Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Downstate
A provocative play about four men convicted of sex crimes, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clybourne Park.
Dracula (stage version)
By Bram Stoker Adapted by Liz Lochhead4f 5m doublingAcclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's Dracula stays refreshingly close to Bram Stoker's classic novel.
Dracula: The Bloody Truth
By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete4m (playing various roles)A comic retelling of the story of Dracula, from John Nicholson and Exeter-based theatre company Le Navet Bete.
Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane
1fA play about losing someone close to you, about the human need to remember and connect.
Drawing the Line
4-6f 13-26mA vivid telling of the chaotic story of the partition that shaped the modern world.
A Dream
By Chris Bush5f 5m or more (very large cast is possible, over 80 roles)A riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
The Dream Collector
By Fin Kennedy13f or mAn ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.
Dreaming and Drowning
By Kwame Owusu1mAn intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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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