NHB Modern Plays

A short play about an Iraqi War veteran.

A short play about a man whose fortunes have declined along with the Scottish fishing industry in which he has worked all his life.

A sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting.

A short play about a writer returning home from Palestine to his wife, and being gently challenged as to where exactly his priorities lie.

A short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.

A short play about a father and son waiting in a new 'self-harming unit'.

A short and unnerving play about families, property and rampant vegetation.

A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

A bloody tale of colonialism – ancient and modern – and the rhyme of history. Part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.