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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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Big White Fog

Big White Fog

By Theodore Ward

A poignant family drama set in Chicago against a backdrop of the Great Depression and the inescapable racism of the times.

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Bindweed

Bindweed

By Martha Loader

A shattering and darkly funny play about responsibility and rehabilitation, which looks at what can be done to tackle abuse at its root. Winner of the Judges' Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022.

Bird

Bird

By Katherine Chandler

Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.

Bird

Bird

By Laura Lomas

A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
    Bird and other monologues for young women

    Bird and other monologues for young women

    By Laura Lomas

    Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

    The Birds

    The Birds (stage version)

    By Conor McPherson Original author Daphne du Maurier

    A suspensful, atmospheric adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's enthralling short story.

    Biscuits for Breakfast

    Biscuits for Breakfast

    By Gareth Farr

    A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

    Black Love

    Black Love

    By Chinonyerem Odimba

    An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

    Black Milk

    Black Milk

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.

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    BLACK SUPERHERO

    BLACK SUPERHERO

    By Danny Lee Wynter

    A brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.

    Blackout Songs

    Blackout Songs

    By Joe White

    A compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    By Charley Miles

    A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.

    Bleak Expectations

    Bleak Expectations

    By Mark Evans

    A hilarious, chaotic, Dickensian caper for the stage, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.

    Bleeding Heart

    Bleeding Heart

    By Antonio Onetti Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

    A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.

    The Blinding Light

    The Blinding Light

    By Howard Brenton

    A powerful play about the life of playwright August Strindberg, focusing on what he called his 'Inferno' period, when he suffered a notorious breakdown in Paris in 1896.

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    Bliss

    Bliss

    By Olivier Choinière Translated by Caryl Churchill

    A wild and slippery fantasy from French-Canadian writer Olivier Choinière, translated by Caryl Churchill, exploring our insatiable appetite for private lives made public.

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    Blister

    Blister

    By Laura Lomas

    A tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.

    Blood and Ice

    Blood and Ice

    By Liz Lochhead

    Renowned poet and dramatist Liz Lochhead tells the story of Frankenstein's creation.

    Bloody Elle

    Bloody Elle

    By Lauryn Redding

    A heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story about falling in love for the very first time.

    Bloody Wimmin

    Bloody Wimmin

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    A short play about the protests at Greenham Common, a political landmark in the fight for nuclear disarmament.

    Blue

    Blue

    By Joe Ward Munrow

    A disquieting and darkly funny play which shines a light on the state of mental-health services in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.

    Blue Heart

    Blue Heart

    By Caryl Churchill

    Two exhilarating and teasingly entertaining one-act plays from one of the UK's leading playwrights.

    Blue Mist

    Blue Mist

    By Mohamed-Zain Dada

    A debut play about South Asian Muslim men navigating a system that isn't built for them. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

    Blue Sky

    Blue Sky

    By Clare Bayley

    An exhilarating, challenging new play by Amnesty Award-winning playwright Clare Bayley.

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