Plays to perform

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

By Matt Hartley

A short monologue play for a female performer.

Published in volume Here I Belong
    PMQ

    PMQ

    By Ella Hickson

    A short play set in a Westminster dressing room, as Prime Minister Dave prepares for his first ever bout of Prime Minister's Questions.

    Published in volume Ella Hickson Plays: One
      Wilderness

      Wilderness (short play)

      By April De Angelis

      A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

      Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
        Three

        Three

        By Stephen Laughton

        A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.

        Published in volume One Jewish Boy
          Distant Early Warning

          Distant Early Warning

          By Tatty Hennessy

          A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.

          Published in volume A Hundred Words for Snow
            War and Peace Gaza Piece

            War and Peace Gaza Piece

            By Caryl Churchill

            A short play about war and family life.

            Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
              Tickets are Now On Sale

              Tickets are Now On Sale

              By Caryl Churchill

              A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

              Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
                Beautiful Eyes

                Beautiful Eyes

                By Caryl Churchill

                A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

                Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
                  Isolated But Open

                  Isolated But Open

                  Voices from Across The Shutdown

                  By various

                  Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

                  Burgerz

                  Burgerz

                  By Travis Alabanza

                  A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

                   

                  Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
                    40 Days

                    40 Days

                    By Firdos Ali

                    A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

                    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
                      Medicine

                      Medicine

                      By Enda Walsh

                      A dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.

                      Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays

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                        Amanda Whittington

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                        13–18 May 2024
                        Wharf Theatre, Devizes