Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Three Kings

1m

A heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships. 

The Three Lions

1f 5-6m

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

The Three Musketeers (stage version)

4m/f (playing more than 30 characters)

A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

Three Sisters On Hope Street

5f 6m

A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool.

Three Women and a Piano Tuner

3f 1m

An offbeat, lyrical drama about how our hopes and dreams can be thwarted by the choices we make - and by the ones we don't make.

The Thrill of Love

4-5f 1m

A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

Through a Cloud

1f 3m (plus 1 non-speaking male)

A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

Through A Glass Darkly (stage version)

1f 3m

A poignant and sensuous stage adaptation of the 1961 Oscar-winning film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Through the Mud

2f (playing multiple characters)

The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for Black liberation in America. From the Fringe First-winning creator of the hit show Black is the Color of My Voice.

Thrown

4f 1 non-binary

A poignant, dynamic play exploring belonging and identity, premiered by the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh International Festival.

Thrown

1f (plus pre-recorded material)

A child-psychologist attempts to record what she's spent her whole life trying to forget, as the memories of former patients collide with her own.

Thunderbox

1f

A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues

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    Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

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    Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey