Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Spooky Action at a Distance

By Eve Leigh

3f 3m plus Chorus f/m (large cast possible)

A hard-hitting, poignant play about anti-immigration sentiment in Britain today. In the Multiplay Drama series.

St Nicholas

By Conor McPherson

1m (late fifties)

An eccentric, teasing yarn from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

St Petersburg

By Declan Feenan

1f 1m plus 1 boy (aged c.10 years)

A haunting, elliptical play by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays

Stacy

By Jack Thorne

A darkly confessional monologue for one male performer and a slide projector.

Stanley

By Pam Gems

6f 6m

A brilliant and painfully truthful portrait of Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting.

Start Swimming

By James Fritz

12 f or m, flexible

A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.

Statues

By Azan Ahmed

2m doubling (or up to 1f 5m)

A witty, honest, and deeply moving play exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

Staying Alive

By Kat Roberts

4-6f 3-5m

A darkly funny and achingly tender play about the death of a child.

Steel

By Chris Bush

1f 1m playing 2f 2m (male actor is white, female actor is black)

A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

Steel

By Lee Mattinson

2m (playing 17-year-old boys)

A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.

Still

By Frances Poet

3f 2m

Frances Poet's play is a cathartic story of life, loss and joy, full of tenderness and humour, as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed.

Stolen Secrets

By Fin Kennedy

Various sections for 1-7 performers, large cast possible

From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.