Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Approach

The Approach

By Mark O'Rowe

Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

Appropriate

Appropriate

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

A gripping play about ghosts and the legacies we are left with.

Arabian Nightmares: Three Plays

Arabian Nightmares: Three Plays

By Henry Naylor

Three timely one-act plays, showing the brutal and bloody impact of the current Middle Eastern crisis on ordinary people: The Collector, Echoes and Angel.

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)

By Dominic Cooke

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (Young Vic stage version)

By Dominic Cooke

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arlington

Arlington

By Enda Walsh

A strange, tender love story from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)

By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

The Arrival

The Arrival

By Bijan Sheibani

A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.

The Art of Illusion

The Art of Illusion

By Alexis Michalik Translated by Waleed Akhtar

The award-winning French play, in an English translation by Waleed Akhtar, published alongside the premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London.

Artefacts

Artefacts

By Mike Bartlett

A drama about a father-daughter reunion which, after sixteen years, crosses between the world of a British teenager and an Iraqi expert in antiquity, and is complicated by the ambivalent gift of a precious Mespotamian vase.

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Arthur & George

Arthur & George (stage version)

By Julian Barnes Adapted by David Edgar

The gripping story of the sensational, real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective.

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As the Beast Sleeps

As the Beast Sleeps

By Gary Mitchell

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

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Asking for It

Asking for It (stage version)

By Louise O'Neill Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh With Annabelle Comyn

A powerful adaptation of Louise O'Neill's devastating novel about the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.

The Aspidistra Code

The Aspidistra Code

By Mark O'Rowe

A sinister but comic drama of honour and violence, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.

The Assassination of Katie Hopkins

The Assassination of Katie Hopkins

By Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth

A smart, witty new musical by Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth about truth, celebrity and public outrage.

Assassins

Assassins

By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman

A dark and funny look at the end of the American dream - Stephen Sondheim lifts musical theatre to new heights of brilliance.

The Assembled Parties

The Assembled Parties

By Richard Greenberg

An incisive portrait of a family grasping for stability at the dawn of a new millennium.

The Astronaut's Chair

The Astronaut's Chair

By Rona Munro

Rona Munro's thrilling play about the race to be the first woman in space.

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At the Table

At the Table

By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table
    August: Osage County

    August: Osage County

    By Tracy Letts

    A hugely-acclaimed black comedy exposing the dark side of the Midwestern American family. 

    The Authorised Kate Bane

    The Authorised Kate Bane

    By Ella Hickson

    A painfully comic excavation of a family history asks if there is an authorised version of the past - or just the one we can live with.

    The Baby

    The Baby

    By Chris Hannan

    A modern epic set in ancient Rome, about a polyglot, violent city at the heart of a divided nation.

    Baby Dolls

    Baby Dolls

    By Tamara von Werthern

    A futuristic comedy about conception, state control and rebellion.

    Bach & Sons

    Bach & Sons

    By Nina Raine

    A beautiful, profound and funny play about Johann Sebastian Bach, the irascible and turbulent composer, and his family business.