Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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100 Monologues

100 Monologues

By Eric Bogosian

A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.

The Hallway Trilogy

The Hallway Trilogy

By Adam Rapp

A series of connected plays—Rose, Paraffin, and Nursing—that together form a dark and compelling exploration of what binds people together and drives them apart.

Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

By Lucy Kirkwood

Five plays by leading playwright Lucy Kirkwood: Tinderbox, it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now, small hours, NSFW and Chimerica. With an introduction by the author.

Barbecue / Bootycandy: two plays

Barbecue / Bootycandy: two plays

By Robert O'Hara

Two plays by a leading African-American playwright and director, Barbecue and Bootycandy.

The Kilroys List: Volume One

The Kilroys List: Volume One

97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.

Maydays & Trying It On: two plays

Maydays & Trying It On: two plays

By David Edgar

Two plays by David Edgar, written thirty-five years apart, both exploring the theme of youth and revolution.

The Detroit Project

The Detroit Project

By Dominique Morisseau

Three provocative dramas, Paradise Blue, Detroit ’67 and Skeleton Crew, making up a play cycle examining the sociopolitical history of Detroit.

Plays from VAULT 4

Plays from VAULT 4

Seven new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of seven of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2019, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

The List

The List

By Jennifer Tremblay Translated by Shelley Tepperman

The riveting story of a woman haunted by internal regret when she fails to critically prioritise her world

Caryl Churchill Plays: Five

Caryl Churchill Plays: Five

By Caryl Churchill

The fifth volume of the collected plays of one of our finest playwrights.

Three Sisters (Chekhov/Nelson)

Three Sisters (Chekhov/Nelson)

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.

Evening Plays

Evening Plays

By Richard Maxwell

Three new dramas, written as a response to Dante's Divine Comedy.

Straight White Men/Untitled Feminist Show: Two Plays

Straight White Men/Untitled Feminist Show: Two Plays

By Young Jean Lee

Two plays by the award-winning dramatist, the first Asian-American female playwright to be produced on Broadway.

Possible Worlds

Possible Worlds

By John Mighton

Two lovers experience a baffling series of relationships together, each one just slightly and tantalizingly different.

Perfect Pie

Perfect Pie

By Judith Thompson

A potent drama set over the course of a single afternoon. A reunion between two long-estranged women brings to light a buried memory and two teenagers' wild secret.

Habitat

Habitat

By Judith Thompson

Janet and her mother Margaret both live on Mapleview Lanes - the perfect neighbourhood with the perfect neighbours, until Lewis Chance buys a house on their street to open a group home for troubled adolescents.

I, Claudia

I, Claudia

By Kristen Thomson

A touching and funny play about a girl on the cusp of adolescence.

Danny, King of the Basement

Danny, King of the Basement

By David S. Craig

A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.

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