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.
Little Certainties
Mario is missing, presumed dead. In the town of Tijuana, his brother and sister make a shocking discovery about Mario and his secrets.
Lost
The second play in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, Making Noise Quietly.
Making Noise Quietly (short play)
The third in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, also called Making Noise Quietly.
Miseryguts
A Scots version of Molière's play Le Misanthrope, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.
misterman (2001 edition)
A strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.
Mothers Against
A gripping account of a bitterly fought US governor's election from the Republican perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.
Notes for First Time Astronauts
A comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.
On Insomnia and Midnight
In a mountain hotel an ailing guest and nervous chambermaid strike up an uneasy friendship.
On the Beach
Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.
One Thousand and One
A short play from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.
Resilience
Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.
Seven-Eleven
Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.