Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Political History of Smack and Crack
An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.
Poor Beast in the Rain
By Billy Roche2f 4mA slice of small-town life, set in a betting shop in Wexford. Part of Billy Roche's acclaimed Wexford Trilogy.
Published in volume The Wexford TrilogyPop Music
By Anna Jordan1f 1mA rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.
Poppy + George
2f 2mA romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.
Port Authority
3mA wry, moving, funny tale of how modern man faces up to the responsibility of love, woven in monologues, from the multi-award winning author of The Weir.
Precious Little Talent
By Ella Hickson1f 2mA touching and funny play about 20-somethings graduating into a world that's sold them down the river.
The President of an Empty Room
6f 6mVoodoo, heroin and tobacco in a Cuban cigar factory, from the award-winning screenwriter of Dirty Pretty Things.
The President's Holiday
By Penny Gold2f 3m plus 2 girlsPart political thriller and part personal drama, The President's Holiday is a gripping and deeply moving play about Gorbachev's final hours as President of the USSR.
Pressure
By David Haig1f 12mAn intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare.
Pretend You Have Big Buildings
By Ben Musgrave3f 4mA tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
The Price of a Fish Supper
1mA short play about a man whose fortunes have declined along with the Scottish fishing industry in which he has worked all his life.
The Price of Everything
By Fiona Evans2f 1mA tense and gripping drama, loaded with dark humour, about the price we pay for material possessions and the effect it has on those we love.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey