Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story (stage version)
A spine-tingling stage adaptation that is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story – with an emphasis on the ghostly.
Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)
By Piers Torday Original author Charles Dickens4f 3m doubling (up to 9f 16m plus 10f/m)A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.
Christmas is Miles Away
By Chloë Moss1f 2m (teenagers)A touching play about adolescent friendship.
Churchill in Moscow
3f 4mA gripping stage play dramatising the historic meeting of two unpredictable titans, Churchill and Stalin, in Moscow in 1942, as history teeters on a knife-edge. Premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in 2025.
Cinderella (stage version)
4f 4m, doublingA classic fairy tale with a twist, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.
Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday
By Ludmila Petrushevskaya Translated by Stephen Mulrine3m (Cinzano); 3f 1m (Birthday)Two linked plays from the Russian playwright dubbed the 'female Chekhov', depicting the grim reality of domestic life in Soviet Russia.
Ciphers
By Dawn King2-4f 2-4mA smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.
Citysong
4f 3m playing multiple characters (large cast possible, 100+ roles)The Verity Bargate Award-winning play about three generations of a Dublin family.
CLASS
By Iseult Golden and David Horan1f 2m, doubling (2f 3m)Funny, heartbreaking and beautifully observed, CLASS is an award-winning play about learning difficulties: in school, in life, wherever.
The Clearing
3f 5mA powerful play about the effects of Oliver Cromwell's military campaign in Ireland.
The Climbers
By Carmen Nasr4f 2mA thrilling play about the lure of the mountains, the drive to conquer and the price of staying alive.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey