NHB Modern Plays

A darkly comic, spell-binding dystopian drama, winner of the 2011 Papatango New Writing Prize.

A darkly humorous play about the people behind the tabloid stories of migrant workers and sex-trafficking in today's Europe.

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

A punchy and provocative new play by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.

A play that sets the rampant technology of the modern world against the conservatism of a traditional society. The British debut of a writer from Chennai, India.

A gripping drama about revenge and absolution, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.

A fiercely funny short play by Rose Lewenstein, investigating what feminism means, and what it has become.

A psychological horror story about a woman suffering a mental breakdown, from the award-winning author of Iron.

An incisive and heartfelt play about sexuality, gender and religion in twenty-first-century Britain. Winner of the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize.

A chilling and powerful modern Medea about motherhood and class.

A magical and deeply compassionate play about identity and the capacities of the human spirit.

A provocative play that invites us to spy on a family as they embark on a dangerous new way to live.