Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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When You Cure Me

When You Cure Me

By Jack Thorne

A painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.

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When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

By Jack Thorne

A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.

When This Is Over

When This Is Over

A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production, and the Original Playscript

By Ned Glasier, Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey and Company Three

A theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination, designed to be created and performed by teenage casts, drawing directly on their own life experiences and the stories they want to tell. Winner, Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards.

When They Go Low

When They Go Low

By Natalie Mitchell

A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.

When the Rain Stops Falling

When the Rain Stops Falling

By Andrew Bovell

A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.

When the Daffodils

When the Daffodils

By Joel Tan

A searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    When the Crows Visit

    When the Crows Visit

    By Anupama Chandrasekhar

    A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.

    When Cows Go Boom

    When Cows Go Boom

    By Stacey Gregg

    A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      What We Know

      What We Know

      By pamela carter

      A funny, painful and deeply moving play about loss - and cooking.

      What the Constitution Means to Me

      What the Constitution Means to Me

      By Heidi Schreck

      An acclaimed play tracing the effect that the US Constitution has had on four generations of women in the author's family. A finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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      What Shadows

      What Shadows

      By Chris Hannan

      A searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.

      What Love Is

      What Love Is

      By Linda McLean

      A short play about caring for your parents.

      Published in volume Sex & God
        What is the Custom of Your Grief?

        What is the Custom of Your Grief?

        By Timberlake Wertenbaker

        A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

        What If If Only

        What If If Only

        By Caryl Churchill

        Your partner's died, could things have been different? A short play by Caryl Churchill, published with another short piece, Air.

        What I Meant Was

        What I Meant Was

        By Craig Lucas

        A major collection from one of the most popular gay playwrights in America.

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        What I (Don't) Know About Autism

        What I (Don't) Know About Autism

        By Jody O'Neill

        A sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.

        The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

        The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

        By Samuel D. Hunter

        Two plays from an American playwright whose bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale was later adapted into the 2022 feature film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Brendan Fraser.

        The Wexford Trilogy

        The Wexford Trilogy

        By Billy Roche

        Set in a snooker club, a betting shop and a local church, each play introduces a mix of young cornerboys, old cowboys and chancers of any age in a lyrical, poignant and often hilarious account of lost dreams and thwarted ambitions.

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        Wendy & Peter Pan

        Wendy & Peter Pan

        By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. Barrie

        A refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.

        Wellington 24

        Wellington 24

        By Rachel Harper

        An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

        Michael Weller: Five Plays

        Michael Weller: Five Plays

        By Michael Weller

        A collection of plays from the American writer whose screenplays include Hair and Ragtime.

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        Well

        Well

        By Lisa Kron

        A play about a mother's extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighbourhood, despite her inability to heal herself.

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        The Welkin

        The Welkin

        By Lucy Kirkwood

        Lucy Kirkwood's play about a woman sentenced to hang for murder in 18th-century rural Suffolk.

        The Weir

        The Weir

        By Conor McPherson

        The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.