Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Where I'm From

1f

A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.

    Where Sat the Lovers

    3f 1f/m

    A play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.

    Whiff Whaff

    1f 1m

    A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

    Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two

      While You Lie

      2f 3m

      A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.

      Whipping It Up

      2f 4m

      A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.

      Whisky Galore (stage version)

      7f doubling (can be performed by a larger cast)

      A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.

      The Whitby Rebels

      3f 3m doubling (up to 17 roles)

      A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

      The White Bike

      3-10f 2-4m (large cast possible)

      An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

      White Lead

      3f

      A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

      Why Can't We Live Together?

      1f 1m

      Set against the low hum of the War on Terror, Why Can't We Live Together? is a kaleidoscopic vision of our times through the lives of one man and one woman.

      The Wider Earth

      1f 6m doubling (up to 1f 9m) plus potential for many creatures/puppets

      A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

      The Wife of Cyncoed

      1f (playing age 66)

      A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

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      Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall

      Fin Kennedy

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      Alexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate Summerscale

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      Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Tom Wells

      Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey