Plays to perform

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Veil

The Veil

By Conor McPherson

Set around a haunted house hemmed in by a restive, starving populace, The Veil weaves Ireland’s troubled colonial history into a transfixing story about the search for love, the transcendental and the circularity of time.

Vassa

Vassa

By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike Bartlett

A new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.

Valued Friends

Valued Friends

By Stephen Jeffreys

A comedy of manners about the property market.

Valhalla

Valhalla

By Paul Murphy

Joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits.

Used Blood Junkyard

Used Blood Junkyard

By Alberto Villarreal Translated by Simon Scardifield

Làzaro, his mates and his porn-star girlfriend are 'art terrorists'... Can anything stop their killing spree?

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Us/Them

    Us/Them

    By Carly Wijs

    An extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.

    Ursa Major

    Ursa Major

    By Joe White

    A heartbreakingly funny play about love, life and human connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Urinetown: The Musical

      Urinetown: The Musical

      By Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann

      A grand, mischevious story set in a dystopian future. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Book of a Musical.

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

      The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

      By Fin Kennedy

      A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

      The Unthinkable

      The Unthinkable

      By Steve Waters

      A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.

      Unsuspecting Susan

      Unsuspecting Susan

      By Stewart Permutt

      A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

      Published in volume Singular Female Voices
        Unscorched

        Unscorched

        By Luke Owen

        A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.

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