Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Wife of Cyncoed
A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.
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£7.99£6.39
Widows
A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.
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£12.99£10.39
The Wider Earth
A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Why Can't We Live Together?
By Steve WatersSet against the low hum of the War on Terror, Why Can't We Live Together? is a kaleidoscopic vision of our times through the lives of one man and one woman.
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£3.99£3.19
Who is Sylvia? and Duologue
Two plays from one of the leading dramatists of the 20th century.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Who is Sylvia?
Rattigan's play about obsessive love, a bittersweet portayal of his father - and maybe of his own frustrated love life.
Published in volume Who is Sylvia? and DuologueWhite Noise
An unflinching look at race in the 21st century from both a black and white perspective, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.
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£10.99£8.79
White Lead
By Jessica SiânA short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.
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£2.99£2.39
The White Bike
An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Whisky Galore (stage version)
By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip GouldingA stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Whipping It Up
A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.
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£12.99£10.39
While You Lie
By Sam HolcroftA blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Whiff Whaff
By Jack ThorneA savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.
Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: TwoWhere Sat the Lovers
By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP TheatreA play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.
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£6.99£5.59
Where I'm From
By Laura LomasA monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.
Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young womenWhen You Cure Me
By Jack ThorneA painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99When Winston Went to War with the Wireless
By Jack ThorneA gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79When This Is Over
A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production, and the Original Playscript
A theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination, designed to be created and performed by teenage casts, drawing directly on their own life experiences and the stories they want to tell. Winner, Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards.
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