Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Temple

Temple

By Steve Waters

A fictional account of the 2011 Occupy London movement, set in the heart of a very British crisis – a crisis of conscience, a crisis of authority and a crisis of faith.

Teenage Dick

Teenage Dick

By Mike Lew

A darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.

Teddy Ferrara

Teddy Ferrara

By Christopher Shinn

An insightful and revealing play, inspired by real events, which explores society's uncomfortable embrace of the outsider.

Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own

Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own

By Gary Mitchell

Two plays from playwright Gary Mitchell, known for his powerful explorations of the conflicts troubling Northern Ireland.

Tearing the Loom

Tearing the Loom

By Gary Mitchell

A searing portrait of a community divided against itself, set in a weaver's cottage in County Armagh at the time of the 1798 Rebellion.

Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
    The Taxidermist's Daughter

    The Taxidermist's Daughter (stage version)

    By Kate Mosse

    A thrilling Gothic story of violence, retribution and justice, adapted for the stage by Kate Mosse from her own internationally best-selling novel.

    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
      Tapped

      Tapped

      By Katie Redford

      A witty and sensitive portrayal of managing mental health within a family, highlighting the barriers we put up in order to put on a brave face.

      Tape

      Tape

      By Stephen Belber

      An unsettling and unpredictable drama about the love-hate chemistry that endures between friends.

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      Tambo & Bones

      Tambo & Bones

      By Dave Harris

      A daring theatrical exploration of the intersection of race, capitalism and performance, by slam poet turned playwright Dave Harris.

      Talk Radio

      Talk Radio

      By Eric Bogosian

      A high-voltage portrait of a late-night shock jock, made into a film by Oliver Stone.

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      Talk

      Talk

      By Carl Hancock Rux

      A sharp and perceptive play from Carl Hancock Rux, a multidisciplinary artist born in Harlem, New York, whose trademark craft is to combine poetry, music, theatre and dance.

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      Tales of the Lost Formicans and other plays

      Tales of the Lost Formicans and other plays

      By Constance Congdon

      Four plays from one of America's finest playwrights, endowed with compassion, keen insight and an unfailing comic sensibility.

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      A Tale of Two Cities

      A Tale of Two Cities (stage version)

      Adapted by Mike Poulton Original author Charles Dickens

      A thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'.

      Taken

      Taken

      By Winsome Pinnock

      A short play about a mother confronted by the child she had to give up.

      Takeaway

      Takeaway

      By Nathan Powell

      A big-hearted comedy set around a Caribbean takeaway in the heart of Liverpool. Premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2025.

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      Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

      Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha

      By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

      A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

      Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
        Take Me Away

        Take Me Away

        By Gerald Murphy

        A dark but very funny comedy about the collapse of a family of feckless chancers and no-hopers.

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        Take Care

        Take Care

        By Zoë Templeman-Young and Sam McLaughlin

        An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.

        A Table Tennis Play

        A Table Tennis Play

        By Sam Steiner

        A play about how everything and nothing changes as people bat a ball.

        Table

        Table

        By Tanya Ronder

        An epic tale of belonging, identity and the things we pass on.

        Swive [Elizabeth]

        Swive [Elizabeth]

        By Ella Hickson

        Sex is power in the reign of Elizabeth I. Ella Hickson's play explores the ways and means by which women in power negotiate patriarchal pressure in order to get their way.

        Switzerland

        Switzerland

        By Joanna Murray-Smith

        A gripping psychological thriller, filled with razor-sharp dialogue.

        Swimming to Cambodia

        Swimming to Cambodia

        By Spalding Gray

        Spalding Gray's extraordinary memoir/monologue, based on his experiences as an actor in the film The Killing Fields.

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