Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Yellowfin

Yellowfin

By Marek Horn

Politics and the planet collide in a fiercely original play about the limits of science, the power of myths, and the things we can't control.

The Long Song

The Long Song (stage version)

By Andrea Levy Adapted by Suhayla El-Bushra

The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.

Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses

By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

Duck Duck Goose

Duck Duck Goose

By Caitríona Daly

A viscerally charged play, full of moral ambiguity and psychological complexity, examining the nature of consent, trust and trial by social media.

The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

By Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play about the 1980s AIDS crisis, published in a new edition alongside the major National Theatre revival in 2021.

Emilia

Emilia

By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.

What If If Only

What If If Only

By Caryl Churchill

Your partner's died, could things have been different? A short play by Caryl Churchill, published with another short piece, Air.

Sessions

Sessions

By Ifeyinwa Frederick

A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

Air

Air

By Caryl Churchill

A resonant and surreal short piece published alongside What If If Only.

Published in volume What If If Only
    Mum

    Mum

    By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

    A raw and real exploration of early motherhood, from the award-winning writer of Emilia.

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    Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

    Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

    By Cordelia O'Neill

    A moving and unexpectedly funny play about a couple grieving the loss of their child, winner of the Best New Play award at the 2022 Offies (Off West End Awards).

    The Ballad of Maria Marten

    The Ballad of Maria Marten

    By Beth Flintoff

    A thrilling play based on the nineteenth-century Red Barn Murder in Suffolk, rediscovering the lost story of the murder victim, Maria Marten.

    Is God Is

    Is God Is

    By Aleshea Harris

    A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

    Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers

    Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers

    By Travis Alabanza, Firdos Ali, Natasha Gordon, debbie tucker green, Arinzé Kene and Chinonyerem Odimba Selected by Natalie Ibu

    An anthology of six brilliant plays, celebrating a multiplicity of stories authored by Black playwrights in the UK over the last decade. Selected and introduced by leading theatre director Natalie Ibu.

    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    By Robert Holman

    An enlightening, cathartic and acerbic new play about identity, maturity and reconciliation.

    Glee & Me

    Glee & Me

    By Stuart Slade

    A touching drama about a teenage girl diagnosed with a brain tumour, an unexpectedly optimistic portrayal of love and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

    Burgerz

    Burgerz

    By Travis Alabanza

    A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

     

    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
      40 Days

      40 Days

      By Firdos Ali

      A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

      Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
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