Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

Showing 25-48 of 1,957 items.
55 Days

55 Days

By Howard Brenton

A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

603

603

By Imad Farajin Translated by Hassan Abdulrazzak

A play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

8 Hotels

8 Hotels

By Nicholas Wright

A play about passion, suspicion and revenge, based on true events involving some of the twentieth century's most influential American artists.

A-Typical Rainbow

A-Typical Rainbow

By JJ Green

An uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.

Abandonment

Abandonment

By Kate Atkinson

A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

Abigail

Abigail

By Fiona Doyle

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.

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Abortive

Abortive

By Caryl Churchill

A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    About a Goth

    About a Goth

    By Tom Wells

    A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.

    Published in volume Me, As A Penguin
      Acceptance

      Acceptance

      By Amy Ng

      Crackling with razor-sharp dialogue, Amy Ng's play asks whether we can ever escape our past, and investigates the destructive side of our search for acceptance.

      Accidental Death of an Anarchist

      Accidental Death of an Anarchist

      By Dario Fo and Franca Rame Adapted by Tom Basden

      Dario Fo and Franca Rame's riotous satire, in a hilarious, bang-up-to-date adaptation by BAFTA-nominated comedy writer Tom Basden.

      According to Hoyle

      According to Hoyle

      By William Gaminara

      A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.

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      The Acedian Pirates

      The Acedian Pirates

      By Jay Taylor

      A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.

      Acting Leader

      Acting Leader

      By Joy Wilkinson

      A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

      Acts

      Acts

      By Riccardo Galgani

      A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

      Published in volume Family: three plays
        Adam

        Adam

        By Frances Poet

        The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

        The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

        The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

        By Djanet Sears

        Rainey Baldwin-Jackson, a country doctor, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her daughter, the disintegration of her marriage, and an eccentric elderly father on an astonishing crusade.

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        After Life

        After Life

        By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda

        A surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

        After Mrs Rochester

        After Mrs Rochester

        By Polly Teale

        A dramatisation of the extraordinary life of Jean Rhys, in which themes of femininity, literature and hysteria and madness collide with vivid force.

        After the Act

        After the Act

        By Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens

        A funny, camp and unapologetically queer musical about Thatcher's Section 28 and the moral panic that gripped a nation – and how a community decided to fight back.

        The After-Dinner Joke

        The After-Dinner Joke

        By Caryl Churchill

        A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
          Again

          Again

          By Stephanie Jacob

          A touching and comic drama about a family reunion, delving into the turmoil, love and compromises of kinship.

          Age is a Feeling

          Age is a Feeling

          By Haley McGee

          A gripping one-person play that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life, from the author of The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.

          Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays

          Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays

          By Jordan Tannahill

          Three solo plays exploring the lives of three queer youths and their resilience in the face of violence and intolerance. Winner of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.

          Air

          Air

          By Caryl Churchill

          A resonant and surreal short piece published alongside What If If Only.

          Published in volume What If If Only