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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Edgar & Annabel

By Sam Holcroft

An Orwellian dystopian fable about a group of freedom fighters attempting to stand up to a repressive regime, while being continuously subjected to surveillance.

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The Swan

By D C Moore

An examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.

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Nightwatchman

By Prasanna Puwanarajah

A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

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There is a War

By Tom Basden

A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.

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Banana Boys

By Evan Placey

A play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.

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Holloway Jones

By Evan Placey

Holloway dreams of being a world-class BMXer, but she is held back by the tough reality of a parent in prison.

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Quelques Fleurs

By Liz Lochhead

A short play from the leading Scottish poet and playwright.

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The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

By Fin Kennedy

A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

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Mehndi Night

By Fin Kennedy

A touching family tale about resentment and forgiveness on the night before a wedding.

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Stolen Secrets

By Fin Kennedy

From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.

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The Unravelling

By Fin Kennedy

A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

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Raging: Outrage

The Civil War

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play exploring women's roles in the Irish revolutionary wars, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.