Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Sixty Five Miles

Sixty Five Miles

By Matt Hartley

A devastating drama about family and the ties that bind us together. Winner of the Under-26 Award at the 2005 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Skin & Liars: Two Plays

Skin & Liars: Two Plays

By Dennis Foon

Two plays from one of Canada's leading writers and directors of theatre for young people.

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The Skriker

The Skriker

By Caryl Churchill

An extraordinary collision of ancient fairytale and fractured urban England.

Skunk

Skunk

By Zawe Ashton

A surreal, dreamlike and hilarious play exploring the pressures and transformations that happen to teenagers as they grow up. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Skyscraper Lullaby

Skyscraper Lullaby

By James Fritz

A powerful drama about two parents trying to come to terms with the disappearance of their toddler, written and first performed as an audio drama for Audible Original.

Slave Play

Slave Play

By Jeremy O. Harris

A play that rips apart history to shed new light on the nexus of race, gender, and sexuality in twenty-first-century America. New edition published alongside the West End production in 2024.

The Slaves of Solitude

The Slaves of Solitude (stage version)

By Patrick Hamilton Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy, woven from Patrick Hamilton’s much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain.

Sleep Deprivation Chamber

Sleep Deprivation Chamber

By Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy

A gripping examination of the conflicting realities of the black experience of twentieth-century America.

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Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty (stage version)

By Rufus Norris

The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her.

The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty (stage version)

By Stuart Paterson

A variation on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, by the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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slope

slope

By pamela carter

An intimate and hedonistic examination of a nineteenth-century love triangle between the poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud, and Verlaine's young wife, Mathilde.

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small

small

By Holly Robinson

A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

The Small Hours

The Small Hours

By Katherine Soper

A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.

small hours

small hours

By Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime With Katie Mitchell

A collaborative theatre piece created by playwrights Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime with theatre director Katie Mitchell, dissecting the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own.

Small Island

Small Island (English Mastery Secondary set text)

By Andrea Levy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

A stage version of Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain - set text edition for the English Mastery Secondary programme.

Small Island

Small Island (stage version)

By Andrea Levy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson.

The Small Things

The Small Things

By Enda Walsh

A fierce and devastating fable about enforced silence.

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Small Tragedy

Small Tragedy

By Craig Lucas

A remarkably funny, sharply articulated missive about tragedy in the contemporary world.

Smelling a Rat

Smelling a Rat

By Mike Leigh

A black comedy/farce from the author of Abigail's Party, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1988.

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The Snail House

The Snail House

By Richard Eyre

A play about a government medical advisor, knighted for his role during the pandemic, whose life begins to unravel at his own lavish birthday party.

Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

Eight Monologues

Created by Vicky Featherstone By Various

A collection of monologues that document, remember and bear witness to a century of struggle for progress and equality for women in the United Kingdom.

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

By Stuart Paterson

A superb children's play, drawn from the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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Snowflake

Snowflake

By Mike Bartlett

An epic story about generational conflict, fathers and daughters, and whether we're living in the best or worst of times.

Snuff

Snuff

By Davey Anderson

A short play about an Iraqi War veteran.