Plays to perform

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Day I Stood Still

The Day I Stood Still

By Kevin Elyot

A poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.

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Tearing the Loom

Tearing the Loom

By Gary Mitchell

A searing portrait of a community divided against itself, set in a weaver's cottage in County Armagh at the time of the 1798 Rebellion.

Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
    In a Little World of Our Own

    In a Little World of Our Own

    By Gary Mitchell

    A powerful drama about how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home.

    Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
      Jane Eyre

      Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)

      By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale

      A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.

      Passing Places

      Passing Places

      By Stephen Greenhorn

      A road movie for the stage, following two young Scottish lads on their trip from dislocation to location.

      Bad Weather

      Bad Weather

      By Robert Holman

      A play about freedom, guilt and the possibility of redemption, premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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      Mizlansky/Zilinsky

      Mizlansky/Zilinsky

      By Jon Robin Baitz

      A play about the desperate cases lurking unsuccessfully on the fringes of the movie world.

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      Quiet in the Land

      Quiet in the Land

      By Anne Chislett

      Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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      Love Upon the Throne

      Love Upon the Throne

      By Patrick Barlow

      A gleefully comic retelling of the Charles and Diana story, designed to be performed by two (male) actors.

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      Howie the Rookie

      Howie the Rookie

      By Mark O'Rowe

      A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

      Perfect Days

      Perfect Days

      By Liz Lochhead

      A funny, sad and truthful romantic comedy about beating the biological clock.

      Acts

      Acts

      By Riccardo Galgani

      A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

      Published in volume Family: three plays

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        13–18 May 2024
        Wharf Theatre, Devizes