Modern Drama
This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.
Port Authority
A wry, moving, funny tale of how modern man faces up to the responsibility of love, woven in monologues, from the multi-award winning author of The Weir.
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£8.99£7.19There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£8.99£7.19Poppy + George
A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.
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By Anna JordanA rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Poor Beast in the Rain
By Billy RocheA slice of small-town life, set in a betting shop in Wexford. Part of Billy Roche's acclaimed Wexford Trilogy.
Published in volume The Wexford TrilogyThe Political History of Smack and Crack
By Ed EdwardsAn angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.
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£13.99£11.19Add to basketEbook£13.99£11.19Poisoned Polluted
A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Poison
By Lot Vekemans Translated by Rina VerganoAn extraordinary play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans that asks a simple question: is it ever possible to move on?
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59PMQ
By Ella HicksonA short play set in a Westminster dressing room, as Prime Minister Dave prepares for his first ever bout of Prime Minister's Questions.
Published in volume Ella Hickson Plays: OnePlays from VAULT 6
Five new plays from VAULT Festival
An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2023, London's leading festival of live performance.
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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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Seven new plays from VAULT Festival
An anthology of seven of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2019, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.
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Five new plays from VAULT Festival
An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2018, London’s biggest and most exciting arts festival.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Plays from VAULT 2
Five new plays from VAULT Festival
An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2017, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Plays from VAULT
Five new plays from VAULT Festival
An anthology comprising five of the best plays from VAULT 2016, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.
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£18.99£15.19Add to basketEbook£18.99£15.19Plays From the Boom Box Galaxy
Edited by Kim Euell and Robert AlexanderAn anthology of performance texts from the hip-hop generation.
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Plays from the Arab World
Edited by Elyse DodgsonA collection of five extraordinary plays exploring and reflecting contemporary life across the Near East and North Africa.
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£18.99£15.19Add to basketEbook£18.99£15.19Plays for the Public
A volume of plays by the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.
- Paperback£24.99
Playing With Fire
By David EdgarAn epic and provocative play about multi-racial Britain, from the UK's leading political playwright.
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£8.99£7.19
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