Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Basement Flat
A short and unnerving play about families, property and rampant vegetation.
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Battlefield
The internationally renowned team of Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne and Jean-Claude Carrière revisit the great Indian epic The Mahabharata, thirty years after Brook’s legendary production took world theatre by storm.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Bazaar
By David Planell Translated by John CliffordA play by young Spanish dramatist David Planell, about the hilarious attempt to get an accident video shown on TV, releasing undercurrents of racism in society.
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Bé Carna
A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.
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Be My Baby
A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Beached
A darkly funny comedy about modern freak shows, love and cream buns. Loads of cream buns.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Beacon
By Nancy HarrisA drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Beautiful Eyes
A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.
Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: FiveBeauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)
By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie MitchellLucy 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.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)
A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Beauty and the Beast (RSC stage version)
A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)
A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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