Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Anarchist

The Anarchist

By Karina Wiedman

A gripping, timely, and deeply moving play about protest, democracy and freedom. Winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights, 2022.

And Then Come The Nightjars

And Then Come The Nightjars

By Bea Roberts

A tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.

Andy's Gone

Andy's Gone

By Marie-Claude Verdier Translated by Alexis Diamond

A contemporary Canadian retelling of the story of Antigone.

Angel

Angel

By Henry Naylor

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

Angels

Angels

By Ronan O'Donnell

A suspicious death at the workplace and loner security guard Nick Prentice is hauled in for interrogation. An uproarious underworld whodunit, Ronan O'Donnell's single-hander reworks the hardboiled crime thriller for our times.

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Angels in America

Angels in America

By Tony Kushner

A magnificent, two-part epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

By Tony Kushner

Part One of the two-part Angels in America, an epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

By Tony Kushner

The second part of Tony Kushner's acclaimed epic drama set during the Reagan years in America.

Animal

Animal

By Jon Bradfield With Josh Hepple

A hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.

Animal Farm

Animal Farm (stage version)

By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge

A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

Animal Farm

Animal Farm (stage version)

By George Orwell Adapted by Tatty Hennessy

A fresh interpretation of George Orwell's classic story of rebellion and treachery, first performed by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.

ANNA

ANNA

By Ella Hickson

A radical play set in East Berlin in 1968, unfolding with all the tension of a spy thriller and the inexorable revelations of an Ibsen drama.

Anna in the Tropics

Anna in the Tropics

By Nilo Cruz

A poignant and poetic play set in Florida in 1929, inside a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and "lectors" are employed to educate and entertain the workers. Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (stage version)

By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

Helen Edmundson's celebrated adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (stage version)

By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Phillip Breen

A witty and sensual version of Tolstoy's masterpiece, premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2025.

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Anna Weiss

Anna Weiss

By Mike Cullen

An explosive, gripping and disturbing play about the phenomenon of False Memory Syndrome.

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

By Howard Brenton

A celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII's notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation's history.

Antigone

Antigone

By Sophocles Adapted by Owen McCafferty

A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.

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The Antipodes

The Antipodes

By Annie Baker

Part satire, part sacred rite, a play that asks what value stories have for a world in crisis.

Antlia Pneumatica

Antlia Pneumatica

By Anne Washburn

A haunting tale of loss and friendship, blurring the lines between the real and surreal, from the author of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.

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Any Given Day

Any Given Day

By Linda McLean

A sharply perceptive, darkly funny riff on urban isolation by one of Scotland's leading playwrights.

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Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

By Cordelia O'Neill

A moving and unexpectedly funny play about a couple grieving the loss of their child, winner of the Best New Play award at the 2022 Offies (Off West End Awards).

Apologia

Apologia

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children.

The Apple Family

The Apple Family

Scenes from Life in the Country

By Richard Nelson

A critically acclaimed play cycle about loss, memory and remembrance in America's recent past.