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Modern Drama

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Plays from VAULT 3

Plays from VAULT 3

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2018, London’s biggest and most exciting arts festival.

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.

Indecent

Indecent

By Paula Vogel

Inspired by Sholem Asch’s play God of Vengeance, about an amorous affair between two women, Paula Vogel's Indecent is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.

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.

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.

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.

Miss You Like Hell

Miss You Like Hell

By Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown

A musical about the barriers and the bonds of family, and the complexities of immigration in today's America.

Pipeline

Pipeline

By Dominique Morisseau

A deeply moving story of a mother's fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.

A Doll's House, Part 2

A Doll's House, Part 2

By Lucas Hnath

A funny, probing, and bold play that picks up where Ibsen's A Doll's House left off, and offers a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships across time.

Plays from VAULT 5

Plays from VAULT 5

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

This anthology, the fifth from Nick Hern Books, comprises five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2020, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

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.

How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

How to Transcend a Happy Marriage

By Sarah Ruhl

A deliciously adventurous play that confronts the question of whether monogamy is enough to ensure a happy marriage.

Exquisite Agony

Exquisite Agony

By Nilo Cruz

A play about the heart—its passions, its failures, and its ability to connect.

Illyria

Illyria

By Richard Nelson

It is 1958. In the midst of a building boom in New York City, Joe Papp and his colleagues are facing pressure from the city’s elite as they continue their free Shakespeare in Central Park.

The Sound Inside

The Sound Inside

By Adam Rapp

A riveting play exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.

King Charles III (special edition)

King Charles III (special edition)

By Mike Bartlett

A special edition of Mike Bartlett's acclaimed 'future history play', with exclusive bonus material.

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