NHB Modern Plays

A painfully comic excavation of a family history asks if there is an authorised version of the past - or just the one we can live with.

A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.

A frank and funny new play about friendship, feminism and what it means to be successful.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story gets a gloriously funny makeover.

A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family loosing its grip, examining the fate of the revolutionary generation.

A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

The powerful debut play from Alexi Kaye Campbell, examining changing attitudes to sexuality.

A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.

A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aiken's classic children's novel, perfectly suited to performance by theatre companies and drama groups of any size.

A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright.

An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. 

A courageous and convincing play that sensitively tackles the important subject of child abuse. Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize 2013.