Plays to perform

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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Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby

By Alan Harris

A one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

By Sami Ibrahim

A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

Sucking Dublin

Sucking Dublin

By Enda Walsh

A fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.

Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
    Stuff

    Stuff

    By Tom Wells

    A play about friendship and loss – and the way people try to do the right thing for their mates when there isn't really a right thing to do. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

    The Strongbox

    The Strongbox

    By Stephanie Jacob

    A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power.

    Strawberries in January

    Strawberries in January

    By Evelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro

    A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro.

    strangers, babies

    strangers, babies

    By Linda McLean

    The chilling story of one woman's desperate attempts at a future that's worth living.

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    Strangers in Between

    Strangers in Between

    By Tommy Murphy

    Tommy Murphy's unflinching and constantly surprising drama about how we make sense of who we are through our often fraught relations with others.

    The Strange Death of John Doe

    The Strange Death of John Doe

    By Fiona Doyle

    A powerful and poignant drama about the search for the identity of a young man whose body is found face down in a suburban street.

    Stories

    Stories

    By Nina Raine

    A funny and touching new play about the fertilisation of an idea.

    Stop/Over

    Stop/Over

    By Gary Duggan

    A night of debauchery and delicate connection in a play set in the city that never sleeps.

    Stoopud Fucken Animals

    Stoopud Fucken Animals

    By Joel Horwood

    A pitch-black comedy complete with wickedly entertaining songs, from the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning writer of Food.

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    Olivia Hirst & David Byrne
    Amanda Whittington

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    13–18 May 2024
    Wharf Theatre, Devizes