NHB Modern Plays

A disturbing but compassionate vision of our potential digital future, and what it might mean for 'life' as we know it.

A play about families and particle physics, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in July 2017.

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

A touching and funny story of family, friends and fitting in, How To Be A Kid is ideal for seven- to eleven-year-olds to watch, read and perform.

A heartbreaking, powerful and bitterly comic account of what it is to be a woman in wartime.

An extraordinary play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans that asks a simple question: is it ever possible to move on?

Annie Baker's mesmerising play about a young couple struggling to stay together.

An ethereal family drama exploring rebirth in the aftermath of tragedy.

A darkly comic, claustrophobic tale of voyeurism and sexual politics.

A vivid and fast-paced ride through a working-class London estate, fusing Shakespeare-inspired lyricism with Cockney accents.

A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

A funny, moving and candid look at young people's relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.