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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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Stuff

Stuff

By Tom Wells

A play about friendship and loss – and the way people try to do the right thing for their mates when there isn't really a right thing to do. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

Sucking Dublin

Sucking Dublin

By Enda Walsh

A fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.

Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    By Sami Ibrahim

    A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

    Sugar Baby

    Sugar Baby

    By Alan Harris

    A one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.

    The Sugar Wife

    The Sugar Wife

    By Elizabeth Kuti

    Love, lust, prostitution and slavery in a 19th-century Quaker household. New edition published alongside the 2024 revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

    The Suitcase Kid

    The Suitcase Kid (stage version)

    By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

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

    Sunday in the Park with George

    Sunday in the Park with George

    By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

    The Pulitzer-winning musical inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillist masterpiece, celebrating the art of creation and the creation of art.

    Sunrise

    Sunrise

    By Jessie Cave

    An honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story from actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave – with colour illustrations throughout.

    Sunset at the Villa Thalia

    Sunset at the Villa Thalia

    By Alexi Kaye Campbell

    A funny and passionate play from the author of The Pride and The Faith Machine.

    Sunset Song

    Sunset Song (stage version)

    By Lewis Grassic Gibbon Adapted by Alastair Cording

    A classic of Scots literature, brilliantly adapted for the stage.

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    Superhoe

    Superhoe

    By Nicôle Lecky

    The hit stage play behind the BAFTA-winning BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.

    Surrender

    Surrender

    By Sophie Swithinbank With Phoebe Ladenburg

    A gripping play about a woman trying to survive in a punishing and dysfunctional penal system that has separated her from her daughter. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024.

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (stage version)

    By Kate Summerscale Adapted by Alexandra Wood

    A stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's bestselling non-fiction thriller, about the investigation of a Victorian country house murder.

    Swallow

    Swallow

    By Stef Smith

    Passionate, painful and playful, Stef Smith’s Swallow takes a long, hard look at the extremes of everyday life.

    Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons (stage version)

    By Arthur Ransome Adapted by Helen Edmundson and Neil Hannon

    A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

    The Swan

    The Swan

    By D C Moore

    An examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.

    Sweat

    Sweat

    By Lynn Nottage

    A topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

    Sweeney Todd

    Sweeney Todd

    By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler

    The gruesomely fascinating musical about the 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street', one of Sondheim's greatest hits.

    The Sweet Science of Bruising

    The Sweet Science of Bruising

    By Joy Wilkinson

    An epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism in the world of 19th-century women’s boxing.

    Switzerland

    Switzerland

    By Joanna Murray-Smith

    A gripping psychological thriller, filled with razor-sharp dialogue.

    Swive [Elizabeth]

    Swive [Elizabeth]

    By Ella Hickson

    Sex is power in the reign of Elizabeth I. Ella Hickson's play explores the ways and means by which women in power negotiate patriarchal pressure in order to get their way.

    Table

    Table

    By Tanya Ronder

    An epic tale of belonging, identity and the things we pass on.

    A Table Tennis Play

    A Table Tennis Play

    By Sam Steiner

    A play about how everything and nothing changes as people bat a ball.

    Take Care

    Take Care

    By Zoë Templeman-Young and Sam McLaughlin

    An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.