Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Coolatully
Lyrical and urgent, Fiona Doyle's play Coolatully is a compassionate insight into the links between the economy, masculinity and society in the modern world. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize.
Coram Boy (stage version)
By Jamila Gavin Adapted by Helen Edmundson10f 7m plus 3 boys, doublingA heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread award-winning novel set in 18th-century England.
The Cord
2f 1mAn honest and moving play about the challenging truths of family dynamics, focussing on a couple in the weeks after the birth of their child. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London.
Cornermen
By Oli Forsyth4mAn exhilarating play about human triumph, ambition, self-doubt, and pride, set in the world of boxing.
Corrina, Corrina
By Chloë Moss1f 5mA gripping theatrical thriller set at sea, exploring power dynamics, superstitions and revenge, and what happens when we think no one is watching.
Cosmic Scallies
By Jackie Hagan1f 1mA witty and touching new play about class, friendship and absence.
Cotton Wool
By Ali Taylor2f 2mA gripping and darkly comic tale of young lives on the edge. Winner of the 2009 Meyer-Whitworth Award.
Cougar
1f (forties) 1m (twenties), plus 1m non-speakingA startling play about what – and who – we consume.
Cressida
8mA comedy drama set in the seedily glamorous world of 17th-century London theatre.
Crestfall
By Mark O'Rowe3fA play about love in a dog-eat-dog world, told in Mark O’Rowe’s unique rhythmic style.
Crime and Punishment (stage version)
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky Adapted by Chris Hannan4-7f 6-8mAn exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.
The Crocodile
By Tom Basden Original author Fyodor Dostoyevsky1f 3m, doublingA ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.
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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