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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The Approach

3f

Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)

4f 5m doubling (large cast possible)

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arabian Nights (Young Vic stage version)

4f 5m or more

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Arlington

2f 1m

A strange, tender love story from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)

By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne
3f 5m, doubling (very large cast possible)

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

The Arrival

2m (thirties)

A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.

The Art of Illusion

3f 3m doubling (up to 13f 15m)

The award-winning French play, in an English translation by Waleed Akhtar, published alongside the premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London.

Arthur & George (stage version)

2f 7m, doubling

The gripping story of the sensational, real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective.

As the Beast Sleeps

1f 6m

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

As We Face the Sun

Flexible cast, 4-50 performers, any gender

A stark and tender story about growing up, the pleasures of friendship, why we hold onto things and how we might start to let go. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

Asking for It (stage version)

5f 7m, plus voice-overs

A powerful adaptation of Louise O'Neill's devastating novel about the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.

The Aspidistra Code

1f 5m

A sinister but comic drama of honour and violence, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.

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