Plays to perform

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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Cressida

Cressida

By Nicholas Wright

A comedy drama set in the seedily glamorous world of 17th-century London theatre.

Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer

Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer

By Michel Tremblay Translated by Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay

A bold, quirky play from the renowned Quebecois writer, translated into a robust and earthy Scots.

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Mr Kolpert

Mr Kolpert

By David Gieselmann Translated by David Tushingham

A delightfully morbid black comedy with a nod to Hitchcock's Rope.

Albert Speer

Albert Speer

By David Edgar

A panoramic historical drama about the man whose devotion to Hitler blinded him to the worst crime of the twentieth century, drawing closely on Gita Sereny's definitive and magisterial biography of Albert Speer.

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Kes

Kes (stage version)

By Barry Hines Adapted by Lawrence Till

A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.

A Night in November

A Night in November

By Marie Jones

The multi-award-winning playwright explores the subjects of football and sectarianism, set during the 1994 World Cup.

Published in volume Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays
    Stones in His Pockets

    Stones in His Pockets

    By Marie Jones

    Hollywood comes to rural Ireland in this hilarious multi-award winner which ran for four years in London's West End.

    Published in volume Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays
      The Good Samaritan

      The Good Samaritan

      By David Haig

      A provocative drama about good intentions going awry, from the well-known stage and screen actor.

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      Abandonment

      Abandonment

      By Kate Atkinson

      A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

      So Long Life

      So Long Life

      By Peter Nichols

      A comedy drama portraying a ghastly family gathering with great humour and unflinching honesty.

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      Hansel and Gretel

      Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

      By Stuart Paterson

      An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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      Cinderella

      Cinderella (stage version)

      By Stuart Paterson

      A classic fairy tale with a twist, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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      13–18 May 2024
      Wharf Theatre, Devizes