NHB Modern Plays

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End.

A biographical play about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Premiered by Shared Experience.

A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

A hospital play that follows a tangle of doctors and nurses in a busy London hospital.

A startlingly theatrical look at what happens when a politically inflammatory video goes viral and it all kicks off.

A play about what can happen when nothing happens, a compassionate look at young lives cut short and a touching portrait of childhood friendships under strain in adult life.

The debut play by Liam Williams, double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee -  about gender and the ethical dimensions of modern love.

Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.

Snapshots of lives, snapshots of experiences of protest; violence vs non-violence, direct action vs demonstrations, ear for eye follows characters navigating their way through society today.

A bittersweet comedy addressing anti-Semitism through one young family's struggle against prejudice.