Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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HEART

HEART

By Jade Anouka

A raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.

Heavy Weather

Heavy Weather

By Lizzie Nunnery

A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

Hedda

Hedda

By Lucy Kirkwood Original author Henrik Ibsen

A startling new version of Hedda Gabler, relocating Ibsen's nineteenth-century heroine to London in 2008.

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Two Plays

By Judith Thompson

Two plays from the leading Canadian playwright.

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Hedda Tesman

Hedda Tesman

By Cordelia Lynn Original author Henrik Ibsen

A reworking of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, asking what we inherit, what we endure and how we carry our history.

Helen

Helen

By Maureen Lennon

A play for two actors, about love, grief, and the threads which bind mother and daughter together. Shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.

The Herd

The Herd

By Rory Kinnear

A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

Herding Cats

Herding Cats

By Lucinda Coxon

A chillingly funny play that freeze-frames a generation negotiating intimacy and independence in the twenty-first century.

Here

Here

By Clive Judd

A tender, funny and utterly truthful play about family and feeling. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize.

The Here and This and Now

The Here and This and Now

By Glenn Waldron

A darkly surprising comedy about the pharmaceuticals business, the salaryman and woman, and the quest for happiness.

Here I Belong

Here I Belong

By Matt Hartley

A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

Here in America

Here in America

By David Edgar

A compelling new drama that imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller. Premiering at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2024.

Here We Are

Here We Are

By David Ives and Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim's 'cool, and impossibly chic' (New York Times Critic's Pick) final work, written with Tony Award-nominee David Ives. UK premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2025.

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Here We Go

Here We Go

By Caryl Churchill

A short play about death by Caryl Churchill.

The Heresy of Love

The Heresy of Love

By Helen Edmundson

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

Heretic Voices

Heretic Voices

Three Award-winning Monologues

By Sonya Hale, Annie Fox and Tatty Hennessy

An anthology of the best new writing in monologue form, celebrating unique voices with exceptional stories to tell.

Heroes

Heroes

By Isabel Dixon

A poignant exploration of fallen idols, family secrets and the human price of forgiveness.

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

By Will Arbery

A haunting play about a group of young conservative Catholics in America encountering crises of confidence in faith, country, and self. A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Heroine

Heroine

By Nessah Muthy

A devastating exploration of patriotism in the UK today.

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Ella Hickson Plays: One

Ella Hickson Plays: One

By Ella Hickson

A first collection of plays by Ella Hickson.

The Hills of California

The Hills of California

By Jez Butterworth

The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials (stage version)

By Philip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

The Hoes

The Hoes

By Ifeyinwa Frederick

A riotous celebration of sisterhood, showing that while life may throw up unexpected turbulence, friendships will last the course.

Holding Fire

Holding Fire

By Jack Shepherd

A rollicking tale of adventure set in early Victorian England, ranging from East End squalor to the Northern mills, and packing in an almost Dickensian gallery of characters.

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