Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Disconnect
An urgent exposé of the realities behind the international call centre.
The Distance
3f 4mA painfully funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), about keeping control, and about letting go.
Distant Early Warning
2f (age 10, twenties) 1m (age fifties)A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.
Published in volume A Hundred Words for SnowDistracted
2f 2mA darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.
Dixon and Daughters
6fA powerful play about family and forgiveness, following a woman after her release from prison. Premiered at the National Theatre.
Dizzy
1f 2m (plus two voices that can be pre-recorded)A fantastical, theatrical adventure through the underground world of street art and the hidden patterns in our universe. Premiered on UK tour by Theatre Centre and Sheffield Theatres in 2024.
Doctor Scroggy's War
5-6f 12-14mAn epic, hilarious and moving play that takes a sideways look at the First World War.
The Doll Tower
7mA challenging and thought-provoking play about T.E. Lawrence and his life after Arabia.
The Domino Effect
By Fin Kennedy8-35f 0-12mThe Domino Effect is an ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.
Dora: A Case of Hysteria
1f 2mA satirical feminist play debunking Sigmund Freud's theories about hysteria.
Dorian
3 performers (m or f)A thrilling stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, following one man's descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction.
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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