Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Kimberly Akimbo
The hearwarming, Tony Award-winning musical about a young girl with a genetic condition that leaves her prematurely aged.
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Red Pitch
A fast-paced and sharp-edged play telling a coming-of-age story about three young footballers, exploring the impact of gentrification and regeneration on London's communities. Winner of the 2022 George Devine Award.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Motive and the Cue
By Jack ThorneThe West End edition of the fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79Dreaming and Drowning
By Kwame OwusuAn intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)
Adapted by Mary Elliott NelsonA joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Time Machine: A Comedy
By Steven Canny and John NicholsonA fast-paced, wise-cracking, riotous play, loosely based on H.G. Wells's masterpiece, that zips from the nineteenth century to the end of the world, and (with any luck) back again.
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Adapted by Conor McPherson Original author Paweł PawlikowskiAn epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided, adapted from the Academy Award-nominated film. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Infinite Life
By Annie BakerA surprisingly funny inquiry into the complexity of suffering, and what it means to desire in a body that's failing you. UK premiere at the National Theatre, London.
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Peter Pan (stage version)
An enchanting adaptation of J.M. Barrie's children's classic, with songs by Vikki Stone. Premiered at Rose Theatre, Kingston.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Backstairs Billy
An irreverent comedy about the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant, William 'Billy' Tallon, who joined her household at the age of fifteen. Premiered in the West End with Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen (2023 edition)
A new edition of the dark and biting one-man show starring Samuel Barnett at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79A Dream
By Chris BushA riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
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HORIZON
By Kwame OwusuA thrilling, witty, superhuman coming-of-age story about the quest to find your place in the world. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
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The Multiverse is Gay!
A wild rollercoaster ride through school, the Multiverse, and finding yourself, over and over and over again… A play in the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series, featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
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The Playhouse Apprentice
An exhilarating and hilarious historical drama set in Elizabethan London, about theatre, bravery and how a little voice can make a big difference. Part of the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.
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Sea Things
A bold and startling comic thriller about climate crisis, conspiracy, and what lurks beneath the waves. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
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A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
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Space Girl
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.
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£7.99£6.39
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