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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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Icecream

Icecream

By Caryl Churchill

An unsettling look at British attitudes to America and vice versa, from one of our leading dramatists.

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Idyll

Idyll

By Matt Hartley

A captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

If Only

If Only

By David Edgar

A gripping, Coalition-set drama from one of the UK's top political playwrights.

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Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

By Steve Waters

An absorbing study of attitudes towards outsiders, spanning two continents and sixty years.

Image of an Unknown Young Woman

Image of an Unknown Young Woman

By Elinor Cook

A startlingly theatrical look at what happens when a politically inflammatory video goes viral and it all kicks off.

Immaculate

Immaculate

By Oliver Lansley

A laugh-out-loud comic variation on the virgin birth.

Imperium: The Cicero Plays

Imperium: The Cicero Plays

By Robert Harris Adapted by Mike Poulton

A backstage view of Ancient Rome at its most bloody and brutal, adapted by Mike Poulton from Robert Harris's bestselling The Cicero Trilogy.

The Importance of Being Alfred

The Importance of Being Alfred

By Louise Welsh

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Improbable Frequency

Improbable Frequency

By Arthur Riordan

The smash-hit musical comedy of spies, double agents and the laws of improbability.

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In a Little World of Our Own

In a Little World of Our Own

By Gary Mitchell

A powerful drama about how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home.

Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
    In a Vulnerable Place

    In a Vulnerable Place

    By Steve Waters

    A monologue documenting Steve Waters' own journey from the Norfolk Broads to the steppes of Mongolia to explore, first hand, what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.

    In Event of Moone Disaster

    In Event of Moone Disaster

    By Andrew Thompson

    Winner of the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Andrew Thompson's debut play is about the adventures of three extraordinary women spanning 80 years, against the backdrop of humanity’s journey to the stars.

    In Skagway

    In Skagway

    By Karen Ardiff

    A compelling and lyrical tale of the desires and loyalties of women in an American wilderness. 

    The Incident Room

    The Incident Room

    By Olivia Hirst and David Byrne

    A play about the manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, going behind the scenes to investigate the case that nearly broke the British police force.

    The Indian Boy

    The Indian Boy

    By Rona Munro

    A play about the discovery of a 'wild child', examining our mythic struggles with the wilderness inside ourselves.

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    Infinite Life

    Infinite Life

    By Annie Baker

    A surprisingly funny inquiry into the complexity of suffering, and what it means to desire in a body that's failing you. UK premiere at the National Theatre, London.

    The Initiate

    The Initiate

    By Alexandra Wood

    A thrilling tale of altruism, greed, and the search for a way to belong.

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    Inside Voices

    Inside Voices

    By Nabilah Said

    A blend of dark comedy and magic realism in a subversive portrayal of three Singaporean Muslim women challenging the bounds of freedom, feminism and faith in a place that isn't home.

    Inside/Outside

    Inside/Outside

    Six Short Plays

    By Various

    Six short plays exploring estrangement and loneliness, moving towards redemption and hope.

    An Interrogation

    An Interrogation

    By Jamie Armitage

    A nail-biting drama about justice and deception, from the director of the smash hit SIX: The Musical. Critically acclaimed at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Hampstead Theatre in 2025.

    Interruptions

    Interruptions

    By Stephen Jeffreys

    A boldly innovative drama exploring ideas about democracy, politics and leadership.

    An Intervention

    An Intervention

    By Mike Bartlett

    A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend.

    Intimate Apparel

    Intimate Apparel

    By Lynn Nottage

    Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel is a multi-award-winning play about the empowerment of Esther, a seamstress in 1905 New York who creates exquisite lingerie for both Fifth Avenue boudoirs and Tenderloin bordellos.

    Inventing a New Colour

    Inventing a New Colour

    By Paul Godfrey

    A war-time Exeter family takes in an evacuee from London.

    Published in volume First Run