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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Cruising

Cruising

By Alecky Blythe

A hilarious, real-life comedy about pensioners going in search of love - from the sublime to the downright saucy.

Crumbs from the Table of Joy

Crumbs from the Table of Joy

By Lynn Nottage

An arresting, thought-provoking play about racial and social issues of the late 1950s, by the first woman to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

Crush: The Musical

Crush: The Musical

By Maureen Chadwick and Kath Gotts

An outrageously fun musical set in an all-girls school in the 60s, from the team behind Bad Girls: The Musical.

Crushed Shells and Mud

Crushed Shells and Mud

By Ben Musgrave

A play about conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties in a world trembling in the grip of a devastating epidemic.

Cuba

Cuba

By Liz Lochhead

A play written for young people to perform, about two schoolgirls and their daring response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Culture Clash in Americca

Culture Clash in Americca

By Culture Clash

A second collection of work by the award-winning Latino comedy trio.

Culture Clash: Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy

Culture Clash: Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy

By Culture Clash

Three plays from the award-winning Latino comedy trio.

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The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country

By Nicholas Wright

Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy Jacobean drama is transposed to 1890s Johannesburg.

Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
    Damage

    Damage

    By Kamal Khalladi Translated by Houda Echouafni

    A play from Morocco, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

    Dancing Bears

    Dancing Bears

    By Sam Holcroft

    A short play laying bare the twisted loyalties and violence in teenage gangs.

    Danny, King of the Basement

    Danny, King of the Basement

    By David S. Craig

    A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.

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    Daphne's Dive

    Daphne's Dive

    By Quiara Alegría Hudes

    A play about what it means to be an outsider while searching for empathy and connection.

    Dara

    Dara

    By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

    The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

    By Angela Betzien

    An intricately layered psychological thriller exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them.

    Dark Sublime

    Dark Sublime

    By Michael Dennis

    A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

    Darknet

    Darknet

    By Rose Lewenstein

    A fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.

    Daughter

    Daughter

    By Adam Lazarus

    A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

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    Daughterhood

    Daughterhood

    By Charley Miles

    A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.

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