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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Mustafa

A vivid and compelling thriller about belief and retribution.

Crime and Punishment (stage version)

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.

55 Days

A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

Boys

Four boys face the tricky transition to adulthood in Ella Hickson's riot of a play.

Drawing the Line

A vivid telling of the chaotic story of the partition that shaped the modern world.

Fragile!

A darkly humorous play about the people behind the tabloid stories of migrant workers and sex-trafficking in today's Europe.

Good People

A funny and tender drama that explores how even if you live on the brink, destiny can have a way of surprising you.

Good Things

A bittersweet romantic comedy about finding love later in life, from 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.

Great Expectations (stage version)

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

Great Expectations (RSC stage version)

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

Making Noise Quietly: three short plays

An acclaimed trilogy of plays exploring the impact of war on ordinary lives.

Our New Girl

A startling psychological drama about the darker side of modern parenthood.

Passion Play

Peter Nichols's modern classic - a provocative comedy about sex, love and infidelity.

Shush

A funny and insightful play about the power of female friendship.

The Authorised Kate Bane

A painfully comic excavation of a family history asks if there is an authorised version of the past - or just the one we can live with.

The Girl's Guide to Saving the World

A frank and funny new play about friendship, feminism and what it means to be successful.

The Herd

A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

The Seafarer

A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.