NHB Modern Plays

A funny, moving, uplifting play about Christmas, with original songs.

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe. 

A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.

A taut, thrilling debut play for two actors, premiered at Theatre503, London.

A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.

A tender and honest play examining the young men society shuts away. Winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize.

A fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?

A poignant and life-affirming play about the extraordinary powers of female friendship.

A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.

Part satire, part sacred rite, a play that asks what value stories have for a world in crisis.

Science and religion go head to head in this electric tragicomedy: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.

A new adaptation by Mike Bartlett of Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London.