Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

Showing 1,489-1,512 of 1,962 items.
Scorched

Scorched

By Wajdi Mouawad Translated by Linda Gaboriau

A haunting, poetic play from one of Canada's leading playwrights, Scorched is a powerful investigation of trauma and family ties.

The Scorched Garden

The Scorched Garden

By Juan Mayorga Translated by Nick Darke

A play about a group of inmates who have been locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil War.

Scot-Free

Scot-Free

New Scottish Plays

Edited by Alasdair Cameron

A collection of seven plays from Scottish writers, reflecting the upsurge in Scottish playwriting in the late twentieth century.

Scotland Plays

Scotland Plays

New Scottish Drama

Edited by Philip Howard

A collection of seven plays by Scottish writers, selected and introduced by Philip Howard, artistic director of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.

Scottish Shorts

Scottish Shorts

Edited by Philip Howard

A collection of nine very different short plays by three remarkable generations of Scottish writers, ideal performance in studio theatres and at festivals.

  • Paperback£10.99 £8.79
    There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
  • Ebook£10.99 £8.79
    Add to basket
Screwed

Screwed

By Kathryn O'Reilly

A gripping dramatic portrait of a destructive friendship between two women who push themselves to their limits.

Scuttlers

Scuttlers

By Rona Munro

A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures

By Cordelia Lynn

A haunting play about grief, loss and the power of storytelling.

Sea Things

Sea Things

By Hassan Abdulrazzak

A bold and startling comic thriller about climate crisis, conspiracy, and what lurks beneath the waves. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

The Seafarer

The Seafarer

By Conor McPherson

A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.

The Seagull

The Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier

A refreshing, revitalised adaptation of Chekhov's timeless play about vanity, power and sacrifices made in the name of art. Premiered at the Barbican Theatre, London, in 2025, with an ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett.

Seagulls

Seagulls

By Caryl Churchill

A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Second Home

    Second Home

    By Charlotte Chimuanya

    A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

    Second Person Narrative

    Second Person Narrative

    By Jemma Kennedy

    A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (musical version)

    By Marsha Norman Original author Frances Hodgson Burnett

    The complete book and lyrics of Norman's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved children's classic.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (stage version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman

    A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (Open Air Theatre version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard

    A thrillingly adventurous adaptation of the beloved and radical story about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, premiered at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024.

    Secret Life of a Mother

    Secret Life of a Mother

    By Hannah Moscovitch With Maev Beaty and Anne-Marie Kerr

    An uplifting and empowering play that reveals the raw and untold secrets of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and mothering.

    • Paperback£23.99
      There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
    Secret Life of Humans

    Secret Life of Humans

    By David Byrne

    A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

    The Secret River

    The Secret River (stage version)

    By Kate Grenville Adapted by Andrew Bovell

    A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel.

    Secrets

    Secrets (stage version)

    By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

     An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

    seeds

    seeds

    By Mel Pennant

    A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

    Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

    Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

    By Harry Kondoleon

    These plays are not only jet-black comedies. They are fairy tales, fables, passion plays, masquerades...

    • Paperback£13.99
      There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
    Selfie

    Selfie

    By Christine Quintana

    A smart and intense play from an award-winning Canadian playwright, about the complexities of relationships and community, and the nature of consent.