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This offer has now expired. To see all our plays that are on stage now, click here.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many plays have had their runs cut tragically short, tours and artists have had dates cancelled, and some shows weren't even able to open at all.
But: even in these uncertain times, these plays survive on the page. And here at NHB, we want to celebrate these writers and their achievements. So we're asking you to show your support for these incredible playwrights and their work by buying these scripts, and experiencing them for yourselves in the safety of your own home.
And to make supporting them a little easier, you can save 30% on the ebooks of all of these fantastic plays by entering code STILLON30 at checkout.
See the full list of NHB plays included in our Still on the Page celebration below.
The Welkin
Lucy Kirkwood's play about a woman sentenced to hang for murder in 18th-century rural Suffolk.
The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call
By Friedrich Dürrenmatt Adapted by Tony KushnerDürrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.
Uncle Vanya
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPhersonConor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.
The Three Musketeers (stage version)
By John Nicholson and Le Navet BeteA riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.
Sunday in the Park with George
By Stephen Sondheim and James LapineThe Pulitzer-winning musical inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillist masterpiece, celebrating the art of creation and the creation of art.
Shook
A tender and honest play examining the young men society shuts away. Winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize.
seeds
By Mel PennantA play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.
Run Sister Run
By Chloë MossA witty and heartfelt play about two sisters, exploring family, class and dependence.
Plays from VAULT 5
Five new plays from VAULT Festival
This anthology, the fifth from Nick Hern Books, comprises five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2020, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.
One Jewish Boy
A bittersweet comedy addressing anti-Semitism through one young family's struggle against prejudice.
Once: The Musical
An extraordinary, Tony Award-winning musical about love, friendship and music. Based on the Academy Award-winning film.
Nora : A Doll's House
By Stef Smith Original author Henrik IbsenA bold new version of Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood.
The Mikvah Project
By Josh AzouzA playful and poignant play about two men who meet every Friday in a north-west London Mikvah, a traditional Jewish pool used for ritual cleansing.
Maggie May
By Frances PoetAn extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.
Madame Ovary
The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.
A Little Night Music
By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh WheelerAn utterly sophisticated and charming musical boasting such numbers as 'Send in the Clowns' and 'A Weekend in the Country'.
Life is a Dream (Donmar Warehouse version)
By Pedro Calderón Adapted by Helen EdmundsonA classic from the Spanish Golden Age, Calderón's richly poetic, epic masterpiece explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny against the backdrop of a mythical Polish kingdom.
Let the Right One In (stage version)
By John Ajvide Lindqvist Adapted by Jack ThorneA dark and visceral coming-of-age vampire love story, based on the acclaimed novel and film.
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