NHB Modern Plays

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

An absurd, hilarious and fast-paced comedy by the writer of some of Britain's most acclaimed TV comedies.

A humane, funny and ultimately haunting play that explores masculinity, identity and what it means to be English.

A sharp black comedy with a tender heart that explores the paths we take in life and their repercussions on the people we love most.

An intense, elusive, and quietly beautiful play about a family crisis.

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

A play about conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties in a world trembling in the grip of a devastating epidemic.

An uplifting portrait of human hope and vulnerability, weaving resonant drama out of a friendship, a marriage, a holiday, and a death.

In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control. Stef Smith's play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016.

A solo show tracing one man's journey into the Amazon rainforest and to the limits of human consciousness, inspired by the book Amazon Beaming by Petru Popescu.

Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the consequences of being forced to grow up on your own.