Modern Drama

Five of the most exciting voices in theatre explore the pressures on our public services as one young woman buckles under pressures of her own.

A humane, funny and ultimately haunting play that explores masculinity, identity and what it means to be English.

A short play from the author of Jumpers for Goalposts.

A short play that tells the true story of Shirley Jones, who kills her baby boy, Jordan, rather than have him taken away by his abusive father.

A darkly comic stage adaptation of The Trial, relocating Kafka's classic novel to twenty-first-century London.

A modern-day tale of unexpected genius and of our struggle to accommodate extraordinary talent, loosely inspired by Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure.

A one-woman show based on the life and writings of the provocative columnist, writer and broadcaster, Julie Burchill.

A hilarious and heart-warming comedy about football, friendship and finding your way.

Rudyard Kipling's classic jungle tales, in an acclaimed stage adaptation by Stuart Paterson.

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe. 

A brilliantly honest and witty coming-of-age drama, with music by Stephen Warbeck.

A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.