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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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Breed

Breed

By Lou Ramsden

A sharp and savage play about the animals we are and the people we try to be.

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Bright. Young. Things.

Bright. Young. Things.

By Georgia Christou

A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

The Brightening Air

The Brightening Air

By Conor McPherson

An entrancing stage play about fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland. First performed at The Old Vic, London, in 2025.

Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

The second 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)
    Britannia Waves the Rules

    Britannia Waves the Rules

    By Gareth Farr

    An arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.

    Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain (stage version)

    By Annie Proulx Adapted by Ashley Robinson and Dan Gillespie Sells

    A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.

    Broken Biscuits

    Broken Biscuits

    By Tom Wells

    A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

    Brontë

    Brontë

    By Polly Teale

    A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

    Brothers of Thunder

    Brothers of Thunder

    By Ann Marie Di Mambro

    A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.

    The Browning Version

    The Browning Version

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's well-loved play about an unpopular schoolmaster who snatches a last shred of dignity from the collapse of his career and his marriage.

    Brute

    Brute

    By Izzy Tennyson

    A solo show about a rather twisted schoolgirl.

    BU21

    BU21

    By Stuart Slade

    Six young people are caught in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in the heart of London. By turns terrifying, inspiring, brutal, heartbreaking and hilarious, BU21 is verbatim theatre from the very near future.

    buckets

    buckets

    By Adam Barnard

    Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

    Buggy Baby

    Buggy Baby

    By Josh Azouz

    A horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.

    Buggy Baby & The Mikvah Project: Two Plays

    Buggy Baby & The Mikvah Project: Two Plays

    By Josh Azouz

    Two plays showcasing the exciting and distinctive voice of Josh Azouz.

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    Bull

    Bull

    By Mike Bartlett

    A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

    Bully Boy

    Bully Boy

    By Sandi Toksvig

    A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

    Bunny

    Bunny

    By Jack Thorne

    An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

    Burgerz

    Burgerz

    By Travis Alabanza

    A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

     

    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
      Burkas and Bacon Butties

      Burkas and Bacon Butties

      By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

      A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

      Burning Bridges

      Burning Bridges

      By Amy Shindler

      A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

      Burnt by the Sun

      Burnt by the Sun

      By Peter Flannery

      A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

      Burnt Out

      Burnt Out

      By Gary Mitchell

      A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.

      Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

      Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

      By Jack Thorne

      A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival, and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.