Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Big White Fog

A poignant family drama set in Chicago against a backdrop of the Great Depression and the inescapable racism of the times.

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Just because we’re all grown up doesn’t mean we have everything figured out. As five old friends try to reclaim their high school glory days, they charge headfirst into the secrets they all tried to run so far from.

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Bird

By Laura Lomas

A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women

Bird

By Katherine Chandler

Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.

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The Birds (stage version)

By Conor McPherson Original author Daphne du Maurier

A suspensful, atmospheric adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's enthralling short story.

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Biscuits for Breakfast

By Gareth Farr

A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

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Black Love

By Chinonyerem Odimba

An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

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Black Milk

By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.