Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Enda Walsh Plays: One

Enda Walsh Plays: One

By Enda Walsh

The first eight astonishing plays by 'one of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theatre'.

The Vermont Plays

The Vermont Plays

By Annie Baker

The debut collection of celebrated American playwright Annie Baker, including her Obie award-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation.

The Apple Family

The Apple Family

Scenes from Life in the Country

By Richard Nelson

A critically acclaimed play cycle about loss, memory and remembrance in America's recent past.

Alexi Kaye Campbell Plays: One

Alexi Kaye Campbell Plays: One

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A collection of five plays by Alexi Kaye Campbell: The Pride, Apologia, The Faith Machine, Bracken Moor and Sunset at the Villa Thalia.

Ella Hickson Plays: One

Ella Hickson Plays: One

By Ella Hickson

A first collection of plays by Ella Hickson.

Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

By Stephen Jeffreys

A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys, including his acclaimed plays The Libertine and The Clink.

Huff & Stitch: two plays

Huff & Stitch: two plays

By Cliff Cardinal

Two gritty, powerful solo shows from award-winning Indigenous Canadian playwright Cliff Cardinal, exploring the lives of marginalized characters.

debbie tucker green plays: one

debbie tucker green plays: one

By debbie tucker green

A collection of six plays by one of the most distinctive playwrights working today.

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia

Two Plays

By Judith Thompson

Two plays from the leading Canadian playwright.

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Robert Holman Plays: One

Robert Holman Plays: One

By Robert Holman

Five plays from Robert Holman's first decade of playwriting.

The Gabriels

The Gabriels

Election Year in the Life of One Family

By Richard Nelson

A trilogy of plays following an American family through the momentous and divisive 2016 presidential election year.

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

By Jez Butterworth

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Ensemble Works: an anthology

Edited by Ferdinand Lewis

A collection of ensemble-created plays by major American theatre companies - the first of its kind.

Never Swim Alone & This Is A Play

Never Swim Alone & This Is A Play

Two plays

By Daniel MacIvor

Two plays from the Toronto-based writer-director-performer.

Quiet in the Land

Quiet in the Land

By Anne Chislett

Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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Cold Meat Party

Cold Meat Party

By Brad Fraser

A play about a group of former friends reuniting in a B&B for a funeral.

Einstein's Gift

Einstein's Gift

By Vern Thiessen

A Canadian play based on the life and work of Nobel Laureate Dr Fritz. Haber, who risked everything for a country that never accepted him, but used his work to murder millions.

Marsha Norman: Four Plays

Marsha Norman: Four Plays

By Marsha Norman

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'night, Mother comes an unforgettable collection of plays.

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