NHB Modern Plays
Where I'm From
A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.
The Naked Eye
A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.
Leavings
A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.
Abortive
A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.
The After-Dinner Joke
A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.
The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution
A forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience.
Hot Fudge
The competitive games of various professionals and their spouses present an amoral world where money is all and lies are the only truth.
The Judge's Wife
A short play about justice and retribution, first seen as a BBC television drama.
Lovesick
A therapist practices aversion therapy to rid his patients of sexual/romantic obsessions which interfere with their lives.
Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen
A short play set in a dystopian future, where a couple in a tower block hide from the violence and pollution outside.
Schreber's Nervous Illness
A short play based on the memoirs of a judge who spent ten years in asylums as a schizophrenic.
Seagulls
A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.