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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.

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buckets

buckets

By Adam Barnard

Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

Buggy Baby

Buggy Baby

By Josh Azouz

A horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.

Bull

Bull

By Mike Bartlett

A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

Bully Boy

Bully Boy

By Sandi Toksvig

A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

Bunny

Bunny

By Jack Thorne

An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

Burgerz

Burgerz

By Travis Alabanza

A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

 

Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

    A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

    Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

    By Amy Shindler

    A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

    Burnt by the Sun

    Burnt by the Sun

    By Peter Flannery

    A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

    Burnt Out

    Burnt Out

    By Gary Mitchell

    A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    By Jack Thorne

    A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

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    Cancelling Socrates

    Cancelling Socrates

    By Howard Brenton

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

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