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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 Last of the Duchess

The Last of the Duchess

By Nicholas Wright

A compelling study of the corruption of fame, the lure of money and the betrayal that lurks at the heart of portraying the people around us, or the people we love. Based on Caroline Blackwood's book of the same name.

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The Last of the Haussmans

The Last of the Haussmans

By Stephen Beresford

A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family loosing its grip, examining the fate of the revolutionary generation.

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

By The Wardrobe Ensemble

A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.

The Last Quiz Night on Earth

The Last Quiz Night on Earth

By Alison Carr

An innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.

The Last Witch

The Last Witch

By Rona Munro

A play about the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Scotland, The Last Witch explores the psychological rifts that can divide close communities and drive families apart.

The Late Middle Classes

The Late Middle Classes

By Simon Gray

A funny yet melancholic look at the frustrations, secrets and guilt of middle-class respectability in 1950s England.

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Latin American Plays

Latin American Plays

New Drama from Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Peru

Selected by Sebastian Doggart

An essential introduction to the fascinating but largely unexplored theatre of Latin America, featuring new translations of five contemporary plays written by some the region's most exciting writers.

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Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy (stage version)

By Stephen Unwin Original author Sara Ryan

A stage adaptation of Sara Ryan's powerful account of the preventable death of her son Connor Sparrowhawk while in an NHS care unit. Premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London.

Lava

Lava

By Benedict Lombe

One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Lava

Lava (2022 edition)

By James Fritz

A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.

Lava

Lava (2018 edition)

By James Fritz

A timely play about grief, masculinity and the power of expression, exploring what happens when the capital city is hit by a small asteroid.

Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew

Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew

By Coral Wylie

A funny, affecting and beautifully queer stage play about a family's efforts to assuage the past and plant the seeds of a better future. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025.

Lawrence After Arabia

Lawrence After Arabia

By Howard Brenton

A play about T.E. Lawrence, once celebrated as Lawrence of Arabia, but who now wants only to be normal once more.

Lay Me Down Softly

Lay Me Down Softly

By Billy Roche

A heartfelt slice of life in small-town Ireland, brimming with passions and all-too-human foibles, from the author of the well-loved Wexford Trilogy.

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

By David Bowie and Enda Walsh

The extraordinary musical inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs.

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Lazybed

Lazybed

By Iain Crichton Smith

A play about a man who cannot, or will not, get out of bed one morning for 'metaphysical reasons'.

Leave Taking

Leave Taking

By Winsome Pinnock

Two generations. Three incredible women. An epic story of what we leave behind in order to find home.

Leavings

Leavings

By Jez Butterworth

A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One
    The Legend of Ned Ludd

    The Legend of Ned Ludd

    By Joe Ward Munrow

    A powerful and innovative play about work, automation and capitalism's impact, premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024.

    Lela & Co.

    Lela & Co.

    By Cordelia Lynn

    The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    By Sam Steiner

    A play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (West End edition)

    By Sam Steiner

    A new, revised edition of Sam Steiner's startling play about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can't say anything any more. Published alongside the West End production starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.

    Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In (stage version)

    By John Ajvide Lindqvist Adapted by Jack Thorne

    A dark and visceral coming-of-age vampire love story, based on the acclaimed novel and film.

    The Letter-Box

    The Letter-Box

    By Ann Marie Di Mambro

    A short play about domestic abuse, and its terrifying impact on families.

    Published in volume Scot-Free