NHB Modern Plays
Seven Jewish Children
A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.
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A Bed of Roses
An acerbic and funny play about middle-class hypocrisy and universal apathy.
James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock
The first part of The James Plays trilogy, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.
James II: Day of the Innocents
The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays trilogy, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.
James III: The True Mirror
The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays trilogy, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.
Last Letters Home
A short monologue play for a female performer.
Wilderness (short play)
A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.
Three
A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.
Distant Early Warning
A short play set in 2053 in what was once Greenland.
War and Peace Gaza Piece
A short play about war and family life.
Tickets are Now On Sale
A short play about sponsorship and the arts.
Beautiful Eyes
A short play about a family divided by politics, first performed in the week of Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.
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