Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Start Swimming

Start Swimming

By James Fritz

A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.

The Starry Messenger

The Starry Messenger

By Kenneth Lonergan

A bittersweet exploration of love, hope and the mysteries of the cosmos.

Stanley

Stanley

By Pam Gems

A brilliant and painfully truthful portrait of Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting.

Staging Coyote's Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English

Staging Coyote's Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English

Edited by Monique Mojica and Ric Knowles

Staging Coyote's Dream brings together ten major plays by First Nations playwrights living in Canada and the United States.

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Stage Kiss

Stage Kiss

By Sarah Ruhl

Sarah Ruhl, one of America’s most widely produced playwrights, brings her unique mix of lyricism, sparkling humour and fierce intelligence to the world of romantic comedy.

Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

Stacy & Fanny and Faggot: two plays

By Jack Thorne

Two troubled, disturbing but bleakly funny plays from a leading writer of Channel 4's Shameless and Skins.

Stacy

Stacy

By Jack Thorne

A darkly confessional monologue for one male performer and a slide projector.

St Petersburg and other plays

St Petersburg and other plays

By Declan Feenan

Three haunting, elliptical plays by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

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St Petersburg

St Petersburg

By Declan Feenan

A haunting, elliptical play by a talented writer from Northern Ireland.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
    St Nicholas

    St Nicholas

    By Conor McPherson

    An eccentric, teasing yarn from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

    Spunk

    Spunk

    By George C. Wolfe

    A dazzlingly entertaining dramatisation of three stories by the celebrated black iconoclast, Zora Heale Hurston: a rich folk tapestry of rural and urban black America in the 20th century.

    Spring Awakening (musical)

    Spring Awakening (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.

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    Spooky Action at a Distance (Multiplay Drama)

    Spooky Action at a Distance (Multiplay Drama)

    By Eve Leigh

    A hard-hitting, poignant play about anti-immigration sentiment in Britain today. In the Multiplay Drama series.

    Spinning

    Spinning

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A contemporary tragedy set in small-town Ireland, by one of Ireland's most exciting playwrights.

    Spiderfly

    Spiderfly

    By John Webber

    A taut, thrilling debut play for two actors, premiered at Theatre503, London.

    Speechless

    Speechless

    By Linda Brogan and Polly Teale

    The true-life drama of the extraordinary bond between two identical twin girls and their struggle to find a voice.

    Speech & Debate

    Speech & Debate

    By Stephen Karam

    A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.

    Speaking in Tongues

    Speaking in Tongues

    By Andrew Bovell

    A powerful study of infidelity and interwoven lives, filmed as the award-winning Lantana.

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