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.
An Old Song, Half Forgotten
A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.
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£4.99£3.99
Wild Notes
A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.
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£4.99£3.99
Sea Creatures
A haunting play about grief, loss and the power of storytelling.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79BLACK SUPERHERO
A brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Too Much World at Once
An urgent coming-of-age story for our times, a lyrical, theatrical journey that spans continents and lives.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Animal
By Jon Bradfield With Josh HeppleA hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Farm Hall
A stage play based on the true story of six of Germany's top nuclear scientists, detained at a stately home in the Cambridge countryside in the summer of 1945, with no idea that their every word is being overheard.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Run, Rebel (stage version)
By Manjeet MannA fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Mumsy
A sparky, soulful comedy drama about the highs and lows of motherhood. Premiered at Hull Truck Theatre, March 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Notes from a Small Island (stage version)
By Bill Bryson Adapted by Tim WhitnallA stage adaptation of Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir, one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Way Old Friends Do
By Ian HallardA tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Fanboy
A five-star hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Fanboy is a love-hate letter to pop culture and nostalgia, about a thirty-something, self-confessed nerd obsessed with Star Wars and Nintendo.
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£4.99£3.99
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