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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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A Hundred Words for Snow

A Hundred Words for Snow

By Tatty Hennessy

A play about a teenage girl's solo journey to the North Pole with her father's ashes.

Superhoe

Superhoe

By Nicôle Lecky

The hit stage play behind major BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.

Distant Early Warning

Distant Early Warning

By Tatty Hennessy

A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.

Published in volume A Hundred Words for Snow
    Cost of Living

    Cost of Living

    By Martyna Majok

    Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an exquisitely original, honest and deftly funny play that explores our need to connect and be loved regardless of the gulfs that disability, race, class, and wealth place between us.

    Original Death Rabbit

    Original Death Rabbit

    By Rose Heiney

    A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet

    One Jewish Boy

    One Jewish Boy

    By Stephen Laughton

    A bittersweet comedy addressing anti-Semitism through one young family's struggle against prejudice.

    Sweat

    Sweat

    By Lynn Nottage

    A topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

    Three

    Three

    By Stephen Laughton

    A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.

    Published in volume One Jewish Boy
      The Messiah

      The Messiah

      By Patrick Barlow

      A hilarious Christmas comedy that conjures up the sublime, the ridiculous and the truly angelic.

      Drip

      Drip

      By Tom Wells By (composer) Matthew Robins

      A one-man musical comedy about a fifteen-year-old boy who finds himself in deep water when he joins a synchronised swimming team, even though he can't swim.

      Snowflake

      Snowflake

      By Mike Bartlett

      An epic story about generational conflict, fathers and daughters, and whether we're living in the best or worst of times.

      Switzerland

      Switzerland

      By Joanna Murray-Smith

      A gripping psychological thriller, filled with razor-sharp dialogue.

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      Sunrise

      Sunrise

      By Jessie Cave

      An honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story from actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave – with colour illustrations throughout.

      The Nightingales

      The Nightingales

      By William Gaminara

      A funny, touching and thought-provoking comedy drama about the members of a village choir.

      Asking for It

      Asking for It (stage version)

      By Louise O'Neill Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh With Annabelle Comyn

      A powerful adaptation of Louise O'Neill's devastating novel about the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.

      100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

      100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

      By Suzan-Lori Parks

      A unique and personal response to the extraordinary events of the first hundred days of the presidency of Donald J. Trump - a play diary for each day of the presidency, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

      The Band's Visit

      The Band's Visit

      By David Yazbek and Itamar Moses

      The Tony Award-winning musical about an Egyptian band that gets stranded in a small Israeli desert town.

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