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30% off with code STILLON30

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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.

Buteven 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.
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Madame Ovary

The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

Burkas and Bacon Butties

A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

The Mikvah Project

A 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.

Clybourne Park

An acerbically brilliant satire that explores the fault line between race and property.

Collapsible

A funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world.

Daughter

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

seeds

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

Maggie May

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

A Little Night Music

An utterly sophisticated and charming musical boasting such numbers as 'Send in the Clowns' and 'A Weekend in the Country'.

Amsterdam

By Maya Arad Yasur Translated by Eran Edry

A strikingly original, audacious thriller from a prize-winning Israeli writer.

Dracula: The Bloody Truth

A comic retelling of the story of Dracula, from John Nicholson and Exeter-based theatre company Le Navet Bete.

Faustus: That Damned Woman

A radical reimagining of the classic cautionary tale, transforming the iconic character of Faustus into a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice and sells her soul to wrestle control of her own destiny.

Ghost Stories (stage version)

The terrifying stageplay and worldwide cult phenomenon about a Professor of Parapsychology whose rationality is tested to breaking point – and beyond.

I Think We Are Alone

A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.

Nora : A Doll's House

By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen

A bold new version of Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood.

Once: The Musical

An extraordinary, Tony Award-winning musical about love, friendship and music. Based on the Academy Award-winning film.

Uncle Vanya

Conor 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 Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

Dürrenmatt'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.