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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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Hue & Cry

Hue & Cry

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

An Old Song, Half Forgotten

An Old Song, Half Forgotten

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.

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.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures

By Cordelia Lynn

A haunting play about grief, loss and the power of storytelling.

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.

Too Much World at Once

Too Much World at Once

By Billie Collins

An urgent coming-of-age story for our times, a lyrical, theatrical journey that spans continents and lives.

Animal

Animal

By Jon Bradfield With Josh Hepple

A hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.

Farm Hall

Farm Hall

By Katherine Moar

A stage play based on the true story of six of Germany's top nuclear scientists, detained at a stately home in the Cambridge countryside in the summer of 1945, with no idea that their every word is being overheard.

Run, Rebel

Run, Rebel (stage version)

By Manjeet Mann

A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.

Mumsy

Mumsy

By Lydia Marchant

A sparky, soulful comedy drama about the highs and lows of motherhood. Premiered at Hull Truck Theatre, March 2023.

Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island (stage version)

By Bill Bryson Adapted by Tim Whitnall

 

A stage adaptation of Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir, one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.

The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

By Ian Hallard

A tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.

Plays from VAULT 6

Plays from VAULT 6

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2023, London's leading festival of live performance.

Fanboy

Fanboy

By Joe Sellman-Leava

A five-star hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Fanboy is a love-hate letter to pop culture and nostalgia, about a thirty-something, self-confessed nerd obsessed with Star Wars and Nintendo.

Five Years with the White Man

Five Years with the White Man

By Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer

A startling play about satirist ABC Merriman-Labor, the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten.

Honour-Bound

Honour-Bound

By Zahra Jassi

A powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love.

How We Begin

How We Begin

By Elisabeth Lewerenz

A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (West End edition)

By Sam Steiner

A new, revised edition of Sam Steiner's startling play about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can't say anything any more. Published alongside the West End production starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.

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