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.
The Shed
A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Hamish
A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
The Real Deal
A short monologue play exploring the issue of benefits fraud, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha
A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)
A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.
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By Jack ThorneA savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.
Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: TwoBoo
By Jack ThorneA powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.
Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: TwoBeauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)
A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
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Merlin the Magnificent
The story of King Arthur, Merlin and the sword in the stone, retold by Scotland's leading writer of plays for children.
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Come Out Eli
A verbatim play telling the story of the 2002 Hackney siege, as told by the diverse and vibrant community that experienced it.
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How These Desperate Men Talk
By Enda WalshA short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
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