Plays to perform

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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Carthage Must Be Destroyed
Carthage Must Be Destroyed
By Alan Wilkins
5m (or 4m doubling)
Cassie and the Lights
Cassie and the Lights
By Alex Howarth
3f plus 1f/m and pre-recorded voices
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
By Alison Carr
2f 1m (plus 2m voices only)
Catherine Medbh
Catherine Medbh
By Declan Feenan
1f 1m
    Cathy
    Cathy
    By Ali Taylor
    6f 6m
    The Cavalcaders
    The Cavalcaders
    By Billy Roche
    2f 4m
      Chalet Lines
      Chalet Lines
      By Lee Mattinson
      7f
      Chancers
      Chancers
      By Robert Massey
      2f (aged 37 and 64) 2m (aged 39)
      The Changing Room
      The Changing Room
      By Chris Bush
      flexible, any size, any gender
      Chaos
      Chaos
      By Laura Lomas
      flexible, any size, any gender
      Chasing Hares
      Chasing Hares
      By Sonali Bhattacharyya
      3f 2m with specified doubling
      Cherry Blossom
      Cherry Blossom
      By Catherine Grosvenor
      2f 2m doubling (larger cast possible)

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      Bill Bryson, Adapted by Tim Whitnall
      Fin Kennedy
      Amanda Whittington
      Alexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate Summerscale
      Amanda Whittington
      Henrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard Eyre
      Tom Wells
      Jeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey