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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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The Herd

The Herd

By Rory Kinnear

A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

Herding Cats

Herding Cats

By Lucinda Coxon

A chillingly funny play that freeze-frames a generation negotiating intimacy and independence in the twenty-first century.

Here

Here

By Clive Judd

A tender, funny and utterly truthful play about family and feeling. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize.

The Here and This and Now

The Here and This and Now

By Glenn Waldron

A darkly surprising comedy about the pharmaceuticals business, the salaryman and woman, and the quest for happiness.

Here I Belong

Here I Belong

By Matt Hartley

A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

Here in America

Here in America

By David Edgar

A compelling new drama that imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller. Premiering at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2024.

Here We Are

Here We Are

By David Ives and Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim's 'cool, and impossibly chic' (New York Times Critic's Pick) final work, written with Tony Award-nominee David Ives. UK premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2025.

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Here We Go

Here We Go

By Caryl Churchill

A short play about death by Caryl Churchill.

The Heresy of Love

The Heresy of Love

By Helen Edmundson

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

Heretic Voices

Heretic Voices

Three Award-winning Monologues

By Sonya Hale, Annie Fox and Tatty Hennessy

An anthology of the best new writing in monologue form, celebrating unique voices with exceptional stories to tell.

Heroes

Heroes

By Isabel Dixon

A poignant exploration of fallen idols, family secrets and the human price of forgiveness.

Heroine

Heroine

By Nessah Muthy

A devastating exploration of patriotism in the UK today.

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Ella Hickson Plays: One

Ella Hickson Plays: One

By Ella Hickson

A first collection of plays by Ella Hickson.

The Hills of California

The Hills of California

By Jez Butterworth

The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials (stage version)

By Philip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

The Hoes

The Hoes

By Ifeyinwa Frederick

A riotous celebration of sisterhood, showing that while life may throw up unexpected turbulence, friendships will last the course.

Holding Fire

Holding Fire

By Jack Shepherd

A rollicking tale of adventure set in early Victorian England, ranging from East End squalor to the Northern mills, and packing in an almost Dickensian gallery of characters.

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Holding the Man

Holding the Man (stage version)

By Tommy Murphy Original author Timothy Conigrave

The remarkable true-life love story, adapted from Timothy Conigrave's memoir of growing up gay in 1970s Melbourne.

Holes

Holes

By Tom Basden

An absurd, hilarious and fast-paced comedy by the writer of some of Britain's most acclaimed TV comedies.

Holes in the Skin

Holes in the Skin

By Robert Holman

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

Holloway Jones

Holloway Jones

By Evan Placey

Holloway dreams of being a world-class BMXer, but she is held back by the tough reality of a parent in prison.

Robert Holman Plays: One

Robert Holman Plays: One

By Robert Holman

Five plays from Robert Holman's first decade of playwriting.

Holy Sh!t

Holy Sh!t

By Alexis Zegerman

An acerbic new comedy about four forty-somethings wrestling for school places for their children.

Home

Home

By Nadia Fall

A powerful, inventive play exploring the issue of homelessness amongst young people.