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Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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While You Lie

While You Lie

By Sam Holcroft

A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.

Where I'm From

Where I'm From

By Laura Lomas

A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.

Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
    When You Cure Me

    When You Cure Me

    By Jack Thorne

    A painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love – and coping with serious illness at the same time.

    When They Go Low

    When They Go Low

    By Natalie Mitchell

    A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.

    When the Rain Stops Falling

    When the Rain Stops Falling

    By Andrew Bovell

    A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.

    When the Crows Visit

    When the Crows Visit

    By Anupama Chandrasekhar

    A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.

    When Cows Go Boom

    When Cows Go Boom

    By Stacey Gregg

    A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      What We Know

      What We Know

      By pamela carter

      A funny, painful and deeply moving play about loss - and cooking.

      What Shadows

      What Shadows

      By Chris Hannan

      A searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.

      What Love Is

      What Love Is

      By Linda McLean

      A short play about caring for your parents.

      Published in volume Sex & God
        What is the Custom of Your Grief?

        What is the Custom of Your Grief?

        By Timberlake Wertenbaker

        A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

        What I Meant Was

        What I Meant Was

        By Craig Lucas

        A major collection from one of the most popular gay playwrights in America.

        What I (Don't) Know About Autism

        What I (Don't) Know About Autism

        By Jody O'Neill

        A sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.

        The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

        The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

        By Samuel D. Hunter

        Two plays from an American playwright whose bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives.

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        The Wexford Trilogy

        The Wexford Trilogy

        By Billy Roche

        Set in a snooker club, a betting shop and a local church, each play introduces a mix of young cornerboys, old cowboys and chancers of any age in a lyrical, poignant and often hilarious account of lost dreams and thwarted ambitions.

        Wendy & Peter Pan

        Wendy & Peter Pan

        By Ella Hickson Original author J. M. Barrie

        A refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.

        Michael Weller: Five Plays

        Michael Weller: Five Plays

        By Michael Weller

        A collection of plays from the American writer whose screenplays include Hair and Ragtime.

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        Well

        Well

        By Lisa Kron

        A mother's extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself.

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