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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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Wild Notes

Wild Notes

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming

By Marek Horn

A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

Wilderness

Wilderness (short play)

By April De Angelis

A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
    Wilderness

    Wilderness

    By Kellie Smith

    A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

    Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

    Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

    By Sami Ibrahim

    An enthralling monologue about love and loss.

    The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows (stage version)

    By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny

    A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

    WINK

    WINK

    By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

    An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's 1946 play based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order.

    The Winterling

    The Winterling

    By Jez Butterworth

    A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.

    Winterlong

    Winterlong

    By Andrew Sheridan

    A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

    Wish List

    Wish List

    By Katherine Soper

    A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    Wit

    Wit

    By Margaret Edson

    A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love.

    Withdrawal

    Withdrawal

    By Mohammad Al Attar Translated by Clem Naylor

    A play from Syria, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

    The Witness

    The Witness

    By Vivienne Franzmann

    A dark and piercing thriller of modern morals from the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Mogadishu.

    Wolf Hall (stage version)

    Wolf Hall (stage version)

    By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

    The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

    Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
      Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

      Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

      By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

      Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

      Wolf Kisses

      Wolf Kisses

      By Paloma Pedrero Translated by Roxana Silbert

      A luminous tale from Spain, about a young woman who returns to her rural village home to await her Parisian lover.

      Wolfie

      Wolfie

      By Ross Willis

      A wildly imaginative, irreverent look at life in and after the care system.

      Wolves Are Coming For You

      Wolves Are Coming For You

      By Joel Horwood

      A play for two actors – or many more – exploring just how much wild we're comfortable with.

      The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

      The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (stage version)

      By Joan Aiken Adapted by Russ Tunney

      A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aiken's classic children's novel, perfectly suited to performance by theatre companies and drama groups of any size.

      Wolves on Road

      Wolves on Road

      By Beru Tessema

      A thrilling play offering a deep-dive into the mysterious world of cryptocurrency, revealing how ambition and hope can be exploited, no matter the system at play. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

      Woman Caught Unaware

      Woman Caught Unaware

      By Annie Fox

      A searing examination of the culture of body-shaming, exploring how images of women are represented in art and social media.

      Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

      Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

      By Various Edited by Sue Parrish

      A collection of short plays curated by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre.

      The Women of Llanrumney

      The Women of Llanrumney

      By Azuka Oforka

      A powerful, searing drama that explores the impact of slavery and the lives of women who experienced it. Premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

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