Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call
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.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Something Awful
A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.
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£4.99£3.99
Second Home
A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.
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£4.99£3.99
Madame Ovary
The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.
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£4.99£3.99
Take Care
An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.
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£4.99£3.99
Heroes
By Isabel DixonA poignant exploration of fallen idols, family secrets and the human price of forgiveness.
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£4.99£3.99
Wuthering Heights (stage version)
By Emily Brontë Adapted by Andrew SheridanA ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Incident Room
By Olivia Hirst and David ByrneA play about the manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, going behind the scenes to investigate the case that nearly broke the British police force.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Last Quiz Night on Earth
By Alison CarrAn innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Nora : A Doll's House
By Stef Smith Original author Henrik IbsenA bold new version of Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Faustus: That Damned Woman
By Chris BushA 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.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79I Think We Are Alone
By Sally AbbottA delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women
By Lily BevanA wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Plays from VAULT 5
Five new plays from VAULT Festival
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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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59What I (Don't) Know About Autism
By Jody O'NeillA sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Scenes with girls
A witty and caustic play about female friendship, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2020.
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Caresses
By Sergi Belbel Translated by John LondonAn acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.
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£3.99£3.19
The Scorched Garden
By Juan Mayorga Translated by Nick DarkeA play about a group of inmates who have been locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil War.
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£3.99£3.19
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