Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Be My Baby

6f

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

Beached

3-7f 1-4m

A darkly funny comedy about modern freak shows, love and cream buns. Loads of cream buns.

The Beacon

2f 3m

A drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past.

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)

3f 3m doubling

Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)

4f 4m doubling, or 6f 7m

A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

Beauty and the Beast

4f 5m plus optional chorus (large cast possible)

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

A Bed of Roses

3f 4m

An acerbic and funny play about middle-class hypocrisy and universal apathy.

    bedbound

    1f 1m

    A ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.

    Before It Rains

    1f (forties - fifties) 2m (twenties)

    Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.

    Before You Say Anything

    2f 1m

    A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time. A time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom and bravery.

    Beginning

    1f 1m

    A sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance.

    Being Friends

    2m

    The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

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      Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey