Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Wexford Trilogy

The Wexford Trilogy

By Billy Roche

Set in a snooker club, a betting shop and a local church, each play introduces a mix of young cornerboys, old cowboys and chancers of any age in a lyrical, poignant and often hilarious account of lost dreams and thwarted ambitions.

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The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

By Samuel D. Hunter

Two plays from an American playwright whose bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale was later adapted into the 2022 feature film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Brendan Fraser.

What I (Don't) Know About Autism

What I (Don't) Know About Autism

By Jody O'Neill

A sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.

What I Meant Was

What I Meant Was

By Craig Lucas

A major collection from one of the most popular gay playwrights in America.

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What If If Only

What If If Only

By Caryl Churchill

Your partner's died, could things have been different? A short play by Caryl Churchill, published with another short piece, Air.

What is the Custom of Your Grief?

What is the Custom of Your Grief?

By Timberlake Wertenbaker

A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

What Love Is

What Love Is

By Linda McLean

A short play about caring for your parents.

Published in volume Sex & God
    What Shadows

    What Shadows

    By Chris Hannan

    A searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.

    What the Constitution Means to Me

    What the Constitution Means to Me

    By Heidi Schreck

    An acclaimed play tracing the effect that the US Constitution has had on four generations of women in the author's family. A finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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    What We Know

    What We Know

    By pamela carter

    A funny, painful and deeply moving play about loss - and cooking.

    When Cows Go Boom

    When Cows Go Boom

    By Stacey Gregg

    A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      When the Crows Visit

      When the Crows Visit

      By Anupama Chandrasekhar

      A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.

      When the Daffodils

      When the Daffodils

      By Joel Tan

      A searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.

      Published in volume Inside/Outside
        When the Rain Stops Falling

        When the Rain Stops Falling

        By Andrew Bovell

        A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.

        When They Go Low

        When They Go Low

        By Natalie Mitchell

        A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.

        When This Is Over

        When This Is Over

        A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production, and the Original Playscript

        By Ned Glasier, Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey and Company Three

        A theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination, designed to be created and performed by teenage casts, drawing directly on their own life experiences and the stories they want to tell. Winner, Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards.

        When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

        When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

        By Jack Thorne

        A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.

        When You Cure Me

        When You Cure Me

        By Jack Thorne

        A painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.

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        Where I'm From

        Where I'm From

        By Laura Lomas

        A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.

        Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
          Where Sat the Lovers

          Where Sat the Lovers

          By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

          A play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.

          Whiff Whaff

          Whiff Whaff

          By Jack Thorne

          A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

          Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
            While You Lie

            While You Lie

            By Sam Holcroft

            A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.

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            Whipping It Up

            Whipping It Up

            By Steve Thompson

            A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.

            Whisky Galore

            Whisky Galore (stage version)

            By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip Goulding

            A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.