Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Spiderfly

Spiderfly

By John Webber

A taut, thrilling debut play for two actors, premiered at Theatre503, London.

Spinning

Spinning

By Deirdre Kinahan

A contemporary tragedy set in small-town Ireland, by one of Ireland's most exciting playwrights.

Spooky Action at a Distance

Spooky Action at a Distance

By Eve Leigh

A hard-hitting, poignant play about anti-immigration sentiment in Britain today. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Spring Awakening: A Musical

Spring Awakening: A Musical

By Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik

The groundbreaking rock musical about teenage sexuality, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

Spunk

Spunk

By George C. Wolfe

A dazzlingly entertaining dramatisation of three stories by the celebrated black iconoclast, Zora Heale Hurston: a rich folk tapestry of rural and urban black America in the 20th century.

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St Nicholas

St Nicholas

By Conor McPherson

An eccentric, teasing yarn from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

St Petersburg

St Petersburg

By Declan Feenan

A haunting, elliptical play by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
    St Petersburg and other plays

    St Petersburg and other plays

    By Declan Feenan

    Three haunting, elliptical plays by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

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    Stacy

    Stacy

    By Jack Thorne

    A darkly confessional monologue for one male performer and a slide projector.

    Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

    Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

    By Jack Thorne

    Two troubled, disturbing but bleakly funny plays from a leading writer of Channel 4's Shameless and Skins.

    Stage Kiss

    Stage Kiss

    By Sarah Ruhl

    Sarah Ruhl, one of America’s most widely produced playwrights, brings her unique mix of lyricism, sparkling humour and fierce intelligence to the world of romantic comedy.

    Staging Coyote's Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English

    Staging Coyote's Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English

    Edited by Monique Mojica and Ric Knowles

    Staging Coyote's Dream brings together ten major plays by First Nations playwrights living in Canada and the United States.

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    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    Standing at the Sky's Edge (West End edition)

    By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

    Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

    Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

    Stanley

    Stanley

    By Pam Gems

    A brilliant and painfully truthful portrait of Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting.

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    The Starry Messenger

    The Starry Messenger

    By Kenneth Lonergan

    A bittersweet exploration of love, hope and the mysteries of the cosmos.

    Start Swimming

    Start Swimming

    By James Fritz

    A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.

    Statues

    Statues

    By Azan Ahmed

    A witty, honest, and deeply moving play exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

    Staying Alive

    Staying Alive

    By Kat Roberts

    A darkly funny and achingly tender play about the death of a child.

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    The Steamie

    The Steamie

    By Tony Roper

    A celebration of women's work in a Glasgow wash-house set on Hogmanay.

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      Steel

      Steel

      By Chris Bush

      A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

      Steel

      Steel

      By Lee Mattinson

      A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.

      Stereophonic

      Stereophonic

      By David Adjmi

      The electrifying, Tony Award-winning play set inside the elusive world of a recording studio, as a rock band on the brink of superstardom attempts to create their difficult second album. Published alongside the West End production in 2025.

      Still

      Still

      By Frances Poet

      Frances Poet's play is a cathartic story of life, loss and joy, full of tenderness and humour, as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed.