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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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All Mouth

All Mouth

By Jonathan Lewis and Miranda Foster

A biting comedy set in the hidden world of the voice-over artist.

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All of Us

All of Us

By Francesca Martinez

A passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.

All On Her Own

All On Her Own

By Terence Rattigan

A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own
    All Our Children

    All Our Children

    By Stephen Unwin

    A moving examination of a terrifying moral dilemma, and a powerful story that shows what it takes for humanity and decency to be restored in a world that has abandoned them.

    All the Little Lights

    All the Little Lights

    By Jane Upton

    A poignant, moving and darkly funny play about young girls slipping through the cracks in society. Joint winner of the 2016 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

    All the Way Home

    All the Way Home

    By Ayub Khan Din

    A deeply emotional comedy drama from the author of East is East, exploring the relationships we have with our roots, and with those that we love but don't always understand.

    Alligators

    Alligators

    By Andrew Keatley

    A searing dramatic thriller that asks how well we actually know those closest to us, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in June 2016.

    Almost Nothing

    Almost Nothing

    By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

    An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

    Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table
      Almost Nothing & At the Table

      Almost Nothing & At the Table

      Two plays

      By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

      Two tense and unnerving short plays from talented Brazilian playwright, Marcos Barbosa.

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      Aloe Aloe

      Aloe Aloe

      By Camilla Whitehill

      A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

      Published in volume Mr Incredible
        Alys, Always

        Alys, Always (stage version)

        By Harriet Lane Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

        A psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.

        Among Unbroken Hearts

        Among Unbroken Hearts

        By Henry Adam

        A drug-taking hard man from the city returns home to the Highlands to try to recapture the innocence of his youth.

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        Amongst the Reeds

        Amongst the Reeds

        By Chinonyerem Odimba

        Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

        Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
          Amphibians

          Amphibians

          By Billy Roche

          A rite-of-passage play in which a twelve-year-old boy spends the night alone on an island.

          Published in volume The Cavalcaders and Amphibians
            Amsterdam

            Amsterdam

            By Maya Arad Yasur Translated by Eran Edry

            A strikingly original, audacious thriller from a prize-winning Israeli writer.

            The Anarchist

            The Anarchist

            By Karina Wiedman

            A gripping, timely, and deeply moving play about protest, democracy and freedom. Winner of the Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights, 2022.

            And Then Come The Nightjars

            And Then Come The Nightjars

            By Bea Roberts

            A tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.

            Angel

            Angel

            By Henry Naylor

            Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

            Angels

            Angels

            By Ronan O'Donnell

            A suspicious death at the workplace and loner security guard Nick Prentice is hauled in for interrogation. An uproarious underworld whodunit, Ronan O'Donnell's single-hander reworks the hardboiled crime thriller for our times.

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            Angels in America

            Angels in America

            By Tony Kushner

            A magnificent, two-part epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

            Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

            Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

            By Tony Kushner

            Part One of the two-part Angels in America, an epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

            Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

            Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

            By Tony Kushner

            The second part of Tony Kushner's acclaimed epic drama set during the Reagan years in America.

            Animal

            Animal

            By Jon Bradfield With Josh Hepple

            A hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.

            Animal Farm

            Animal Farm (stage version)

            By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge

            A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.