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NHB Modern Plays

The NHB Modern Plays series features the pick of modern and contemporary plays from leading UK and international playwrights. Championing quality, accessibility and diversity, it takes the best writing for the stage and gives it enduring life on the page.

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Halcyon Days

Halcyon Days

By Deirdre Kinahan

An uplifting, bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit.

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The Half Of It

The Half Of It

By Karen Cogan

A darkly lyrical monologue about a life, lived unseen. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award in 2018.

Hamish

Hamish

By Jack Thorne

A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
    The Hamster Wheel

    The Hamster Wheel

    By Marie Jones

    When one partner in a marriage becomes unable to look after themselves and is completely dependent on the other, what happens to the relationship between them?

    Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald
      Hand in Hand

      Hand in Hand

      By Simon Block

      A fierce and funny play from the author of Not a Game for Boys.

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      Handbagged

      Handbagged (one-act version)

      By Moira Buffini

      A short play about the working relationship between Mrs Thatcher and the Queen.

      A Handful of Stars

      A Handful of Stars

      By Billy Roche

      A gripping but warm-spirited snapshot of life in a small southern Irish town.

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      hang

      hang

      By debbie tucker green

      A shattering play about one woman's unspeakable decision.

      Hanna

      Hanna

      By Sam Potter

      A funny, heartfelt and compelling new play that asks what family means in a modern society, delicately weaving in questions of racial identity, economic privilege, and the lottery of birth.

      Hansel and Gretel

      Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

      By Stuart Paterson

      An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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      Happy Meal

      Happy Meal

      By Tabby Lamb

      A joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...

      Happy Now?

      Happy Now?

      By Lucinda Coxon

      A painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it.

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      A Hard Rain

      A Hard Rain

      By Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper

      A play about what happens when you push things underground, set in New York 1969 in the sweltering few days before the eruption of the Stonewall riots.

      Harlequinade

      Harlequinade

      By Terence Rattigan

      A farce about a touring theatre troupe, written to accompany The Browning Version in a double-bill under the joint title, Playbill.

      Published in volume The Browning Version
        Harlequinade & All On Her Own

        Harlequinade & All On Her Own

        By Terence Rattigan

        A double bill by Terence Rattigan, featuring two plays of striking contrast that display his astonishing range as a writer.

        Harm

        Harm

        By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

        A thrilling and razor-sharp twisted comedy on the corrosive effects of social media and isolation.

        Harm

        Harm (short play)

        By Douglas Maxwell

        A short play about a father and son waiting in a new 'self-harming unit'.

        The Haunting

        The Haunting

        By Hugh Janes and Charles Dickens

        A spine-chilling play based on several original ghost stories by Charles Dickens.

        The Haystack

        The Haystack

        By Al Blyth

        An explosive espionage thriller that challenges the idea that 'if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear', exploring how we can live freely when advances in technology outpace the law.

        HEART

        HEART

        By Jade Anouka

        A raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.

        Heavy Weather

        Heavy Weather

        By Lizzie Nunnery

        A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

        Hedda

        Hedda

        By Lucy Kirkwood Original author Henrik Ibsen

        A startling new version of Hedda Gabler, relocating Ibsen's nineteenth-century heroine to London in 2008.

        Hedda Tesman

        Hedda Tesman

        By Cordelia Lynn Original author Henrik Ibsen

        A reworking of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, asking what we inherit, what we endure and how we carry our history.

        Helen

        Helen

        By Maureen Lennon

        A play for two actors, about love, grief, and the threads which bind mother and daughter together. Shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.