Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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How I Learned to Drive

How I Learned to Drive

By Paula Vogel

A Lolita-like tale of female sexual awakening, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

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A Master Builder

A Master Builder

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn's version of Henrik Ibsen's Master Builder Solness, made into a film by Jonathan Demme in 2014 — a film that is an utterly contemporary vision of Ibsen's classic play.

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Storefront Church

Storefront Church

By John Patrick Shanley

A compassionate morality tale about a elected official in the Bronx forced into a confrontation by the mortgage crisis, Storefront Church is the concluding part of John Patrick Shanley's 'Church and State' trilogy of plays.

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.

Stage Kiss

Stage Kiss

By Sarah Ruhl

Sarah Ruhl, one of America’s most widely produced playwrights, brings her unique mix of lyricism, sparkling humour and fierce intelligence to the world of romantic comedy.

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Girls Like That and other plays for teenagers

Girls Like That and other plays for teenagers

By Evan Placey

Four urgent and explosive plays by award-winning playwright Evan Placey, each tackling issues facing young people today.

Plays from VAULT

Plays from VAULT

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology comprising five of the best plays from VAULT 2016, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

The Book of Grace

The Book of Grace

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks' fierce and intimate three-person drama, a companion piece to her Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog.

Sotto Voce

Sotto Voce

By Nilo Cruz

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

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The Liquid Plain

The Liquid Plain

By Naomi Wallace

A sweeping historical saga told with lyricism and power, The Liquid Plain brings to life a group of people whose stories have been erased from history.

Mary Page Marlowe

Mary Page Marlowe

By Tracy Letts

An intimate and moving play about an accountant from Ohio, and her apparently humdrum life.

Night is a Room

Night is a Room

By Naomi Wallace

A searing exploration of love’s power to both ruin and remake our lives.

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Ripcord

Ripcord

By David Lindsay-Abaire

A gloriously biting comedy set in a rest home, from the author of Good People and Rabbit Hole.

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Alexi Kaye Campbell Plays: One

Alexi Kaye Campbell Plays: One

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A collection of five plays by Alexi Kaye Campbell: The Pride, Apologia, The Faith Machine, Bracken Moor and Sunset at the Villa Thalia.

Ella Hickson Plays: One

Ella Hickson Plays: One

By Ella Hickson

A first collection of plays by Ella Hickson.

Daphne's Dive

Daphne's Dive

By Quiara Alegría Hudes

A play about what it means to be an outsider while searching for empathy and connection.

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Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

By Stephen Jeffreys

A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys, including his acclaimed plays The Libertine and The Clink.

Huff & Stitch: two plays

Huff & Stitch: two plays

By Cliff Cardinal

Two gritty, powerful solo shows from award-winning Indigenous Canadian playwright Cliff Cardinal, exploring the lives of marginalized characters.

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100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

By Suzan-Lori Parks

A unique and personal response to the extraordinary events of the first hundred days of the presidency of Donald J. Trump - a play diary for each day of the presidency, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

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The Band's Visit

The Band's Visit

By David Yazbek and Itamar Moses

The Tony Award-winning musical about an Egyptian band that gets stranded in a small Israeli desert town.

For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday

For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday

By Sarah Ruhl

An elderly woman and her siblings become J.M. Barrie's classic characters in Sarah Ruhl's play about a family grieving over the death of their patriarch.

Let Me Down Easy

Let Me Down Easy

By Anna Deavere Smith

A solo show exploring experiences of death and dying through verbatim testimony.

debbie tucker green plays: one

debbie tucker green plays: one

By debbie tucker green

A collection of six plays by one of the most distinctive playwrights working today.

Mary Jane

Mary Jane

By Amy Herzog

A moving play about the stalwart endurance of a devoted mother, winner of the 2018 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.