Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Red Car, Blue Car

Red Car, Blue Car

By Jack Thorne

A heartbreaking short play about guilt, grief and responsibility, written for and performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2011.

Red Ellen

Red Ellen

By Caroline Bird

A play that tells the remarkable true story of an inspiring and brilliant woman: Ellen Wilkinson, who was a campaigning Labour MP in the 1930s and 40s.

The Red Helicopter

The Red Helicopter

By Robin French

A thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.

The Red Letter Plays

The Red Letter Plays (US edition)

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Two haunting riffs on Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, by a leading American playwright.

Red or Dead

Red or Dead (stage version)

By David Peace Adapted by Phillip Breen

The story of a game, a life, and a man of two halves. This stage adaptation of David Peace's iconic novel about Bill Shankly, Manager of Liverpool FC, was premiered at the Royal Court Liverpool in 2025, with a cast including Peter Mullan.

Red Pitch

Red Pitch

By Tyrell Williams

A fast-paced and sharp-edged play telling a coming-of-age story about three young footballers, exploring the impact of gentrification and regeneration on London's communities. Winner of the 2022 George Devine Award.

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (stage version)

By Nancy Harris Original author Hans Christian Andersen

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

Red Speedo

Red Speedo

By Lucas Hnath

 A stage thriller set in the world of competitive swimming, from a major US writer.

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and other plays

By José Rivera

Three surreal plays by the influential Puerto Rican playwright, author of Marisol.

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Refractions: Scenes

Refractions: Scenes

Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Yvette Nolan

A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.

Regeneration

Regeneration (stage version)

By Pat Barker Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A powerful anthem for the youth of World War One that offers a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects. Adapted from Pat Barker's Booker Prize-nominated novel.

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Remote

Remote

By Stef Smith

A play about protest, power and protecting yourself. Part of the 2015 National Theatre Connections Festival.

The Reporter

The Reporter

By Nicholas Wright

An enthralling detective story based on the true life story of BBC reporter James Mossman.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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Resilience

Resilience

By Steve Waters

Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Published in volume The Contingency Plan
    The Resistance Trilogy

    The Resistance Trilogy

    By Ariel Dorfman

    Three powerful political plays in one volume - with a substantial introduction by the author.

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    The Retreat

    The Retreat

    By Sam Bain

    A comedy about getting away from it all - the debut play from the BAFTA Award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.

    Reunion

    Reunion

    By Mark O'Rowe

    An exhilarating, high-wire drama about the deep currents of family life, set over a family reunion on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Premiered at Galway International Arts Festival in 2024.

    REVENGE: After the Levoyah

    REVENGE: After the Levoyah

    By Nick Cassenbaum

    A Jewish heist comedy that combines madcap action and biting political satire, winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award.

    Ribbons

    Ribbons

    By Elaine Murphy

    A short play about a parent and child who have been concealing their true identities.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      Riddance

      Riddance

      By Linda McLean

      A chilling emotional thriller about two men and a woman bound together by the secrets of surviving a childhood in a Glasgow tenement.

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      Ripcord

      Ripcord

      By David Lindsay-Abaire

      A gloriously biting comedy set in a rest home, from the author of Good People and Rabbit Hole.

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      The River

      The River

      By Jez Butterworth

      A bewitching story from the author of global smash hit Jerusalem.

      Road Show

      Road Show

      By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman

      Sondheim's Obie-Award-winning musical telling the real-life story of the Mizner brothers, following their fortunes from the 1890s Alaskan gold rush to the 1920s land boom.