Modern Drama

A hilarious, macabre love story about a pregnant couple of activists attempting to offset the carbon footprint of their unborn baby's life.

A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. Winner of the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.

An epic and incendiary thriller about the Gunpowder Plot, weaving together the lives of kings, terrorists, priests and spies.

A short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.

A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

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

A play about passion, suspicion and revenge, based on true events involving some of the twentieth century's most influential American artists.

An uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.

A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.