Nick Hern Books

Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Vassa

Vassa

By Maxim Gorky Adapted by Mike Bartlett

A new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.

Valued Friends

Valued Friends

By Stephen Jeffreys

A comedy of manners about the property market.

Valhalla

Valhalla

By Paul Murphy

Joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits.

Used Blood Junkyard

Used Blood Junkyard

By Alberto Villarreal Translated by Simon Scardifield

Làzaro, his mates and his porn-star girlfriend are 'art terrorists'... Can anything stop their killing spree?

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Us/Them

    Us/Them

    By Carly Wijs

    An extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.

    Urinetown: The Musical

    Urinetown: The Musical

    By Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann

    A grand, mischevious story set in a dystopian future. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Book of a Musical.

    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

    By Fin Kennedy

    Tender, uncompromising, haunting and lyrical, these four plays together comprise a contemporary chronicle of the lives of East London's young women.

    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

    By Fin Kennedy

    A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

    The Unthinkable

    The Unthinkable

    By Steve Waters

    A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.

    Unsuspecting Susan

    Unsuspecting Susan

    By Stewart Permutt

    A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

    Published in volume Singular Female Voices
      Unscorched

      Unscorched

      By Luke Owen

      A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.

      The Unreturning

      The Unreturning

      By Anna Jordan

      A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.

      Unravelling the Ribbon

      Unravelling the Ribbon

      By Mary Kelly and Maureen White

      A touching and frequently hilarious play about three women whose lives are touched by breast cancer.

      The Unravelling

      The Unravelling

      By Fin Kennedy

      A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

      The Unmanageable Sisters

      The Unmanageable Sisters

      By Michel Tremblay Adapted by Deirdre Kinahan

      A funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécoise comedy, Les Belles-Soeurs.

      Unknown Rivers

      Unknown Rivers

      By Chinonyerem Odimba

      A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.

      Unholy

      Unholy

      By Diane Flacks

      A play about the intersetion of faith and misogyny, asking if you can be a feminist as well as a believer.

      Undesirable Elements

      Undesirable Elements

      Real People, Real Lives, Real Theater

      By Ping Chong

      A collection celebrating twenty years of Undesirable Elements, the series of community-specific theatre works that examines the lives of people living cultures, either by choice or circumstance.

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