NHB Modern Plays

A play about the intersecting lives of four women, and their power to change the course of English history. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

A play about the impact of war on a small town in Syria, by a leading Syrian playwright and documentary film-maker.

A hectic and hilarious morality tale for the modern world.

Science and religion go head to head in this electric tragicomedy: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.

A timely and compelling play about race, brotherhood and the weight of past mistakes.

A sharp, dark comedy that explores the inescapable difference between feeling 19 and being 19.

A play about a washed-up family business, from the author of The Libertine.

A vivid, emotional stage version of Mary Webb's novel of rural passion, premiered by Shared Experience Theatre Company.

A theatrical monologue that chronicles growing up in a multicultural community, and the everyday injustices that drive people to take back control.

A funny, thrilling and provocative play exploring race, resentment and community politics, from a leading South African playwright.

A witty reimagining of a television classic for the stage, with a wellyful of laughs that's sure to delight audiences everywhere.

A provocative drama about good intentions going awry, from the well-known stage and screen actor.