Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Enda Walsh Plays: One

Enda Walsh Plays: One

By Enda Walsh

The first eight astonishing plays by 'one of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theatre'.

Jez Butterworth Plays: One

Jez Butterworth Plays: One

By Jez Butterworth

Four full-length plays and two previously unpublished shorts from the multi-award-winning author of Jerusalem.

The Vermont Plays

The Vermont Plays

By Annie Baker

The debut collection of celebrated American playwright Annie Baker, including her Obie award-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Two Plays

By Judith Thompson

Two plays from the leading Canadian playwright.

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Robert Holman Plays: One

Robert Holman Plays: One

By Robert Holman

Five plays from Robert Holman's first decade of playwriting.

The Gabriels

The Gabriels

Election Year in the Life of One Family

By Richard Nelson

A trilogy of plays following an American family through the momentous and divisive 2016 presidential election year.

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

By Jez Butterworth

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Edited by Ferdinand Lewis

A collection of ensemble-created plays by major American theatre companies - the first of its kind.

Never Swim Alone & This Is A Play

Never Swim Alone & This Is A Play

Two plays

By Daniel MacIvor

Two plays from the Toronto-based writer-director-performer.

Quiet in the Land

Quiet in the Land

By Anne Chislett

Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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Cold Meat Party

Cold Meat Party

By Brad Fraser

A play about a group of former friends reuniting in a B&B for a funeral.

Einstein's Gift

Einstein's Gift

By Vern Thiessen

A Canadian play based on the life and work of Nobel Laureate Dr Fritz. Haber, who risked everything for a country that never accepted him, but used his work to murder millions.

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