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Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate

By Stephen Karam

A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.

Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues

By Andrew Bovell

A powerful study of infidelity and interwoven lives, filmed as the award-winning Lantana.

Spanish Plays

Spanish Plays

Edited by Elyse Dodgson and Mary Peate

A collection of modern Spanish and Catalan plays in translations by practising English playwrights, commissioned and first staged by the Royal Court Theatre.

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Spacewang

Spacewang

By Tom Wells

A monologue play in which a teenage girl roams the streets of Withernsea in search of aliens.

Published in volume The Kitchen Sink
    Space Girl

    Space Girl

    By Helen Stanley

    An action-packed play for young performers and audiences, bursting with songs and imagination, celebrating curiosity, resilience and exploration. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

    The Southbury Child

    The Southbury Child

    By Stephen Beresford

    A darkly comic play exploring family and community, the savage divisions of contemporary society and the rituals that punctuate our lives.

    The Sound Inside

    The Sound Inside

    By Adam Rapp

    A riveting play exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.

    Sotto Voce

    Sotto Voce

    By Nilo Cruz

    An imaginative exploration of the power of memory, love and human connection.

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    Sorry, You're Not a Winner

    Sorry, You're Not a Winner

    By Samuel Bailey

    A powerful and striking play that explores aspiration, social mobility and getting caught between classes.

    Sons of the Prophet

    Sons of the Prophet

    By Stephen Karam

    Stephen Karam's award-winning drama - a blackly comic play about dealing with loss - published alongside its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre.

    Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven and Other Plays

    Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven and Other Plays

    By Young Jean Lee

    A collection of plays from the experimental writer-director Young Jean Lee.

    A Song for Ella Grey

    A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)

    By David Almond Adapted by Zoe Cooper

    A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.

    Somewhere Out There You

    Somewhere Out There You

    By Nancy Harris

    A romantic comedy with a twist, playfully unravelling the love stories we weave for ourselves. First performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

    Something Awful

    Something Awful

    By Tatty Hennessy

    A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

    Someone Else's Shoes

    Someone Else's Shoes

    By Drew Pautz

    A sharp and witty satire on the commodification of art and life.

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    Some Of Us Exist In The Future

    Some Of Us Exist In The Future

    By Nkenna Akunna

    An utterly original, wryly funny play about one woman's search for a place to belong in a world that's not all it seems. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

    Published in volume Papatango Plays
      Some Demon

      Some Demon

      By Laura Waldren

      A grippingly authentic play about living with an eating disorder, winner of the 2023 Papatango New Writing Prize.

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      The Solid Life of Sugar Water

      The Solid Life of Sugar Water

      By Jack Thorne

      An intimate, tender play about loss, hurt and rediscovery, from acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne.

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