Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Whitby Rebels

The Whitby Rebels

By Bea Roberts

A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

The White Bike

The White Bike

By Tamara von Werthern

An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

White Lead

White Lead

By Jessica Siân

A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

White Noise

White Noise

By Suzan-Lori Parks

An unflinching look at race in the 21st century from both a black and white perspective, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

Who is Sylvia?

Who is Sylvia?

By Terence Rattigan

Rattigan's play about obsessive love, a bittersweet portayal of his father - and maybe of his own frustrated love life.

Published in volume Who is Sylvia? and Duologue
    Who is Sylvia? and Duologue

    Who is Sylvia? and Duologue

    By Terence Rattigan

    Two plays from one of the leading dramatists of the 20th century.

    Why Can't We Live Together?

    Why Can't We Live Together?

    By Steve Waters

    Set against the low hum of the War on Terror, Why Can't We Live Together? is a kaleidoscopic vision of our times through the lives of one man and one woman.

    The Wider Earth

    The Wider Earth

    By David Morton

    A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

    Widows

    Widows

    By Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

    A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    By Matt Hartley

    A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

    The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

    The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

    By Matt Hartley

    Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

    Wild

    Wild

    By Mike Bartlett

    A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.

    Wild Notes

    Wild Notes

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

    Wild Swimming

    Wild Swimming

    By Marek Horn

    A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

    Wilderness

    Wilderness (short play)

    By April De Angelis

    A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

    Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
      Wilderness

      Wilderness

      By Kellie Smith

      A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

      Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

      Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

      By Sami Ibrahim

      An enthralling monologue about love and loss.

      The Wind in the Willows

      The Wind in the Willows (stage version)

      By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny

      A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

      WINK

      WINK

      By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

      An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.

      The Winslow Boy

      The Winslow Boy

      By Terence Rattigan

      Rattigan's 1946 play based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order.

      The Winterling

      The Winterling

      By Jez Butterworth

      A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.

      Winterlong

      Winterlong

      By Andrew Sheridan

      A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

      Wish List

      Wish List

      By Katherine Soper

      A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

      Wit

      Wit

      By Margaret Edson

      A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love.