Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Night Time

1f 3m

A hypnotic noir thriller set in a beguiling world of dream, danger and fantasy.

The Nightclub

3f

A short play about three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, who are caught up in a terrifying hate crime.

The Nightingales

3f 3m

A funny, touching and thought-provoking comedy drama about the members of a village choir.

Nightwatchman

1f

A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

Nine Lessons and Carols

Stories for a Long Winter

6 performers (plus one voice-over)

A play about connection and isolation, forged during the Covid pandemic, exploring what we hold on to in troubled times.

Nine Night

5f 2m

A touching and very funny exploration of the rituals of family, set amidst a traditional Jamaican Nine Night wake.

Nineteen Ninety-Two

2m

A short play about two brothers biding their time to savour revenge - but how can they be sure they've got the right girl?

Published in volume Irish Shorts

    No Naughty Bits

    2f 6m

    A gloriously funny play about the nature of comedy, the operation of censorship, and the complex misunderstandings implicit in the Anglo-American relationship.

    No Particular Order

    Flexible casting (at least 4 actors, mix of genders, playing more than 40 characters)

    A startling and apocalyptic play that charts the fate of a society under a despot, through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides.

    No Romance

    4f 2m, 1 boy (twelve); 1f 1m for one-act version

    A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

    Nora : A Doll's House

    By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen
    3-6f 3m

    A bold new version of Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood.

    Northanger Abbey (stage version)

    4f 4m, doubling (large cast possible)

    A delightful stage version of Jane Austen's earliest novel, her mock-Gothic Romance.

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    Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey