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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Thunderbox

By Genevieve Barr

A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues

Thrown

By Nat McCleary

A poignant, dynamic play exploring belonging and identity, premiered by the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh International Festival.

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Thrown

By Jodi Gray

A child-psychologist attempts to record what she's spent her whole life trying to forget, as the memories of former patients collide with her own.

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Through A Glass Darkly (stage version)

By Ingmar Bergman Adapted by Jenny Worton

A poignant and sensuous stage adaptation of the 1961 Oscar-winning film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

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Through a Cloud

By Jack Shepherd

A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

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The Thrill of Love

By Amanda Whittington

A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

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Three Women and a Piano Tuner

By Helen Cooper

An offbeat, lyrical drama about how our hopes and dreams can be thwarted by the choices we make - and by the ones we don't make.

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Three Sisters On Hope Street

By Diane Samuels and Tracy-Ann Oberman

A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool.

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The Three Musketeers (stage version)

By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

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Three More Sleepless Nights

By Caryl Churchill

An explosive short play about human interaction and love-tangled relationships.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

The Three Lions

By William Gaminara

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

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Three Kings

By Stephen Beresford

A heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships.