Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Political History of Smack and Crack

1f 1m

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

2f 4m

A 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 Trilogy

    Pop Music

    1f 1m

    A rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.

    Poppy + George

    2f 2m

    A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.

    Port Authority

    3m

    A 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

    1f 2m

    A 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 6m

    Voodoo, heroin and tobacco in a Cuban cigar factory, from the award-winning screenwriter of Dirty Pretty Things.

    The President's Holiday

    2f 3m plus 2 girls

    Part 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

    1f 12m

    An intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare.

    Pretend You Have Big Buildings

    3f 4m

    A 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

    1m

    A 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

    2f 1m

    A 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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    Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall

    Fin Kennedy

    Amanda Whittington

    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