Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Rules for Living
A theatrically playful, dark comedy about the unwritten rules we follow in our lives.
Run
1mStephen Laughton's one-man play about a gay Jewish seventeen-year-old explores what it means to love, to lose, and how to grow from a boy into a man.
Run Sister Run
By Chloë Moss2f 2m (playing various ages)A witty and heartfelt play about two sisters, exploring family, class and dependence.
Run, Rebel (stage version)
By Manjeet Mann4f 2m doubling (large cast possible)A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.
Russian Dolls
By Kate Lock2fKate Lock's play about a surprising relationship between two very different women, winner of the 2015 Adrian Pagan Award.
Rust
By Kenny Emson1f 1mAn ultra-contemporary, sexy and funny play that pushes the boundaries of trust, love and lust to the limit.
Salad Day
1f 1mA short play about an elderly couple who, trapped in a nursing home, plot a daring escape into the sunshine.
Published in volume Irish ShortsSalt
By Fiona Peek2f 2mA modern morality tale about the corrosive effect of money, joint winner of the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.
Same
4-8f 2-5mA play exporing the apparent gulf between the young and old, commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.
The Same
By Enda Walsh2fA play about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.
Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
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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