Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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misterman (2001 edition)

misterman (2001 edition)

By Enda Walsh

A strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.

Published in volume bedbound & misterman: two plays
    Dinner With Friends

    Dinner With Friends

    By Donald Margulies

    A rueful comedy of love, friendship and haute cuisine.

    Four Nights in Knaresborough

    Four Nights in Knaresborough

    By Paul Webb

    A fast and bloody black comedy that sheds light on four of the most ignored figures in English history – the knights who actually had to kill Thomas Becket.

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    As the Beast Sleeps

    As the Beast Sleeps

    By Gary Mitchell

    The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

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    The Weir

    The Weir

    By Conor McPherson

    The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.

    The Ballad of Crazy Paola

    The Ballad of Crazy Paola

    By Arne Sierens Adapted by Stephen Greenhorn

    A poignant two-hander about memory, truth and love.

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    On Such As We

    On Such As We

    By Billy Roche

    A heart-warming play set in a small town in southern Ireland - from the award-winning writer of The Wexford Trilogy.

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    The Wonder of Sex

    The Wonder of Sex

    By Patrick Barlow

    A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

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    Push Up

    Push Up

    By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

    A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

    Hand in Hand

    Hand in Hand

    By Simon Block

    A fierce and funny play from the author of Not a Game for Boys.

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    Life After George

    Life After George

    By Hannie Rayson

    A moving and perceptive play that looks at social change across three decades, from the student barricades of the late 1960s to the new millennium.

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    The Prisoner's Dilemma

    The Prisoner's Dilemma

    By David Edgar

    An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.

    The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

    The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

    By Diane Samuels

    A play about the notorious World War One femme fatale known as Mata Hari.

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    Plasticine

    Plasticine

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    An extraordinary and disturbing play about post-Communist Russia by a young Siberian-born writer.

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    Miseryguts & Tartuffe

    Miseryguts & Tartuffe

    Two plays by Molière

    By Liz Lochhead

    Two plays from Molière, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' (Scotland on Sunday).

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    Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

    By Molière Adapted by Liz Lochhead

    A rollicking Scots version of Molière's classic of political satire and black comedy.

    Published in volume Miseryguts & Tartuffe
      Miseryguts

      Miseryguts

      By Liz Lochhead Original author Molière

      A Scots version of Molière's play Le Misanthrope, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.

      Published in volume Miseryguts & Tartuffe
        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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        The Night Heron

        The Night Heron

        By Jez Butterworth

        A dark, funny, spellbinding play about a group of outcasts and eccentrics gathered in the Cambridgeshire fens.

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        Vincent in Brixton

        Vincent in Brixton

        By Nicholas Wright

        A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway.

        Julie Burchill Is Away

        Julie Burchill Is Away

        By Tim Fountain

        A one-woman show based on the life and writings of the provocative columnist, writer and broadcaster, Julie Burchill.

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        Mother Teresa is Dead

        Mother Teresa is Dead

        By Helen Edmundson

        A gripping play exploring Western guilt towards the Third World, from an author well-known for her award-winning adaptations for Shared Experience and the National Theatre.

        Iron

        Iron

        By Rona Munro

        An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.