Modern Drama

A witty and absurdist play that dismantles the myths of motherhood and exposes the sexism of language and religious imagery.

A fable of free market economics and cut-throat capitalism.

A gripping and explosive drama from the multi-award winning playwright.

A comedy about growing up, class, love, disappointment and hope, inspired by the Seven Up television series.

A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

A timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama about a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation, torn between the influence of his family, his friends and his school.

Flaubert's masterpiece about an infidelity with tragic consequences, dramatised for Shared Experience by the acclaimed novelist.

The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and savage low-lifes. From the award-winning writer of Howie the Rookie.

An extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.

A wild and fantastical tale about a group of women struggling to get by in the harsh world of north-east Scotland in the early nineteenth century.