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.
The Approach
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 moreA simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
Arlington
By Enda Walsh2f 1mA 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 Verne3f 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
By Alexis Michalik Translated by Waleed Akhtar3f 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)
By Julian Barnes Adapted by David Edgar2f 7m, doublingThe gripping story of the sensational, real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective.
As the Beast Sleeps
1f 6mThe 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 genderA 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-oversA 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
By Mark O'Rowe1f 5mA sinister but comic drama of honour and violence, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey