NHB Modern Plays

An ex-teacher and an ex-junkie meet on a night bus during long, dark nights of homelessness.

The multi-award-winning Jack Thorne breathes new life into Georg Büchner's existential masterpiece, Woyzeck, one of the most extraordinary plays ever written.

A poetic and heart-rending play written in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

An intriguing and offbeat play about family and religion.

A play about what happens when a Prime Minister ad-libs on live TV, exploring how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

A collection of short plays curated by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre.

A searing examination of the culture of body-shaming, exploring how images of women are represented in art and social media.

A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aiken's classic children's novel, perfectly suited to performance by theatre companies and drama groups of any size.