Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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All honey

All honey

By Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

A play about sex, secrets and suspicion, winner of the 2017 Fishamble New Writing Award.

Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays
    Tuesday

    Tuesday

    With a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth

    By Alison Carr Translated by Daf James

    A funny and playful drama written specifically for young people, about what happens when the world literally turns upside-down. Bilingual edition: includes the original English play with a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth, by playwright Daf James.

    Mojo Mickybo

    Mojo Mickybo

    By Owen McCafferty

    An unsentimental portrayal of innocence betrayed by communal hatred in Belfast during the 1970s.

    Mrs Delgado

    Mrs Delgado

    By Mike Bartlett

    A funny and poignant play for one actor that tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds and lowered boundaries. This edition also includes the monologue Phoenix.

    The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage

    The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage (stage version)

    By Philip Pullman Adapted by Bryony Lavery

    The stage version of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage, which is set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt.

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    Spring Awakening: A Musical

    Spring Awakening: A Musical

    By Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik

    The groundbreaking rock musical about teenage sexuality, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    By Mike Bartlett

    A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.

    Published in volume Mrs Delgado
      Mlima's Tale

      Mlima's Tale

      By Lynn Nottage

      A powerful and unforgettable drama about the illegal international ivory trade, from an American dramatist whose plays have captivated audiences around the world.

      Andy's Gone

      Andy's Gone

      By Marie-Claude Verdier Translated by Alexis Diamond

      A contemporary Canadian retelling of the story of Antigone.

      Refractions: Scenes

      Refractions: Scenes

      Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Yvette Nolan

      A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.

      Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

      Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

      By Hannah Moscovitch

      The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.

      After Life

      After Life

      By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda

      A surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

      My Family and Other Animals

      My Family and Other Animals (stage version)

      By Gerald Durrell Adapted by Janys Chambers

      A delightful and inventive stage version of Gerald Durrell's well-loved memoir of a childhood growing up in Corfu.

      1984

      1984 (stage version)

      By George Orwell Adapted by Nick Hern

      A bold and powerful dramatisation of George Orwell's classic dystopia, ideal for any school, youth group or amateur company.

      The IT

      The IT

      By Vivienne Franzmann

      A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within.

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      Straight White Men & Untitled Feminist Show: two plays

      Straight White Men & Untitled Feminist Show: two plays

      By Young Jean Lee

      Two compassionately subversive plays about identity, by Young Jean Lee, a Korean American playwright whose work is groundbreaking, humorous and often thrillingly transgressive.

      A Christmas Carol

      A Christmas Carol (Old Vic stage version)

      By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jack Thorne

      Charles Dickens' timeless classic, brought to life in a joyous new adaptation by Jack Thorne.

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

      A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic, winner of the Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards.

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