NHB Modern Plays

A gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.

A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

A startling and apocalyptic play that charts the fate of a society under a despot, through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides.

A gripping theatrical thriller set at sea, exploring power dynamics, superstitions and revenge, and what happens when we think no one is watching.

A gripping play about the man who murdered Mahatma Gandhi, premiered at the National Theatre, London.

A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.

A powerful play for one actor about a woman recovering from an abusive relationship.

A comedy that explores how the everyday becomes political and the political becomes everyday in a conflict zone.

A heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness, and belonging.

A sharp, timely and gloriously funny play that asks what faith really means in the age of artificial intelligence. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize Judges' Award.

A blistering melodrama from Jeremy O. Harris, whose play Slave Play received a record twelve nominations at the 74th Tony Awards.

A heartwarming and hilarious play exploring the clashes, compromises and comedy that come with living in a mixed-culture family in today's Britain.