Subject Guide – 20th & 21st Century British Drama
This Subject Guide brings together key content from Drama Online’s wide-ranging collection. From eBooks to plays, this guide is your springboard for exploring drama.
Plays
• Churchill, Caryl, Bill Naismith, and Nick Worrall. "Top Girls." Top Girls. London: Methuen Drama, 1991. lviii–110. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Stephens, Simon. "Motortown." Stephens Plays: 2. London: Methuen Drama, 2009. 140–209. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Greig, David. "The Events." The Events. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 2013. 6–65. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • green, debbie tucker. "hang." hang. London: Nick Hern Books, 2015. 2–69. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Williams, Roy. "Advice for the Young at Heart." Advice for the Young at Heart. London: Bloomsbury, 2013. 2–58. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Harvey, Jonathan. "Beautiful Thing." Plays: 1. London: Methuen Drama, 1999. 2–90. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • McDonagh, Martin. "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." The Beauty Queen of Leenane. London: Methuen Drama, 1996. 2–66. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Pinter, Harold. "Betrayal." Plays Four. London: Faber and Faber, 1993. 2–117. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Kirkwood, Lucy. "Chimerica." Chimerica. London: Nick Hern Books, 2013. 5–132. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • James, Charlene. "Cuttin’ It." Cuttin’ It. London: Faber and Faber, 2016. 9–55. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Ireland, David. "Cyprus Avenue." Cyprus Avenue. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016. –83. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Russell, Willy. "Educating Rita." Educating Rita. London: Methuen Drama, 2001. 2–84. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Butterworth, Jez. "The Ferryman." The Ferryman. London: Nick Hern Books, 2017. 1–129. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
• Lavery, Bryony. "Frozen." Plays One. London: Faber and Faber, 2007. 96–197. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Daniels, Sarah. "The Gut Girls." Plays: 2. London: Methuen Drama, 1994. 2–94. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Beckett, Samuel. "Happy Days." Happy Days. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. 2–38. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Stoppard, Tom. "Travesties." Travesties. London: Faber and Faber, 2017. xvi–91. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
Ebooks
• Stephens, Simon. Simon Stephens: A Working Diary. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016. Theatre Makers. Theatre Makers. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Rebellato, Dan , Richard Boon , and Philip Roberts , ed. Modern British Playwriting: 2000 – 2009: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2013. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Hunter, Jim. About Stoppard: The Playwright and the Work. London: Faber and Faber, 2005. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Babbage, Frances. Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre: Performing Literature. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2018. Methuen Drama Engage. Methuen Drama Engage. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Geis, Deborah R. , ed. Beat Drama: Playwrights and Performances of the ‘Howl’ Generation. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016. Methuen Drama Engage. Methuen Drama Engage. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Croall, Jonathan. Buzz Buzz!: Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2008. Plays and Playwrights. Plays and Playwrights. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Saunders, Graham ,,, ed. British Theatre Companies 1980–1994: Joint Stock Theatre Company, Gay Sweatshop, Théâtre de Complicité, Forced Entertainment, Women’s Theatre Group, and Talawa. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. British Theatre Companies: From Fringe to Mainstream. British Theatre Companies: From Fringe to Mainstream. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Grochala, Sarah. The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2017. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
• Hedley, Philip. , Joan’s Book: The Autobiography of Joan Littlewood. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016. Theatre Makers. Theatre Makers. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Pattie, David. Modern British Playwriting: The 1950s. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2012. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Nicholson, Steve. Modern British Playwriting: The 1960s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2012. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Megson, Chris. Modern British Playwriting: the 1970s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2012. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Milling, Jane. Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. London: Methuen Drama, 2012. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
Video
• Raine, Nina. Consent, National Theatre Collection. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Rattigan, Terence. The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre Collection. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Penhall, Joe. Blue/Orange, BBC Video, BBC Drama Films and Documentaries. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Frayn, Michael. Copenhagen, BBC Video, BBC Drama Films and Documentaries. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
Audio
• Shaffer, Peter. Amadeus, L.A. Theatre Works. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Coward, Noël. Blithe Spirit, L.A. Theatre Works. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Prebble, Lucy. Enron, L.A. Theatre Works. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. . • Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia, L.A. Theatre Works. Drama Online. Web. 30 Sep. 2020. .
Please note some titles may have territory restrictions. These can be checked on the Drama Online title list, downloadable from here.