA riveting play exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.
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Straight White Men/Untitled Feminist Show: Two Plays (US edition)
Two plays by the award-winning dramatist, the first Asian-American female playwright to be produced on Broadway.
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Noughts & Crosses (Pilot Theatre stage version)
By Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Malorie BlackmanAn award-winning stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman's acclaimed novel, a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.EPUB£9.99£7.99Three Kings
A heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEPUB£9.99£7.99The Last of the Pelican Daughters
A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEPUB£9.99£7.99Bright. Young. Things.
A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEPUB£9.99£7.99Heavy Weather
A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.
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£8.99£7.19Add to basketEPUB£8.99£7.19Isolated But Open
Voices from Across The Shutdown
Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.
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