Plays to perform

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Ladies Unleashed

Ladies Unleashed

By Amanda Whittington

A moving comedy for the stage, about friendship, growing older and living for today, reuniting the characters from the smash-hit plays Ladies' Day and Ladies Down Under.

The Contingency Plan

The Contingency Plan (2022 edition)

Two plays

By Steve Waters

A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change – an epic portrait of Britain in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

By Bea Roberts

A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

James IV: Queen of the Fight

James IV: Queen of the Fight

By Rona Munro

A thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde (stage version)

By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Neil Bartlett

An inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege.

Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

By Tom Wentworth

A darkly comic play examining the subtle shift from cared-for to carer and how dignity and independence are maintained in isolated rural areas. 

The P Word

The P Word

By Waleed Akhtar

A sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.

The Snail House

The Snail House

By Richard Eyre

A play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.

Handbagged

Handbagged

By Moira Buffini

The hit play about Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes.

Happy Meal

Happy Meal

By Tabby Lamb

A joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...

The Trials

The Trials

By Dawn King

A searing play set in a near-future world, where those responsible for the climate emergency are being judged by a younger generation.

Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays

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    Olivia Hirst & David Byrne
    Amanda Whittington

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    13–18 May 2024
    Wharf Theatre, Devizes