Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Breathing Hole

The Breathing Hole

By Colleen Murphy With Siobhan Arnatsiaq-Murphy Translated by Janet Tamalik McGrath

Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear.

Breed

Breed

By Lou Ramsden

A sharp and savage play about the animals we are and the people we try to be.

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A Bright Room Called Day

A Bright Room Called Day

By Tony Kushner

From the author of Angels in America, A Bright Room Called Day was Kushner's first major play. Written against the backdrop of Reagan's America, it is a powerful portrayal of individual resolution in the face of political catastrophe.

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Bright. Young. Things.

Bright. Young. Things.

By Georgia Christou

A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

The second part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
    Britannia Waves the Rules

    Britannia Waves the Rules

    By Gareth Farr

    An arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.

    Broken Biscuits

    Broken Biscuits

    By Tom Wells

    A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

    Brontë

    Brontë

    By Polly Teale

    A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

    Brooklyn Boy

    Brooklyn Boy

    By Donald Margulies

    A funny and emotionally rich look at family, friends and fame, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dinner with Friends.

    Brothers of Thunder

    Brothers of Thunder

    By Ann Marie Di Mambro

    A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.

    The Browning Version

    The Browning Version

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's well-loved play about an unpopular schoolmaster who snatches a last shred of dignity from the collapse of his career and his marriage.

    Brute

    Brute

    By Izzy Tennyson

    A solo show about a rather twisted schoolgirl.

    BU21

    BU21

    By Stuart Slade

    Six young people are caught in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in the heart of London. By turns terrifying, inspiring, brutal, heartbreaking and hilarious, BU21 is verbatim theatre from the very near future.

    buckets

    buckets

    By Adam Barnard

    Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

    Buggy Baby

    Buggy Baby

    By Josh Azouz

    A horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.

    Buggy Baby & The Mikvah Project: Two Plays

    Buggy Baby & The Mikvah Project: Two Plays

    By Josh Azouz

    Two plays showcasing the exciting and distinctive voice of Josh Azouz.

    Bull

    Bull

    By Mike Bartlett

    A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

    Bully Boy

    Bully Boy

    By Sandi Toksvig

    A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

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