Modern Drama

A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright.

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.

A play about the women whose lives and livelihoods were affected by the murderous attacks of the Yorkshire Ripper.

The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

A short play about a writer holding workshops with older women in a prison.

 A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play. 

A timely, provocative and witty look at the campaign to redefine Britishness for a multicultural society.

The dark underside of the Greatest Story Ever Told.

The extraordinary debut play from the Royal Court by two brothers from Siberia.

A blackly comic vision of Dublin infested with demons.

Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.