Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Same

A play about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays

    Last Easter

    A funny, moving and provocative drama about the true nature of friendship.

    • Paperback

    The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

    The final part of Hilary Mantel's hugely acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, adapted by the author with the actor Ben Miles and staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

    • Paperback

    Some Of Us Exist In The Future

    An utterly original, wryly funny play about one woman's search for a place to belong in a world that's not all it seems. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

    Published in volume Papatango Plays

      Ghost Stories from an Old Country

      A riveting and poignant exploration of the ties that bind us, threaded through with captivating fables. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

      Published in volume Papatango Plays

        The Silence and the Noise

        A play that beautifully captures the story of two young people on the edge. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

        Published in volume Papatango Plays

          The Wasp

          A twisting two-hander, a psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Emilia.

          • Paperback

          Belongings

          From the deserts of a modern war to the battleground of a family kitchen, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's explosive play delves into one woman's quest for identity and a place she can call home.

          • Paperback

          SAUCE

          A play about death and rebirth, from an award-winning Irish playwright.

          Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays

            All honey

            A play about sex, secrets and suspicion, winner of the 2017 Fishamble New Writing Award.

            Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays

              Phoenix

              A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.

              Published in volume Mrs Delgado

                Guidesky and I

                A funny and poignant drama about loneliness and the opportunity for connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

                Published in volume Inside/Outside

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                  13–18 May 2024
                  Wharf Theatre, Devizes