NHB Modern Plays

A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

A startling new version of Hedda Gabler, relocating Ibsen's nineteenth-century heroine to London in 2008.

A reworking of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, asking what we inherit, what we endure and how we carry our history.

A play for two actors, about love, grief, and the threads which bind mother and daughter together. Shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.

A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

A chillingly funny play that freeze-frames a generation negotiating intimacy and independence in the twenty-first century.

A tender, funny and utterly truthful play about family and feeling. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize.

A darkly surprising comedy about the pharmaceuticals business, the salaryman and woman, and the quest for happiness.

A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

A compelling new drama that imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller. Premiering at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2024.

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

A poignant exploration of fallen idols, family secrets and the human price of forgiveness.