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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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Made in China

Made in China

By Mark O'Rowe

A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and savage low-lifes. From the award-winning writer of Howie the Rookie.

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Among Unbroken Hearts

Among Unbroken Hearts

By Henry Adam

A drug-taking hard man from the city returns home to the Highlands to try to recapture the innocence of his youth.

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bedbound & misterman: two plays

bedbound & misterman: two plays

By Enda Walsh

Two early plays from the acclaimed Irish writer Enda Walsh.

Midden

Midden

By Morna Regan

A sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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misterman (2001 edition)

misterman (2001 edition)

By Enda Walsh

A strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.

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    Four Nights in Knaresborough

    Four Nights in Knaresborough

    By Paul Webb

    A fast and bloody black comedy that sheds light on four of the most ignored figures in English history – the knights who actually had to kill Thomas Becket.

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    As the Beast Sleeps

    As the Beast Sleeps

    By Gary Mitchell

    The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

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    The Weir

    The Weir

    By Conor McPherson

    The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.

    The Ballad of Crazy Paola

    The Ballad of Crazy Paola

    By Arne Sierens Adapted by Stephen Greenhorn

    A poignant two-hander about memory, truth and love.

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    On Such As We

    On Such As We

    By Billy Roche

    A heart-warming play set in a small town in southern Ireland - from the award-winning writer of The Wexford Trilogy.

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    The Wonder of Sex

    The Wonder of Sex

    By Patrick Barlow

    A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

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    Push Up

    Push Up

    By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

    A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

    Hand in Hand

    Hand in Hand

    By Simon Block

    A fierce and funny play from the author of Not a Game for Boys.

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    Life After George

    Life After George

    By Hannie Rayson

    A moving and perceptive play that looks at social change across three decades, from the student barricades of the late 1960s to the new millennium.

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    The Prisoner's Dilemma

    The Prisoner's Dilemma

    By David Edgar

    An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.

    The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

    The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

    By Diane Samuels

    A play about the notorious World War One femme fatale known as Mata Hari.

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    Plasticine

    Plasticine

    By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

    An extraordinary and disturbing play about post-Communist Russia by a young Siberian-born writer.

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