About us History Past Productions 21st Century Plays 21st Century Plays Discover our past productions of plays and works written from the year 2000 to the present day. You are in: About us Also in this section Also in this section 20th Century Plays17th-19th Century PlaysRestoration playsShakespeare's PlaysShakespeare's Contemporaries' PlaysMedieval PlaysClassical Plays < Back to Past Productions Ben and Imo The true story of the passionate partnership between Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst, by Mark Ravenhill. Find out more The Boy in the Dress David Walliams’ heart-warming comedy came to the stage for the first time in a musical adapted by Mark Ravenhill, with all new songs from Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Find out more Cardenio Shakespeare's 'lost play' pieced together by Gregory Doran and performed in the Swan Theatre in 2011. Read More The Christmas Truce A family play inspired by real events about the early months of the First World War, first staged by the RSC in the winter of 2014. Read More Cowbois A rollicking queer Western like nothing you've seen before. Find out more The Empress On the boat from India, Rani, an ayah (nursemaid) befriends a lascar (sailor), an Indian politician and a royal servant destined to serve the Queen. Find out more English The Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner in 2023 had its European premiere at The Other Place, before transferring to the Kiln Theatre, London. Find out more Falkland Sound Falkland Sound tells the incredible story of a small community plunged into the middle of an international crisis. Find out more Hamnet Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family. Find out more The Heresy of Love Inspired by the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, The Heresy of Love was written by Helen Edmundson and played in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2012. Read More The Hypocrite New comedy in which Sir John Hotham, Governor of Hull, is charged by Parliament to secure the arsenal and deny entry to King Charles I - can he keep the king and the mob happy without losing his head? Find out more Imperium Find out about our performances of the two parts of Imperium, Conspirator and Dictator, which played in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. Find out more Kunene and the King South Africa, 2019, 25 years since the first post-Apartheid democratic elections, two men from contrasting walks of life are thrust together to reflect on a quarter century of change. Find out more The Magician's Elephant A magician conjures an elephant from the sky, setting off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that it changes life in this quiet and lonely town forever. Find out more The Mirror and The Light The highly anticipated conclusion of the Wolf Hall Trilogy, with Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles adapting this exhilarating best-seller for the stage. Find out more Mischief Festivals Find out more Miss Littlewood Erica Whyman directed Miss Littlewood, a new musical by Sam Kenyon about legendary theatre director Joan Littlewood. Find out more A Museum in Baghdad Hannah Khalil's play explores what it means to try and create a nation – and why a country’s treasures matter when people are dying. Find out more The New Real In a faraway country, a ferocious election is about to be fought, and it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake. Find out more Noughts & Crosses Adapted from Malorie Blackman's novel, a modern-day tale of star-crossed lovers, based on Romeo and Juliet Read More Oppenheimer The critically acclaimed story of how J Robert Oppenheimer found himself thrust into a race to create the atomic bomb. Find out more Queen Anne Find out about our production of Queen Anne, performed at the Swan Theatre and Theatre Royal Haymarket in London Find out more The Seven Acts of Mercy Find out about our production of The Seven Acts of Mercy by Anders Lustgarten. Find out more #WeAreArrested The true story of a journalist’s commitment to expose the truth in the face of huge personal risks. Find out more The Whip This compelling new play asked what is the right thing to do, and how much must it cost? Find out more Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies Look back at our acclaimed adaptations of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Find out more Written on the Heart Written to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible in 2011 Read More You may also like