Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Wellington 24

An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

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The Welkin

By Lucy Kirkwood

Lucy Kirkwood's play about a woman sentenced to hang for murder in 18th-century rural Suffolk.

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The Weir

By Conor McPherson

The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.

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We Happy Few

By Imogen Stubbs

A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End.

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We are Three Sisters

By Blake Morrison

Against the backdrop of a windswept northern village, three remarkable young women live their lives brightly.

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We Anchor in Hope

By Anna Jordan

A play about the end of an era as a London boozer closes its doors one final time.

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The Way Old Friends Do

By Ian Hallard

A tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.

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The Way Home

By Chloë Moss

A spiky play about the clash between suburban and itinerant ways of life in present-day Liverpool.

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The Wasp

By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

A twisting two-hander, a psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Emilia.

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The Wardrobe

By Sam Holcroft

A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.