Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
This Changes Everything
A play about a group of young women seeking to form a new type of society and a better way of living. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.
This is a Chair
7f 8m (2f 3m minimum with doubling)A short play about the surreal nature of modern life.
This is Living
By Liam Borrett1f 1mA poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye.
This Lime Tree Bower
3mA poignant and gripping tale told through three interlinking monologues from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.
This May Hurt A Bit
4f 4m, doubling (large cast possible)A witty, tender, and occasionaly surreal exploration of one family's experience of the NHS.
This Might Not Be It
2f 1mA candid portrayal of mental health services in the NHS, premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.
This Must Be the Place
By Brad Birch and Kenny Emson1f 3m, doubling (2f 4m)A play comprising two short ballads about migration, missed connections, and life on the edge of respectability.
This Wide Night
By Chloë Moss2fA tender portrayal of two women trying to start again after their release from prison.
Thon Man Molière
By Liz Lochhead4f 3m, plus 1f/m non-speakingThe story of the great comedian Molière - his scandalous marriage, his scurrilous plays and the irresistible creation of his infamous and celebrated satire Tartuffe.
Three
3m (other casting options are possible)A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.
Published in volume One Jewish BoyTHREE
11f 9mA funny, dark and thrilling play about family connections and the fallout from violence. In the Multiplay Drama series.
Three Birds
By Janice Okoh3f 2mA startling and darkly comic drama about childhood, family and fantasy. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and later adapted into BBC television drama Just Act Normal.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey