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Nick Hern Books

Plays

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Evening Plays

Evening Plays

By Richard Maxwell

Three new dramas, written as a response to Dante's Divine Comedy.

Exquisite Agony

Exquisite Agony

By Nilo Cruz

A play about the heart—its passions, its failures, and its ability to connect.

Illyria

Illyria

By Richard Nelson

It is 1958. In the midst of a building boom in New York City, Joe Papp and his colleagues are facing pressure from the city’s elite as they continue their free Shakespeare in Central Park.

The Kilroys List: Volume Two

The Kilroys List: Volume Two

67 Monologues and Scenes by Women and Nonbinary Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A new collection of monologues or scenes from plays written by women, trans, and nonbinary writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, directors, and dramaturgs.

The Language Archive and Other Plays

The Language Archive and Other Plays

By Julia Cho

A new collection of plays by one of the most versatile dramatists in contemporary American theatre.

The Sound Inside

The Sound Inside

By Adam Rapp

A riveting play exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses (Pilot Theatre stage version)

By Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Malorie Blackman

An award-winning stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman's acclaimed novel, a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

Three Kings

Three Kings

By Stephen Beresford

A heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships. 

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

By The Wardrobe Ensemble

A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.

Bright. Young. Things.

Bright. Young. Things.

By Georgia Christou

A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

Heavy Weather

Heavy Weather

By Lizzie Nunnery

A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

Isolated But Open

Isolated But Open

Voices from Across The Shutdown

By various

Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

Maggie May

Maggie May

By Frances Poet

An extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

By Jez Butterworth

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

Daughter

Daughter

By Adam Lazarus

A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

The Clear Road Ahead

The Clear Road Ahead

By Jez Butterworth

An epic short about rebirth, from the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman.

Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: Two
    Run Sister Run

    Run Sister Run

    By Chloë Moss

    A witty and heartfelt play about two sisters, exploring family, class and dependence.

    seeds

    seeds

    By Mel Pennant

    A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

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