Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Shakespeare Revue

An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Into the Woods

A modern musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

Waiting Room Germany

By Klaus Pohl Translated by David Tushingham

A raw and honest verbatim-theatre play about post-reunification Germany, commissioned in 1994 by Der Spiegel to test the mood of the new Germany.

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Stanley

A brilliant and painfully truthful portrait of Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting.

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The Thickness of Skin

An intricate, tender play about the obligations we have to one another, and those we would rather not.

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According to Hoyle

A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.

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Death and the Maiden

A woman seeks revenge when the man she believes to have been her torturer happens to re-enter her life.

Company (US edition)

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's iconic musical comedy about life, love and marriage.

Smelling a Rat

A black comedy/farce from the author of Abigail's Party, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1988.

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (stage version)

A superb adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story of the unassuming Dr Jekyll and his dark alter-ego Mr Hyde.

Drinks Before Dinner

A theatrical tour-de-force of language and ideas about Eighties' America, by the best-selling author of Billy Bathgate and Ragtime.

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Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.

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13–18 May 2024
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