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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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Seagulls

Seagulls

By Caryl Churchill

A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Second Home

    Second Home

    By Charlotte Chimuanya

    A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

    Second Person Narrative

    Second Person Narrative

    By Jemma Kennedy

    A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (stage version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman

    A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (Open Air Theatre version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard

    A thrillingly adventurous adaptation of the beloved and radical story about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, premiered at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024.

    Secret Life of Humans

    Secret Life of Humans

    By David Byrne

    A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

    The Secret River

    The Secret River (stage version)

    By Kate Grenville Adapted by Andrew Bovell

    A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel.

    Secrets

    Secrets (stage version)

    By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

     An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

    seeds

    seeds

    By Mel Pennant

    A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

    Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility (stage version)

    By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark Healy

    A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.

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    Sessions

    Sessions

    By Ifeyinwa Frederick

    A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

    Seven Jewish Children

    Seven Jewish Children

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.

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    Seven-Eleven

    Seven-Eleven

    By Iván Olivares Translated by William Gregory

    Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.

    Published in volume Mexican Plays
      Sex & God

      Sex & God

      By Linda McLean

      Four women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.

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      Sex with a Stranger

      Sex with a Stranger

      By Stefan Golaszewski

      Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.

      Sex with Robots and Other Devices

      Sex with Robots and Other Devices

      By Nessah Muthy

      A fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.

      The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents

      The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents

      By Lukas Bärfuss Translated by Neil Blackadder

      The provocative story of a modern family consumed by fear and hope, by the Swiss-born Lukas Bärfuss, a rising star of contemporary German theatre.

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      The Shadow Factory

      The Shadow Factory

      By Howard Brenton

      Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. From the ashes of a devastated Southampton, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.

      The Shakespeare Revue

      The Shakespeare Revue

      By Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee

      An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

      Shanghai Dolls

      Shanghai Dolls

      By Amy Ng

      A stage play telling the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madame Mao and Sun Weishi. Premiered at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2025.

      Shangri-La

      Shangri-La

      By Amy Ng

      A debut play laying bare the contradictions and private pain of cultural tourism.

      The Shape of the Table

      The Shape of the Table

      By David Edgar

      An urgent political play about the collapse of an Eastern Bloc government at the end of 1989. Part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays.

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      The Shed

      The Shed

      By Matilda Ibini

      A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

      Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
        Shed: Exploded View

        Shed: Exploded View

        By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

        A devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.