NHB Modern Plays

A tender but truthful exploration of love and ageing, asking how we choose to live in the face of soaring life expectancies. Winner of the 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize.

An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

A darkly comic debut play about confession and the gravity of young love.

Mike Bartlett's outstanding play, set in the ruins of a garden in rural England.

A searingly powerful play about what one individual can do to effect change. Winner of the Judges’ Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. From the ashes of a devastated Southampton, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.

A taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children – and whether it’s more dangerous not to trust at all.

A collection of short plays curated by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre.

Following an attack on London, a family let a stranger into their house. Cordelia Lynn's play explores community and the limits of tolerance.

A tense thriller that asks where the moral line is drawn in the fight for survival.

A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.

A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.