Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Storefront Church

Storefront Church

By John Patrick Shanley

A compassionate morality tale about a elected official in the Bronx forced into a confrontation by the mortgage crisis, Storefront Church is the concluding part of John Patrick Shanley's 'Church and State' trilogy of plays.

The Assembled Parties

The Assembled Parties

By Richard Greenberg

An incisive portrait of a family grasping for stability at the dawn of a new millennium.

The Country House

The Country House

By Donald Margulies

A witty and compelling play that takes a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives.

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.

The James Plays

The James Plays

By Rona Munro

Rona Munro’s vividly imagined trilogy brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

The Book of Grace

The Book of Grace

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks' fierce and intimate three-person drama, a companion piece to her Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog.

Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son

By John Patrick Shanley

An explosive portrait of a young man on the verge of either salvation or destruction, from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doubt.

The Humans (US edition)

The Humans (US edition)

By Stephen Karam

A powerful comedy-drama about a family gathering at Thanksgiving, from a gifted young American playwright.

Sotto Voce

Sotto Voce

By Nilo Cruz

An imaginative exploration of the power of memory, love and human connection.

World Factory: The Game

World Factory: The Game

By Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw

A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

The Liquid Plain

The Liquid Plain

By Naomi Wallace

A sweeping historical saga told with lyricism and power, The Liquid Plain brings to life a group of people whose stories have been erased from history.

Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

By Craig Lucas

A sensitive drama about the interplay between illness, addiction and love, from the acclaimed American playwright Craig Lucas.

Caroline, or Change

Caroline, or Change (US edition)

By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical theatre hit from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

Mary Page Marlowe

Mary Page Marlowe

By Tracy Letts

An intimate and moving play about an accountant from Ohio, and her apparently humdrum life.

Night is a Room

Night is a Room

By Naomi Wallace

A searing exploration of love’s power to both ruin and remake our lives.

Ripcord

Ripcord

By David Lindsay-Abaire

A gloriously biting comedy set in a rest home, from the author of Good People and Rabbit Hole.

Plays from VAULT 3

Plays from VAULT 3

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.

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.

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