Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Got to be Happy

Got to be Happy

By Simon Burt

A poignant and tender-hearted play set in a pub kitchen.

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Grace

Grace

By Doug Lucie

A far-reaching, comic portrait of the effects of hypocrisy and corporate greed on the values of late-twentieth-century England.

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The Grain Store

The Grain Store

By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A play about a small rural community that dares to stand up to Stalin as he launches the first of his Five-Year Plans.

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The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

By Isobel McArthur

An uplifting ensemble comedy set to some of the most popular opera songs ever written. Premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Dundee Rep.

Grasses of a Thousand Colours

Grasses of a Thousand Colours

By Wallace Shawn

A semi-mythological examination of nature, animals, men, and women. Strange dinners, strange parties - sources of death and life.

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations (RSC stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jo Clifford

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

The Great God Pan

The Great God Pan

By Amy Herzog

An unsettling and deeply compassionate play from an acclaimed US playwright.

debbie tucker green plays: one

debbie tucker green plays: one

By debbie tucker green

A collection of six plays by one of the most distinctive playwrights working today.

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

By Gillian Slovo

A powerful verbatim play drawn from the testimony of those at the heart of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2023.

Grotty

Grotty

By Izzy Tennyson

A dark and savage play exploring the London lesbian scene. 

Grotty & Brute: Two Plays

Grotty & Brute: Two Plays

By Izzy Tennyson

Two unflinching plays from exciting new writer and performer, Izzy Tennyson.

Growth

Growth

By Luke Norris

A painful comedy about growing up and manning up.

The Guid Sisters

The Guid Sisters

By Michel Tremblay Translated by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman

Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.

Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
    The Guid Sisters and other plays

    The Guid Sisters and other plays

    By Michel Tremblay Translated by Bill Findlay, Martin Bowman, John Van Burek and Bill Glassco

    Three plays from the renowned Quebecois writer.

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    Guidesky and I

    Guidesky and I

    By Deborah Bruce

    A funny and poignant drama about loneliness and the opportunity for connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Gum

      Gum

      By Karen Hartman

      Set in a fictional fundamentalist country where chewing gum is outlawed, Gum explores the human need to tame nature and control desire.

      Gunter

      Gunter

      By Lydia Higman, Julia Grogan and Rachel Lemon

      The hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

      Gut

      Gut

      By Frances Poet

      A taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children – and whether it’s more dangerous not to trust at all.

      Gypsy

      Gypsy

      By Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne

      One of the greatest musicals of all time, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.

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      Gypsy Girl

      Gypsy Girl

      By Laura Lomas

      A monologue first performed by Laura Lomas at Soho Theatre, London, on 5 October 2009 as part of Paines Plough's LATER programme.

      Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
        Habibti Driver

        Habibti Driver

        By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

        A heartwarming and hilarious play exploring the clashes, compromises and comedy that come with living in a mixed-culture family in today's Britain.

        Habitat

        Habitat

        By Judith Thompson

        Janet and her mother Margaret both live on Mapleview Lanes - the perfect neighbourhood with the perfect neighbours, until Lewis Chance buys a house on their street to open a group home for troubled adolescents.

        The Habits

        The Habits

        By Jack Bradfield

        A funny, gripping and heartfelt play about fantasy, reality, and the blurred lines between the two. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2025.