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The Hills of California

The Hills of California

By Jez Butterworth

The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials (stage version)

By Philip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

The Hoes

The Hoes

By Ifeyinwa Frederick

A riotous celebration of sisterhood, showing that while life may throw up unexpected turbulence, friendships will last the course.

Holding Fire

Holding Fire

By Jack Shepherd

A rollicking tale of adventure set in early Victorian England, ranging from East End squalor to the Northern mills, and packing in an almost Dickensian gallery of characters.

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Holding the Man

Holding the Man (stage version)

By Tommy Murphy Original author Timothy Conigrave

The remarkable true-life love story, adapted from Timothy Conigrave's memoir of growing up gay in 1970s Melbourne.

Holes

Holes

By Tom Basden

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

Holes in the Skin

Holes in the Skin

By Robert Holman

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

Holloway Jones

Holloway Jones

By Evan Placey

Holloway dreams of being a world-class BMXer, but she is held back by the tough reality of a parent in prison.

Robert Holman Plays: One

Robert Holman Plays: One

By Robert Holman

Five plays from Robert Holman's first decade of playwriting.

Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival Anthology

Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival Anthology

With a manifesto by Dr Maya Angelou

Edited by Michael D. Dinwiddie

A collection of plays and monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, one of the most significant events in American theatre. With a manifesto by Dr Maya Angelou.

Holy Sh!t

Holy Sh!t

By Alexis Zegerman

An acerbic new comedy about four forty-somethings wrestling for school places for their children.

Home

Home

By Nadia Fall

A powerful, inventive play exploring the issue of homelessness amongst young people.

Home Death

Home Death

By Nell Dunn

Inspired by real-life stories, Home Death is a courageous, compassionate play about how our society deals with the reality of dying, raising urgent questions about palliative care in the UK.

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Homebody/Kabul

Homebody/Kabul

By Tony Kushner

A devastating play about Afghanistan and its long, tortured relationship with the West, from the author of Angels in America.

Homers

Homers

By Iain F. MacLeod

A tough and funny play about Glaswegian orphans forcibly transplanted to the Islands.

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Homos, or Everyone in America

Homos, or Everyone in America

By Jordan Seavey

A raw and provocative portrait of a love story, exploding attitudes, emotions and prejudices that sit at the heart of relationships across the world.

The Honest Whore

The Honest Whore

By Thomas Dekker

A passionate tale of paternal disapproval and sexual deceit, following the lives of a princess and a whore.

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Honour

Honour

By Joanna Murray-Smith

An unsettling play about infidelity seen from the perspective of the three women involved: the wife, the lover and the daughter.

Honour-Bound

Honour-Bound

By Zahra Jassi

A powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love.

Hope

Hope

By Jack Thorne

A funny and scathing political fable attacking the squeeze on local government.

Hope has a Happy Meal

Hope has a Happy Meal

By Tom Fowler

A surreal play about a frenetic quest through a hyper-capitalist country, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

HORIZON

HORIZON

By Kwame Owusu

A thrilling, witty, superhuman coming-of-age story about the quest to find your place in the world. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

By Caryl Churchill

A forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Hot Fudge

    Hot Fudge

    By Caryl Churchill

    The competitive games of various professionals and their spouses present an amoral world where money is all and lies are the only truth.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts