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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Bunny

Bunny

By Jack Thorne

An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

Burgerz

Burgerz

By Travis Alabanza

A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

 

Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

    A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

    Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

    By Amy Shindler

    A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

    Burnt by the Sun

    Burnt by the Sun

    By Peter Flannery

    A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    By Jack Thorne

    A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    Jez Butterworth Plays: One

    Jez Butterworth Plays: One

    By Jez Butterworth

    Four full-length plays and two previously unpublished shorts from the multi-award-winning author of Jerusalem.

    Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

    Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

    By Jez Butterworth

    Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

    By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

    By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

    By Lynn Nottage

    A hilarious satire of race in the glamorous days of Old Hollywood, told via the life of a fictional African-American movie star. From the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

    Canada on Stage: Scenes and Monologues

    Canada on Stage: Scenes and Monologues

    Edited by Iris Turcott and Keith Turnbull

    An overview of contemporary Canadian theatre for just about any occasion, drawn from 50 plays with an exhilarating diversity of aesthetics, styles, techniques, themes, voices and vocabularies.

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    Cancelling Socrates

    Cancelling Socrates

    By Howard Brenton

    A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

    Cans

    Cans

    By Stuart Slade

    A searingly funny debut play about death, betrayal, and the possibility of forgiveness. And cider.

    The Canterbury Tales

    The Canterbury Tales (stage version)

    By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike Poulton

    A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

    By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

    Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

    Caresses

    Caresses

    By Sergi Belbel Translated by John London

    An acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.

    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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    Caroline, or Change

    Caroline, or Change (US edition)

    By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

    The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical theatre hit from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

    Caroline, or Change

    Caroline, or Change

    By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

    The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

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