Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country

By Nicholas Wright

Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy Jacobean drama is transposed to 1890s Johannesburg.

Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
    Damage

    Damage

    By Kamal Khalladi Translated by Houda Echouafni

    A play from Morocco, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

    Dancing Bears

    Dancing Bears

    By Sam Holcroft

    A short play laying bare the twisted loyalties and violence in teenage gangs.

    Danny, King of the Basement

    Danny, King of the Basement

    By David S. Craig

    A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.

    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.

    Dara

    Dara

    By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

    The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

    By Angela Betzien

    An intricately layered psychological thriller exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them.

    Dark Sublime

    Dark Sublime

    By Michael Dennis

    A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

    Darknet

    Darknet

    By Rose Lewenstein

    A fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.

    Daughter

    Daughter

    By Adam Lazarus

    A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

    Daughterhood

    Daughterhood

    By Charley Miles

    A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.

    Daughters of the Revolution

    Daughters of the Revolution

    By David Edgar

    A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

    Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
      David Copperfield

      David Copperfield (stage version)

      By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair Cording

      One of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.

      The Day I Stood Still

      The Day I Stood Still

      By Kevin Elyot

      A poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.

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      Days of Wine and Roses

      Days of Wine and Roses (stage version)

      By Owen McCafferty

      JP Miller's 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.

      Dead Dad Dog

      Dead Dad Dog

      By John McKay

      An offbeat short comedy with a political edge, in which an unemployed young man is dogged by his deceased father.

      Published in volume Scot-Free
        Dead Man's Cell Phone

        Dead Man's Cell Phone

        By Sarah Ruhl

        A play about a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

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        Dealing with Clair

        Dealing with Clair

        By Martin Crimp

        A satire on yuppie moral and emotional bankruptcy and a bleak, black comedy thriller.

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