Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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So Here We Are

So Here We Are

By Luke Norris

A play about what can happen when nothing happens, a compassionate look at young lives cut short and a touching portrait of childhood friendships under strain in adult life.

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So Long Life

So Long Life

By Peter Nichols

A comedy drama portraying a ghastly family gathering with great humour and unflinching honesty.

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soft animals

soft animals

By Holly Robinson

A tender and unflinching story about motherhood, self-destruction and the way women help each other heal.

Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer

Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer

By Michel Tremblay Translated by Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay

A bold, quirky play from the renowned Quebecois writer, translated into a robust and earthy Scots.

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The Solid Life of Sugar Water

The Solid Life of Sugar Water

By Jack Thorne

An intimate, tender play about loss, hurt and rediscovery, from acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne.

Some Demon

Some Demon

By Laura Waldren

A grippingly authentic play about living with an eating disorder, winner of the 2023 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Some Of Us Exist In The Future

Some Of Us Exist In The Future

By Nkenna Akunna

An utterly original, wryly funny play about one woman's search for a place to belong in a world that's not all it seems. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Published in volume Papatango Plays
    Someone Else's Shoes

    Someone Else's Shoes

    By Drew Pautz

    A sharp and witty satire on the commodification of art and life.

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    Something Awful

    Something Awful

    By Tatty Hennessy

    A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

    Somewhere Out There You

    Somewhere Out There You

    By Nancy Harris

    A romantic comedy with a twist, playfully unravelling the love stories we weave for ourselves. First performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

    A Song for Ella Grey

    A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)

    By David Almond Adapted by Zoe Cooper

    A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.

    Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven and Other Plays

    Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven and Other Plays

    By Young Jean Lee

    A collection of plays from the experimental writer-director Young Jean Lee.

    Sons of the Prophet

    Sons of the Prophet

    By Stephen Karam

    Stephen Karam's award-winning drama - a blackly comic play about dealing with loss - published alongside its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre.

    Sorry, You're Not a Winner

    Sorry, You're Not a Winner

    By Samuel Bailey

    A powerful and striking play that explores aspiration, social mobility and getting caught between classes.

    Sotto Voce

    Sotto Voce

    By Nilo Cruz

    An imaginative exploration of the power of memory, love and human connection.

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    The Sound Inside

    The Sound Inside

    By Adam Rapp

    A riveting play about a creative writing professor at Yale and her brilliant, rebellious student, exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.

    The Southbury Child

    The Southbury Child

    By Stephen Beresford

    A darkly comic play exploring family and community, the savage divisions of contemporary society and the rituals that punctuate our lives.

    Space Girl

    Space Girl

    By Helen Stanley

    An action-packed play for young performers and audiences, bursting with songs and imagination, celebrating curiosity, resilience and exploration. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

    Spacewang

    Spacewang

    By Tom Wells

    A monologue play in which a teenage girl roams the streets of Withernsea in search of aliens.

    Published in volume The Kitchen Sink
      Spanish Plays

      Spanish Plays

      Edited by Elyse Dodgson and Mary Peate

      A collection of modern Spanish and Catalan plays in translations by practising English playwrights, commissioned and first staged by the Royal Court Theatre.

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      Speaking in Tongues

      Speaking in Tongues

      By Andrew Bovell

      A powerful study of infidelity and interwoven lives, filmed as the award-winning Lantana.

      Speech & Debate

      Speech & Debate

      By Stephen Karam

      A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.

      Speechless

      Speechless

      By Linda Brogan and Polly Teale

      The true-life drama of the extraordinary bond between two identical twin girls and their struggle to find a voice.

      Speed

      Speed

      By Mohamed-Zain Dada

      A wickedly comic play set around a speed awareness course. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Milli Bhatia.