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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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Trying It On

Trying It On

By David Edgar

An autobiographical monologue, written to be performed by its author David Edgar, in which Edgar at seventy confronts the ideals of his twenty-something self.

Tuesday

Tuesday

With a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth

By Alison Carr Translated by Daf James

A funny and playful drama written specifically for young people, about what happens when the world literally turns upside-down. Bilingual edition: includes the original English play with a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth, by playwright Daf James.

Tuesdays at Tesco's

Tuesdays at Tesco's

By Emmanuel Darley Translated by Matthew Hurt and Sarah Vermande

A touching one-person play about a person's true identity, the first English-language adaptation of Emmanuel Darley's hit play, Le Mardi à Monoprix.

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Tumulus

Tumulus

By Christopher Adams

A chilling, queer play-noir set amongst the shadowy hills of Hampstead Heath.

Twilight Song

Twilight Song

By Kevin Elyot

Kevin Elyot's evocative final play, a hilarious and heartbreaking tale of one family's hidden liaisons over half a century.

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twins

twins

By James Fritz

A short play about twins whose lives diverge, first performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2015.

Two Billion Beats

Two Billion Beats

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

An insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life.

Two Billion Beats (short play version)

Two Billion Beats (short play version)

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

A short play about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules. First performed as part of Inside/Outside, a season of short plays staged at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    Two Ladies

    Two Ladies

    By Nancy Harris

    A powerful drama about the first ladies of France and America, as their husbands clash over an international crisis.

    two Palestinians go dogging

    two Palestinians go dogging

    By Sami Ibrahim

    A comedy that explores how the everyday becomes political and the political becomes everyday in a conflict zone.

    Two Princes

    Two Princes

    By Meredydd Barker

    A bittersweet drama about life, love, loss, and sculpture.

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    The Tyler Sisters

    The Tyler Sisters

    By Alexandra Wood

    A funny, heartening exploration of time, and the unassuming moments that make up our lives.

    Ugly Lies the Bone

    Ugly Lies the Bone

    By Lindsey Ferrentino

    An honest and funny play about a wounded veteran seeking rehabilitation through an experimental virtual reality therapy, from an award-winning American playwright.

    Unbroken

    Unbroken

    By Alexandra Wood

    A radical, modern-day re-interpretation of Arthur Schnitzler’s taboo-breaking 1897 play La Ronde, with its 'daisy chain' of sexual encounters.

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    The Unfriend

    The Unfriend

    By Steven Moffat

    Steven Moffat's hilarious satirical play about middle-class England's disastrous instinct always to appear nice.

    Unicorn

    Unicorn

    By Mike Bartlett

    An explicit, funny and provocative play about a married couple looking to add sparkle to their relationship. Premiered in London's West End in 2025.

    Unknown Rivers

    Unknown Rivers

    By Chinonyerem Odimba

    A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.

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    The Unmanageable Sisters

    The Unmanageable Sisters

    By Michel Tremblay Adapted by Deirdre Kinahan

    A funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécoise comedy, Les Belles-Soeurs.

    The Unravelling

    The Unravelling

    By Fin Kennedy

    A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

    Unravelling the Ribbon

    Unravelling the Ribbon

    By Mary Kelly and Maureen White

    A touching and frequently hilarious play about three women whose lives are touched by breast cancer.

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    The Unreturning

    The Unreturning

    By Anna Jordan

    A compelling drama that explores the profound effect that war has on young lives.

    Unscorched

    Unscorched

    By Luke Owen

    A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.

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    Unsuspecting Susan

    Unsuspecting Susan

    By Stewart Permutt

    A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

    Published in volume Singular Female Voices
      The Unthinkable

      The Unthinkable

      By Steve Waters

      A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.