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Introducing our Early Bird Discount

We're very excited to introduce our new Early Bird Discount scheme, giving you the chance to save 30% on your performing licence fee on featured NHB plays.

 

How does it work?

You can now receive a 30% discount on performing licence fees for every play featured in each of our Plays to Perform Newsletters - a mix of the most exciting new releases fresh from their professional premieres, established hits, and shows you may not have heard of yet but are bound to love.

Plays are available at the Early Bird Discount rate for a limited time only, so you'll need to purchase your licence to perform the play within that window in order to claim the 30% reduction. The performances themselves can happen at a later date!

This discount is only available on plays included in the scheme. If you need to cancel, it cannot be transferred to other productions. There's more information on our cancellations policy here.

How do I know which plays are included?

We announce which plays are newly eligible for the Early Bird Discount in our Plays to Perform Newsletter, which goes out to subscribers roughly every month.

So if you want to amongst the first to get updates on which plays are currently available with 30% off, then be sure to subscribe - we also share other exciting NHB news, highlight a Book of the Month, and much more besides! Be sure to select 'Plays to Perform Bulletins' in the 'I would like to receive' box.

Below is a list of the plays currently available at a 30% Early Bird Discount...

Showing 1-28 of 28 items.

Wuthering Heights (stage version)

An eminently actable, and readable, version of the well-loved story about a passionate but doomed love affair, one of the most famous and enduring love stories in the English language.

Wish List

A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

The White Bike

An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

Scorch

A touching and provocative story of first love though the eyes of a gender-curious teen, inspired by recent UK cases of 'gender fraud'.

The Retreat

A comedy about getting away from it all - the debut play from the BAFTA Award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.

Rabbit

A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.

Pilgrims

A play about adventure, betrayal, and man's impulse to conquer the world.

Parlour Song

A blackly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia and murderous desire, as the spirit of the Blues lands in leafy suburbia.

Parliament Square

A searingly powerful play about what one individual can do to effect change. Winner of the Judges’ Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Pack

A raw, uncompromising drama about bigotry and racism that explores the insidious rise of the British National Party. Winner of the 2012 Papatango New Writing Competition.

Oil

An explosive play that drills deep into the world's relationship with this finite resource.

The Lady from the Sea

Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

In Skagway

A compelling and lyrical tale of the desires and loyalties of women in an American wilderness. 

In Event of Moone Disaster

Winner of the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Andrew Thompson's debut play is about the adventures of three extraordinary women spanning 80 years, against the backdrop of humanity’s journey to the stars.

How to Date a Feminist

A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

Heroine

A devastating exploration of patriotism in the UK today.

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.

Frankenstein (stage version)

One of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.

Darknet

A fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.

Bunny

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

Boys Will Be Boys

An exhilarating play about a ruthless female City trader who takes on a young and ambitious protegee.

Box Clever

A moving, truthful and darkly comic play about one woman's experience of a women's refuge.

Boudica

A brand-new ancient-history play in verse that tells the story of one of Britain's most iconic women: a queen, a warrior and a rebel.

Bombshells

Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.

Be My Baby

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

And Then Come The Nightjars

A tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.

All the Little Lights

A poignant, moving and darkly funny play about young girls slipping through the cracks in society. Joint winner of the 2016 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

Adam

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

How do I apply for rights?

For more information on how to apply for a performing rights licence, visit our How to Apply for Rights page.

If you have any more questions, feel free to contact us by email or call 020 8749 4953 - we're always happy to help.