Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Dark Room
An intricately layered psychological thriller exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them.
Dark Sublime
3f 2m doubling, plus one m/f voice onlyA play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.
Darknet
3f 4m, doubling, offers 43 rolesA fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.
Daughter
By Adam Lazarus1mA darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.
Daughterhood
2f 1m (male actor plays multiple roles)A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.
Daughters of the Revolution
By David Edgar8f 7mA political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.
Published in volume Continental Divide: two playsDavid Copperfield (stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair Cording4f 4m doubling (large cast possible)One of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.
The Day I Stood Still
By Kevin Elyot1f 4m doublingA poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.
Days of Wine and Roses (stage version)
1f 1mJP Miller's 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.
Dead Dad Dog
By John McKay2mAn offbeat short comedy with a political edge, in which an unemployed young man is dogged by his deceased father.
Published in volume Scot-FreeDean McBride
By Sonya Hale1mA vivid and poetic monologue play about deprivation, loss and redemption through love, telling the story of Dean, a young man hardened by suffering, who struggles in life before finding his way back to happiness.
Dear Lupin (stage version)
2mMichael Simkins' immensely charming stage adaptation of Dear Lupin, the witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son that became a huge bestseller, winner of The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year.
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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