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.
When They Go Low
A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79When the Rain Stops Falling
A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79When the Daffodils
By Joel TanA searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.
Published in volume Inside/OutsideWhen the Crows Visit
A dark and thrilling play inspired by true events in modern-day India, exploring the themes of Ibsen's Ghosts and the cyclical nature of oppression.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99When Cows Go Boom
By Stacey GreggA short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.
Published in volume Irish ShortsWhat We Know
A funny, painful and deeply moving play about loss - and cooking.
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£12.99£10.39
What Shadows
By Chris HannanA searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99What Love Is
By Linda McLeanA short play about caring for your parents.
Published in volume Sex & GodWhat is the Custom of Your Grief?
A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.
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£2.99£2.39
What I (Don't) Know About Autism
By Jody O'NeillA sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. BarrieA refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.A4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Wellington 24
An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
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£7.99£6.39
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