Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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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.

Daphne's Dive

Daphne's Dive

By Quiara Alegría Hudes

A play about what it means to be an outsider while searching for empathy and connection.

Dara

Dara

By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

The Dark Room

The Dark Room

By Angela Betzien

An intricately layered psychological thriller exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them.

Dark Sublime

Dark Sublime

By Michael Dennis

A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

Darknet

Darknet

By Rose Lewenstein

A fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.

Daughter

Daughter

By Adam Lazarus

A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

Daughterhood

Daughterhood

By Charley Miles

A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.

Daughters of the Revolution

Daughters of the Revolution

By David Edgar

A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield (stage version)

    By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair Cording

    One of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.

    The Day I Stood Still

    The Day I Stood Still

    By Kevin Elyot

    A poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.

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    Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses (stage version)

    By Owen McCafferty

    JP Miller's 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.

    Dead Dad Dog

    Dead Dad Dog

    By John McKay

    An offbeat short comedy with a political edge, in which an unemployed young man is dogged by his deceased father.

    Published in volume Scot-Free
      Dead Man's Cell Phone

      Dead Man's Cell Phone

      By Sarah Ruhl

      A play about a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

      Dealing with Clair

      Dealing with Clair

      By Martin Crimp

      A satire on yuppie moral and emotional bankruptcy and a bleak, black comedy thriller.

      Dean McBride

      Dean McBride

      By Sonya Hale

      A vivid and poetic monologue play about deprivation, loss and redemption through love, telling the story of Dean, a young man hardened by suffering, who struggles in life before finding his way back to happiness.

      Dear Evan Hansen: The Complete Book and Lyrics

      Dear Evan Hansen: The Complete Book and Lyrics (West End edition)

      By Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

      A new edition of the hugely successful musical, published alongside its West End premiere. 

      Dear Lupin

      Dear Lupin (stage version)

      By Roger Mortimer and Charlie Mortimer Adapted by Michael Simkins

      Michael Simkins' immensely charming stage adaptation of Dear Lupin, the witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son that became a huge bestseller, winner of The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year.

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