Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Imperium: The Cicero Plays

Imperium: The Cicero Plays

By Robert Harris Adapted by Mike Poulton

A backstage view of Ancient Rome at its most bloody and brutal, adapted by Mike Poulton from Robert Harris's bestselling The Cicero Trilogy.

The Importance of Being Alfred

The Importance of Being Alfred

By Louise Welsh

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Improbable Frequency

Improbable Frequency

By Arthur Riordan

The smash-hit musical comedy of spies, double agents and the laws of improbability.

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In a Little World of Our Own

In a Little World of Our Own

By Gary Mitchell

A powerful drama about how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home.

Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
    In a Vulnerable Place

    In a Vulnerable Place

    By Steve Waters

    A monologue documenting Steve Waters' own journey from the Norfolk Broads to the steppes of Mongolia to explore, first hand, what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.

    In Event of Moone Disaster

    In Event of Moone Disaster

    By Andrew Thompson

    Winner of the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Andrew Thompson's debut play is about the adventures of three extraordinary women spanning 80 years, against the backdrop of humanity’s journey to the stars.

    In Praise of Love

    In Praise of Love

    By Terence Rattigan

    An almost unbearably moving story of veiled emotions running deep, based on the true life situation of Rex Harrison's wife, Kay Kendall, and her early death from cancer.

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    In Skagway

    In Skagway

    By Karen Ardiff

    A compelling and lyrical tale of the desires and loyalties of women in an American wilderness. 

    In The Heart of America and other plays

    In The Heart of America and other plays

    By Naomi Wallace

    A five-play collection of work by an American playwright whose work has mainly premiered in Britain.

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    In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play

    In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play

    By Sarah Ruhl

    Magnetic, nostalgic and gloriously imaginative, a comedy drama from award-winning New York playwright Sarah Ruhl.

    In the Wake

    In the Wake

    By Lisa Kron

    A bold, ambitious, political play about contemporary America - 'a candidate to be the Angels in America of the Bush II decade' (San Francisco Chronicle).

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    The Incident Room

    The Incident Room

    By Olivia Hirst and David Byrne

    A play about the manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, going behind the scenes to investigate the case that nearly broke the British police force.

    Indecent

    Indecent

    By Paula Vogel

    Inspired by Sholem Asch's play God of Vengeance, about an amorous affair between two women, Paula Vogel's Indecent is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.

    The Indian Boy

    The Indian Boy

    By Rona Munro

    A play about the discovery of a 'wild child', examining our mythic struggles with the wilderness inside ourselves.

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    Infinite Life

    Infinite Life

    By Annie Baker

    A surprisingly funny inquiry into the complexity of suffering, and what it means to desire in a body that's failing you. UK premiere at the National Theatre, London.

    The Initiate

    The Initiate

    By Alexandra Wood

    A thrilling tale of altruism, greed, and the search for a way to belong.

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    Inside Voices

    Inside Voices

    By Nabilah Said

    A blend of dark comedy and magic realism in a subversive portrayal of three Singaporean Muslim women challenging the bounds of freedom, feminism and faith in a place that isn't home.

    Inside/Outside

    Inside/Outside

    Six Short Plays

    By Various

    Six short plays exploring estrangement and loneliness, moving towards redemption and hope.

    Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

    Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

    Edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi

    The first collection of its kind, Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora brings together work by six dynamic Palestinian playwrights from both occupied Palestine and the Diaspora.

    Insurrection: Holding History

    Insurrection: Holding History

    By Robert O'Hara

    An African-American graduate student is transported back through time, with his 189-year-old grandfather, to Nat Turner's infamous slave rebellion.

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    The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures

    The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures

    By Tony Kushner

    Tony Kushner's turbulent epic about a retired longshoreman who feels that the world has turned its back on everything he has fought for in life.

    An Interrogation

    An Interrogation

    By Jamie Armitage

    A nail-biting drama about justice and deception, from the director of the smash hit SIX: The Musical. Critically acclaimed at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Hampstead Theatre in 2025.

    Interruptions

    Interruptions

    By Stephen Jeffreys

    A boldly innovative drama exploring ideas about democracy, politics and leadership.

    An Intervention

    An Intervention

    By Mike Bartlett

    A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend.