Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Deluge
A deeply provocative thriller set in a blighted landscape where nature is fiercely taking its course, Deluge is a gripping drama from the Papatango Prize-winning author of Coolatully.
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By Matt HartleyA bittersweet and vital play that throws a spotlight on 'Generation Rent' and the lengths they will go to in order to get that first step on the property ladder.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Detroit Project
Three provocative dramas, Paradise Blue, Detroit ’67 and Skeleton Crew, making up a play cycle examining the sociopolitical history of Detroit.
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Dexter and Winter's Detective Agency
By Nathan BryonA madcap adventure story for young people (and older detectives) to watch, read and perform.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Di and Viv and Rose
A warm and funny play about female friendship, crackling with wit and poignant observation.
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Diary of a Nobody (stage version)
By George & Weedon Grossmith Adapted by Hugh OsborneA sparkling adaptation of the classic comic novel recording the daily exploits of Charles Pooter, the London clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Ayub Khan Din Plays: One
A collection of plays written and introduced by actor-turned-writer Ayub Khan Din, including his first play, East is East, which became a smash-hit film.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Ding Dong the Wicked
A short play by one of the UK's leading dramatists.
A child is shut in her room, a dog is dead in the road, someone is kissing her brother in law. A family locked in hatred is sending a son to war.
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£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19dirty butterfly
A mesmerising and startling play about voyeurism, power and guilt.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Dirty Story and other plays
Three plays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Doubt.
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Disco Pigs
By Enda WalshEnda Walsh's breakthrough play, a fast and formally inventive portrait of two teenage Irish misfits
Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking DublinDisco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
By Enda WalshThe award-winning play about two warped teenagers that confirmed Enda Walsh's place in the forefront of young Irish dramatists - plus his short play, Sucking Dublin.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Disconnect
An urgent exposé of the realities behind the international call centre.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39The Distance
A painfully funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), about keeping control, and about letting go.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Distant Early Warning
A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.
Published in volume A Hundred Words for SnowDistracted
A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.
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£3.99£3.19
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