Modern Drama

Politics and the planet collide in a fiercely original play about the limits of science, the power of myths, and the things we can't control.

Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the consequences of being forced to grow up on your own.

An urgent play about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a world falling apart.

A short play by the author of the Adrian Mole books, set in a council house in a small Leicestershire town at election time.

A comically sinister study of the tensions in an Edinburgh tenement.

A moving portrayal of the conflict between personal aspiration and familial responsibility, and what happens when those you should depend on need you more than you need them.

A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.