Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Red Helicopter

The Red Helicopter

By Robin French

A thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Skunk

Skunk

By Zawe Ashton

A surreal, dreamlike and hilarious play exploring the pressures and transformations that happen to teenagers as they grow up. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Spooky Action at a Distance

Spooky Action at a Distance

By Eve Leigh

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

THREE

THREE

By Sophie Ellerby

A funny, dark and thrilling play about family connections and the fallout from violence. In the Multiplay Drama series.

VS09

VS09

By Hayley Squires

A sharp, fast-paced exploration of the possibilities of love, friendship and healing in the search for home. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Caryl Churchill Plays: Five

Caryl Churchill Plays: Five

By Caryl Churchill

The fifth volume of the collected plays of one of our finest playwrights.

War and Peace Gaza Piece

War and Peace Gaza Piece

By Caryl Churchill

A short play about war and family life.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
    Tickets are Now On Sale

    Tickets are Now On Sale

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
      Beautiful Eyes

      Beautiful Eyes

      By Caryl Churchill

      A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

      Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
        Mary's Babies

        Mary's Babies

        By Maud Dromgoole

        A provocative, funny and fascinating play, inspired by the true story of Mary Barton and her husband Bertold Wiesner, pioneers of fertility treatment.

        Wilderness

        Wilderness

        By Kellie Smith

        A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

        Wolfie

        Wolfie

        By Ross Willis

        A wildly imaginative, irreverent look at life in and after the care system.

        Downstate

        Downstate

        By Bruce Norris

        A provocative play about four men convicted of sex crimes, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clybourne Park.

        Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

        Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

        By George Furth and Stephen Sondheim

        Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

        Alys, Always

        Alys, Always (stage version)

        By Harriet Lane Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

        A psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.

        Mary Jane

        Mary Jane

        By Amy Herzog

        A moving play about the stalwart endurance of a devoted mother, winner of the 2018 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

        Miss You Like Hell

        Miss You Like Hell

        By Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown

        A musical about the barriers and the bonds of family, and the complexities of immigration in today's America.

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        Pipeline

        Pipeline

        By Dominique Morisseau

        A deeply moving story of a mother's fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.

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