Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Disconnect

2f 3m

An urgent exposé of the realities behind the international call centre.

The Distance

3f 4m

A 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 Snow

    Distracted

    2f 2m

    A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.

    Dixon and Daughters

    6f

    A 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 12-14m

    An epic, hilarious and moving play that takes a sideways look at the First World War.

    The Doll Tower

    7m

    A challenging and thought-provoking play about T.E. Lawrence and his life after Arabia.

    The Domino Effect

    8-35f 0-12m

    The Domino Effect is an ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.

    Dora: A Case of Hysteria

    1f 2m

    A 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.

    Doris Day

    2f

    A short play about two police officers and their different expectations of the job.

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    Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall

    Fin Kennedy

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    Alexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate Summerscale

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    Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

    Tom Wells

    Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey