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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Dixon and Daughters

Dixon and Daughters

By Deborah Bruce

A powerful play about family and forgiveness, following a woman after her release from prison. Premiered at the National Theatre.

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

By Michael Weller

Two ex-lovers meet up after an 11-year gap for a nerve-jangling reunion.

Published in volume Loving Longing Leaving
    Doctor Scroggy's War

    Doctor Scroggy's War

    By Howard Brenton

    An epic, hilarious and moving play that takes a sideways look at the First World War.

    Dogeaters

    Dogeaters

    By Jessica Hagedorn

    A hard-hitting play about the Philippines in the Marcos era, adapted by Jessica Hagedorn from her own novel of the same name.

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    The Doll Tower

    The Doll Tower

    By Ronan O'Donnell

    A challenging and thought-provoking play about T.E. Lawrence and his life after Arabia.

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    A Doll's House, Part 2

    A Doll's House, Part 2

    By Lucas Hnath

    A funny, probing, and bold play that picks up where Ibsen's A Doll's House left off, and offers a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships across time.

    The Domino Effect

    The Domino Effect

    By Fin Kennedy

    The Domino Effect is an ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.

    The Domino Effect and other plays for teenagers

    The Domino Effect and other plays for teenagers

    By Fin Kennedy

    A second collection of plays by Fin Kennedy, author of How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found and The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays.

    Don't Start Me to Talking...

    Don't Start Me to Talking...

    Plays of Struggle and Liberation

    By John O'Neal

    A collection of nine plays by the acclaimed performer and civil rights activist John O'Neal.

    Dora: A Case of Hysteria

    Dora: A Case of Hysteria

    By Kim Morrissey

    A satirical feminist play debunking Sigmund Freud's theories about hysteria.

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    Dorian

    Dorian

    By Phoebe Eclair-Powell and Owen Horsley Original author Oscar Wilde

    A thrilling stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, following one man's descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction.

    Doris Day

    Doris Day

    By E V Crowe

    A short play about two police officers and their different expectations of the job.

    Double Feature: One

    Double Feature: One

    By Sam Holcroft and D C Moore

    Double Feature brings together – in two volumes of paired short plays – four of the most exciting new voices in UK theatre, in their first commissions for the National Theatre.

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    Double Feature: Two

    Double Feature: Two

    By Prasanna Puwanarajah and Tom Basden

    Double Feature brings together – in two volumes of paired short plays – four of the most exciting new voices in UK theatre, in their first commissions for the National Theatre.

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    Doubt

    Doubt

    By John Patrick Shanley

    The hit Broadway play, filmed in 2008 with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

    Downstate

    Downstate

    By Bruce Norris

    A provocative play about four men convicted of sex crimes, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clybourne Park.

    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (stage version)

    By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by David Edgar

    A superb adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story of the unassuming Dr Jekyll and his dark alter-ego Mr Hyde.

    Dracula

    Dracula (stage version)

    By Bram Stoker Adapted by Liz Lochhead

    Acclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's Dracula stays refreshingly close to Bram Stoker's classic novel.

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