Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Kanye the First

3f 1m

A dazzlingly funny and original drama about identity, guilt, contemporary culture and the second coming of Kanye West.

katzenmusik

10f 15m plus 53 f/m (can be performed by a cast of 25)

A darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Kensuke's Kingdom (stage version)

2f 4m plus 1m/f, doubling

The story of a young boy's fantastic adventure after being washed up on a Pacific island.

Kes (stage version)

2f 8m, doubling (large cast possible)

A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.

Kindertransport

5f 1m

A modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past - brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of 9 and brought to England with the promise of a new life...

King Arthur

3m playing many parts, plus 'stage manager'

A hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends from physical theatre masters Le Navet Bete.

King Charles III

4f 8m, doubling

Mike Bartlett's 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.

King of the Fields

2f 2m

A play set in Ayrshire after the First World War, with touches of Ibsen - from the acclaimed Scottish playwright.

King Troll (The Fawn)

3-4f 1m plus 1m/f

A dystopian stage play exploring migrant experiences in all their complexity – and the troll that lives within all of us. Premiered by Kali Theatre at New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2024.

The Kiss

1f

A tender, funny and beautifully observed study of lives in limbo, and a glimmer of hope for what lies ahead. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

Published in volume Inside/Outside

    Kiss Me Quickstep

    4f 4m plus optional dance chorus

    Dazzling and sequin-studded, Kiss Me Quickstep is a play about the world of ballroom dance, taking us behind the fixed smiles and fake tan to look at the real lives of those for whom ballroom dancing is everything

    Kitchen

    1f

    A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

    Published in volume Arlington

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