NHB Modern Plays

A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, that asks if we can ever cut the apron strings that tie us to our parents.

A fast and furious comedy about the lengths we will go to when our backs are against the wall.

A play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.

A symphony of characters searching for meaning in a complicated and unstable world. Part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

A play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.

A chilling, blackly comic tale of manipulation, cyberbullying and adolescent insecurity.

A play about the myths, ideas and realities of migration and identity in the twenty-first century.

A dark and twisted coming-of-age story by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.

Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West. Winner of the Evening Standard Best Play Award (2013), the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award (2014), and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

A blisteringly funny black comedy about the perils awaiting any unsuspecting home-owner.

A play exploring faith and community in the modern world, asking profound questions about what we believe and why.