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Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Other Side of the Game

Other Side of the Game

By Amanda Parris

A debut play by a Canadian playwright, giving voices to Black women who organise communities, support their incarcerated loved ones, and do battle with institutions. Winner of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award.

  • Paperback£17.99
Unholy

Unholy

By Diane Flacks

A play about the intersetion of faith and misogyny, asking if you can be a feminist as well as a believer.

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Meat

Meat

By Gillian Greer

A play about class, consent and transgressions buried in the past, set over the course of one winesoaked evening in a Dublin restaurant.

The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

By Friedrich Dürrenmatt Adapted by Tony Kushner

Dürrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.

Something Awful

Something Awful

By Tatty Hennessy

A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

Second Home

Second Home

By Charlotte Chimuanya

A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

Madame Ovary

Madame Ovary

By Rosa Hesmondhalgh

The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

Take Care

Take Care

By Zoë Templeman-Young and Sam McLaughlin

An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.

Heroes

Heroes

By Isabel Dixon

A poignant exploration of fallen idols, family secrets and the human price of forgiveness.

Wuthering Heights (Brontë/Sheridan stage version)

Wuthering Heights (Brontë/Sheridan stage version)

By Emily Brontë Adapted by Andrew Sheridan

A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

The Incident Room

The Incident Room

By Olivia Hirst and David Byrne

A play about the manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, going behind the scenes to investigate the case that nearly broke the British police force.

The Last Quiz Night on Earth

The Last Quiz Night on Earth

By Alison Carr

An innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.

Nora : A Doll's House

Nora : A Doll's House

By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen

A bold new version of Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood.

Faustus: That Damned Woman

Faustus: That Damned Woman

By Chris Bush

A radical reimagining of the classic cautionary tale, transforming the iconic character of Faustus into a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice and sells her soul to wrestle control of her own destiny.

I Think We Are Alone

I Think We Are Alone

By Sally Abbott

A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.

Far Away (Donmar edition)

Far Away (Donmar edition)

By Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill's dazzling play about a world sliding into chaos, in a new edition published alongside the play's revival at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2020.

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Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

By Lily Bevan

A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.

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.

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