Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Ensemble of 6 performers (ideally 3f 3m)

A sci-fi gothic horror exploring what it means to be human, from Kandinsky Theatre Company. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2025.

Morte d'Arthur (stage version)

6f 15m doubling (very large cast possible)

An adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Mosquitoes

7f 3m

A play about families and particle physics, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in July 2017.

Moth

1f 1m

By turns dark and shimmering, Moth is a fast, funny and heartbreaking story about two young people with nowhere to go.

Mother Teresa is Dead

2f 2m

A gripping play exploring Western guilt towards the Third World, from an author well-known for her award-winning adaptations for Shared Experience and the National Theatre.

The Motherhood Project

Monologues and Reflections on Motherhood

Flexible casting (up to 12f 3m)

A collection of dramatic monologues and real-life reflections by some of the UK's leading writers, artists and thinkers, and explores all the guilt, joy and absurdity, the regrets, pressures and taboos surrounding motherhood.

Mothers Against

4f 4m

A gripping account of a bitterly fought US governor's election from the Republican perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays

    The Motive and the Cue

    6f 12m

    The West End edition of the fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.

    Mouth to Mouth

    2f 5m

    At a homecoming party for Dennis and Laura's teenage son, the reappearance of an old family friend throws up secrets from the past and paves the way for fresh disaster.

    A Mouthful of Birds

    4f 3m doubling (large cast possible)

    A collaborative piece written with David Lan, combining words and dance. Inspired by Euripides' Bacchae, the play explores modern experiences of 'possession, violence and other states where people feel beside themselves'.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Three

      Mr Foote's Other Leg

      3f 7m, doubling

      Ian Kelly’s riotously funny play, based on his award-winning biography of Samuel Foote, explores our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the 18th century.

      Mr Incredible

      1m

      A brutal one-man play about modern love and old-fashioned entitlement.

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      Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall

      Fin Kennedy

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      Alexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate Summerscale

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      Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Tom Wells

      Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey