Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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"Daddy": A Melodrama

"Daddy": A Melodrama

By Jeremy O. Harris

A blistering melodrama from Jeremy O. Harris, whose play Slave Play received a record twelve nominations at the 74th Tony Awards.

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

By Howard Brenton

A timely play based on the true story of an imprisoned Nobel Laureate.

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By babirye bukilwa

A psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile?

100

100

By Christopher Heimann, Neil Monaghan and Diene Petterle

A strikingly original play combining traditional storytelling with physical theatre, created by The Imaginary Body. Winner of a Fringe First Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

100 Monologues

100 Monologues

By Eric Bogosian

A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.

100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

100 Plays for the First Hundred Days

By Suzan-Lori Parks

A unique and personal response to the extraordinary events of the first hundred days of the presidency of Donald J. Trump - a play diary for each day of the presidency, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

13

13

By Mike Bartlett

Coincidences, omens and vision collide with political reality in this epic new play by the award-winning Mike Bartlett.

15 Heroines

15 Heroines

15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

1972: The Future of Sex

1972: The Future of Sex

By The Wardrobe Ensemble

A devised play about three couples having sex for the first time – and a country on the brink of a sexual awakening.

1984

1984 (stage version)

By George Orwell Adapted by Nick Hern

A bold and powerful dramatisation of George Orwell's classic dystopia, ideal for any school, youth group or amateur company.

2.5 Minute Ride & 101 Humiliating Stories

2.5 Minute Ride & 101 Humiliating Stories

By Lisa Kron

Two solo pieces by the award-winning American performer, and founder member of the Five Lesbian Brothers troupe.

2:22 – A Ghost Story

2:22 – A Ghost Story

By Danny Robins

A spine-chilling, funny and scary play from the award-winning writer and broadcaster behind the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.

2nd May 1997

2nd May 1997

By Jack Thorne

A play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.

3 Billion Seconds

3 Billion Seconds

By Maud Dromgoole

A hilarious, macabre love story about a pregnant couple of activists attempting to offset the carbon footprint of their unborn baby's life.

3 Winters

3 Winters

By Tena Štivičić

A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. Winner of the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

365 Days/365 Plays

365 Days/365 Plays

By Suzan-Lori Parks

A unique, year-long play cycle from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Topdog/Underdog. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power, is a complete work by an artist responding to her world, each and every day.

40 Days

40 Days

By Firdos Ali

A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
    The 47th

    The 47th

    By Mike Bartlett

    A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.

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