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The following titles published by Nick Hern Books are on stage in the UK or Ireland this month.
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The Legend of Ned Ludd

The Legend of Ned Ludd

By Joe Ward Munrow

A powerful and innovative play about work, automation and capitalism's impact, premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024.

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Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

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Machinal

Machinal

By Sophie Treadwell

A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.

Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays

Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays

By Marie Jones

Two plays by award-winning playwright Marie Jones: the smash hit Stones in His Pockets, and an earlier monologue A Night in November.

The Children

The Children

By Lucy Kirkwood

Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

Sweat

Sweat

By Lynn Nottage

A topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

2:22 – A Ghost Story

2:22 – A Ghost Story

By Danny Robins

A spine-chilling, funny and scary play from the award-winning writer and broadcaster behind the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.

A Mirror

A Mirror

By Sam Holcroft

Sam Holcroft's elusive and explosive new play about censorship, authorship and free speech, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in August 2023, directed by Jeremy Herrin.

The Time Machine: A Comedy

The Time Machine: A Comedy

By Steven Canny and John Nicholson

A fast-paced, wise-cracking, riotous play, loosely based on H.G. Wells's masterpiece, that zips from the nineteenth century to the end of the world, and (with any luck) back again.

The Cord

The Cord

By Bijan Sheibani

An honest and moving play about the challenging truths of family dynamics, focussing on a couple in the weeks after the birth of their child. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London.

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The Hills of California

The Hills of California

By Jez Butterworth

The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey (stage version)

By Zoe Cooper Original author Jane Austen

A playful and surprising reimagining of Jane Austen's novel, infused with the spirit of the original, and fizzing with imagination and humour.