NHB Modern Plays

An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.

A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

A sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.

A heart-warming play set in a small town in southern Ireland - from the award-winning writer of The Wexford Trilogy.

A moving and perceptive play that looks at social change across three decades, from the student barricades of the late 1960s to the new millennium.

A riotously funny comedy with a gallery of unforgettable characters, published here in a revised version alongside its revival at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in 2003.

A wry and incisive play exposing how our desire for a normal family life and our fears about adults, young people and sex, can sometimes outride the truth.

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Two tense and unnerving short plays from talented Brazilian playwright, Marcos Barbosa.

A dark but very funny comedy about the collapse of a family of feckless chancers and no-hopers.