Nick Hern Books

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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Pieces

Pieces

By Hywel John

A modern fable of an idyllic childhood shattered by grief, and the confused, desperate and dangerous attempts we make to learn how to live again.

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Pig Heart Boy

Pig Heart Boy (stage version)

By Malorie Blackman Adapted by Winsome Pinnock

Malorie Blackman's celebrated novel about a boy in need of a heart transplant, adapted for the stage by Winsome Pinnock. First performed in 2025 at the Unicorn Theatre, London, before touring the UK.

Pigs and Dogs

Pigs and Dogs

By Caryl Churchill

A short, startling play about Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act and what lies behind it.

Pilgrims

Pilgrims

By Elinor Cook

A play about adventure, betrayal, and man's impulse to conquer the world.

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Pine

Pine

By Jacqui Honess-Martin

A delightfully unfestive comedy about a group of recent graduates doing seasonal work selling Christmas trees.

Pink

Pink

By Sam Holcroft

A short play about a millionaire businesswoman confronted by an unexpected visitor.

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

By Simon Block

A play about the dog-eat-dog world of television.

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Plastic

Plastic

By Kenny Emson

An unflinchingly honest new drama about the kids who survived school, and those who didn't.

Plasticine

Plasticine

By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

An extraordinary and disturbing play about post-Communist Russia by a young Siberian-born writer.

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The Play About Calais

The Play About Calais

By Steve Waters

A short play based on the author's own visit to the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais and the people he met along the way.

A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction

A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction

By Miranda Rose Hall

An innovative one-woman show exploring what it means to be human in an era of ecological disaster.

Player's Angels

Player's Angels

By Amanda Whittington

A play set in 1950s Nottingham, following a group of friends who work on the production line of the John Player tobacco factory.

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The Playhouse Apprentice

The Playhouse Apprentice

By Jessica Swale

An exhilarating and hilarious historical drama set in Elizabethan London, about theatre, bravery and how a little voice can make a big difference. Part of the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

By Arthur Miller

The extraordinary story of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz, originally filmed for television with Vanessa Redgrave, and adapted for the stage by Miller himself.

Playing the Game

Playing the Game

By Bola Agbaje

A short play about the election of a new President of a Students' Association.

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

By The Presnyakov Brothers Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A darkly absurd play from the authors of Terrorism.

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Playing With Fire

Playing With Fire

By David Edgar

An epic and provocative play about multi-racial Britain, from the UK's leading political playwright.

Plays from the Arab World

Plays from the Arab World

Edited by Elyse Dodgson

A collection of five extraordinary plays exploring and reflecting contemporary life across the Near East and North Africa.

Plays from VAULT

Plays from VAULT

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology comprising five of the best plays from VAULT 2016, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

Plays from VAULT 2

Plays from VAULT 2

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2017, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

Plays from VAULT 3

Plays from VAULT 3

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2018, London’s biggest and most exciting arts festival.

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Plays from VAULT 4

Plays from VAULT 4

Seven new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of seven of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2019, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

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Plays from VAULT 5

Plays from VAULT 5

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

This anthology, the fifth from Nick Hern Books, comprises five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2020, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

Plays from VAULT 6

Plays from VAULT 6

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2023, London's leading festival of live performance.