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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Bad Roads
Bad Roads
By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale
4-8f 3-6m
Bad Weather
Bad Weather
By Robert Holman
3f 3m
The Ballad of Crazy Paola
The Ballad of Crazy Paola
By Arne Sierens Adapted by Stephen Greenhorn
1f 1m
The Ballad of Maria Marten
The Ballad of Maria Marten
By Beth Flintoff
10f 2m (can be performed by 6f doubling)
Ballyturk
Ballyturk
By Enda Walsh
3m plus a 7-year old girl, non-speaking (optional casting)
Banana Boys
Banana Boys
By Evan Placey
11f 8m
Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang
By Stella Feehily
4f 4m, 1 child, doubling (large cast possible)
Bangers
Bangers
By Danusia Samal
1f 1m plus DJ (f/m); can also be 4f 5m plus DJ
The Basement Flat
The Basement Flat
By Rona Munro
1f 1m
Battlefield
Battlefield
By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne
1f 3m doubling, large cast possible
Bazaar
Bazaar
By David Planell Translated by John Clifford
3m
Bé Carna
Bé Carna
By Deirdre Kinahan
5f

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