Modern Drama

A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.

A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

An enthralling monologue about love and loss.

A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.

A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.

A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

A play from Syria, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.