NHB Modern Plays

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.

A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway.

A powerful and poetic play, with echoes of Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos and Euripides' Medea. From the author of Death and the Maiden.

An urgently topical account of a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern borders. The third in David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy.

A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.

A strikingly original play combining traditional storytelling with physical theatre, created by The Imaginary Body. Winner of a Fringe First Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A mesmerising and startling play about voyeurism, power and guilt.

A fascinating meditation on human cloning, personal identity and the conflicting claims of nature and nurture.

A gripping and explosive drama from the multi-award winning playwright.

A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.