Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

Showing 193-204 of 1,480 items.

The Basement Flat

A short and unnerving play about families, property and rampant vegetation.

Distracted

A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.

The Importance of Being Alfred

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Caresses

By Sergi Belbel Translated by John London

An acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.

The Scorched Garden

By Juan Mayorga Translated by Nick Darke

A play about a group of inmates who have been locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil War.

Bazaar

By David Planell Translated by John Clifford

A play by young Spanish dramatist David Planell, about the hilarious attempt to get an accident video shown on TV, releasing undercurrents of racism in society.

Roundabout

A play about obsession and delusion, by a major Spanish dramatist.

Wolf Kisses

A luminous tale from Spain, about a young woman who returns to her rural village home to await her Parisian lover.

Little Dolls

A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.

Eggs

A dark comedy about female friendship, fertility and freaking out, by Florence Keith-Roach, 'rising star of the London theatre scene' (Evening Standard).

Primadonna

A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.

The Collector

A compelling tale of murder, evil and betrayal set in occupied Iraq, part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

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