Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer
A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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By Rona MunroA thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.
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By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Neil BartlettAn inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege.
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A darkly comic play examining the subtle shift from cared-for to carer and how dignity and independence are maintained in isolated rural areas.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The P Word
A sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.
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By Richard EyreA play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Handbagged
The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.
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Happy Meal
By Tabby LambA joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Trials
By Dawn KingA searing play set in a near-future world, where those responsible for the climate emergency are being judged by a younger generation.
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By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha DugdaleA powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two PlaysPussycat in Memory of Darkness
By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John FarndonA powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two PlaysAge is a Feeling
By Haley McGeeA gripping one-person play that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life, from the author of The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.
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