Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Alligators
A searing dramatic thriller that asks how well we actually know those closest to us, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in June 2016.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Almost Nothing
By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'ThomasAn unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.
Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the TableAlmost Nothing & At the Table
Two plays
By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'ThomasTwo tense and unnerving short plays from talented Brazilian playwright, Marcos Barbosa.
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Aloe Aloe
A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.
Published in volume Mr IncredibleAlys, Always (stage version)
By Harriet Lane Adapted by Lucinda CoxonA psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Among Unbroken Hearts
By Henry AdamA drug-taking hard man from the city returns home to the Highlands to try to recapture the innocence of his youth.
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Amongst the Reeds
Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.
Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two playsAmphibians
By Billy RocheA rite-of-passage play in which a twelve-year-old boy spends the night alone on an island.
Published in volume The Cavalcaders and AmphibiansAmsterdam
By Maya Arad Yasur Translated by Eran EdryA strikingly original, audacious thriller from a prize-winning Israeli writer.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Anarchist
A gripping, timely, and deeply moving play about protest, democracy and freedom. Winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights, 2022.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79And Then Come The Nightjars
By Bea RobertsA tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Angel
By Henry NaylorInspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
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£3.99£3.19
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