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.

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Tapped

A witty and sensitive portrayal of managing mental health within a family, highlighting the barriers we put up in order to put on a brave face.

The Bone Sparrow (stage version)

A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.

Lava (2022 edition)

A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.

This Wide Night

A tender portrayal of two women trying to start again after their release from prison.

Secrets (stage version)

 An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

The Suitcase Kid (stage version)

An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Eight

Eight compelling monologues offering a state-of-the-nation group portrait for the stage.

Little Gem

A poignant and hilarious play about love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes, following three generations of women over one extraordinary year.

2nd May 1997

A play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.

A Tender Thing

Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.

Anne Boleyn

A celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII's notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation's history.

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Matt Grinter

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20–27 April 2024
Theatre Workshop Coulsdon

Blake Morrison

Mike Bartlett

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26–27 April 2024
Dubai Drama Group

Amanda Whittington

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13–18 May 2024
Wharf Theatre, Devizes