Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Apologia

A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children.

Holding the Man (stage version)

By Tommy Murphy Original author Timothy Conigrave

The remarkable true-life love story, adapted from Timothy Conigrave's memoir of growing up gay in 1970s Melbourne.

No Romance

A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

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The Iceman Cometh

An ominous play set in a cruel world of dark realism, an acknowledged masterpiece from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A bawdy, fast-paced, raunchy comedy musical from one of the world's most influential and innovative creators of musical theatre.

The Shakespeare Revue

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

Separate Tables

Two linked one-act plays set in a run-down residential hotel in Bournemouth.

Holes in the Skin

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

We Happy Few

A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End.

Pretend You Have Big Buildings

A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Mary Shelley

A biographical play about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Premiered by Shared Experience.

Tiger Country

A hospital play that follows a tangle of doctors and nurses in a busy London hospital.

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Olivia Hirst & David Byrne

Amanda Whittington

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13–18 May 2024
Wharf Theatre, Devizes