Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Last King of Scotland (stage version)

4f 7m doubling (up to 7f 9m)

An electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity, adapted from Giles Foden's multi-award-winning novel.

Last Letters Home

1f (playing age 21)

A short monologue play for a female performer.

Published in volume Here I Belong

    The Last Noël

    2f 1m

    A funny, moving, uplifting play about Christmas, with original songs.

    The Last of the Duchess

    5-6f 2m

    A compelling study of the corruption of fame, the lure of money and the betrayal that lurks at the heart of portraying the people around us, or the people we love. Based on Caroline Blackwood's book of the same name.

    The Last of the Haussmans

    3f 3m

    A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family loosing its grip, examining the fate of the revolutionary generation.

    The Last of the Pelican Daughters

    5-7f 3m

    A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.

    The Last Quiz Night on Earth

    2f 2m

    An innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.

    The Last Witch

    3f 4m

    A play about the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Scotland, The Last Witch explores the psychological rifts that can divide close communities and drive families apart.

    The Late Middle Classes

    2f 2m, plus 1 boy

    A funny yet melancholic look at the frustrations, secrets and guilt of middle-class respectability in 1950s England.

    Laughing Boy (stage version)

    By Stephen Unwin Original author Sara Ryan
    2f 5m doubling (larger cast possible)

    A stage adaptation of Sara Ryan's powerful account of the preventable death of her son Connor Sparrowhawk while in an NHS care unit. Premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London.

    Lava

    1f (playing 6 characters, with additional pre-recorded voices)

    One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

    Lava (2022 edition)

    2f 2m

    A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.

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