Bøger i NHB Modern Plays serien

A moving, poignant and funny family drama that sees the weight of family history, of reputation, and of expectation, all descend on one family over Easter weekend in 1997.

Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

A smart, funny play about love, friendship and growing up, from the author of WINK and Fury.

A touching and provocative story of first love though the eyes of a gender-curious teen, inspired by recent UK cases of 'gender fraud'.

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

Six short plays exploring estrangement and loneliness, moving towards redemption and hope. First performed and livestreamed from the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in 2021.

The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

A sparkling adaptation of the classic comic novel recording the daily exploits of Charles Pooter, the London clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status.

A funny and passionate play from the author of The Pride and The Faith Machine.

An exhilarating play about a ruthless female City trader who takes on a young and ambitious protegee.

A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.

A historical romp with real bite, Stephen Jeffreys's The Libertine has received several major stage productions and was filmed with Johnny Depp and John Malkovich. This edition is published alongside the major West End revival starring Dominic Cooper.

A play about T.E. Lawrence, once celebrated as Lawrence of Arabia, but who now wants only to be normal once more.

Terence Rattigan's epic and probing drama about the man immortalised as Lawrence of Arabia.

A poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye.

Tommy Murphy's unflinching and constantly surprising drama about how we make sense of who we are through our often fraught relations with others.

A gripping dramatic portrait of a destructive friendship between two women who push themselves to their limits.

An offbeat love story about Mr Tutti Frutti, a stuffed owl and the struggle to fit in.

A searing dramatic thriller that asks how well we actually know those closest to us, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in June 2016.

A chilling and powerful modern Medea about motherhood and class.

A painful comedy about growing up and manning up.

A brutal one-man play about modern love and old-fashioned entitlement.

A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters.

A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

A play about adventure, betrayal, and man's impulse to conquer the world.

Two exhilarating and teasingly entertaining one-act plays from one of the UK's leading playwrights.

A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

The Bronze Age. The Iron Age. The Age of Oil. The Stone Age didn't end for want of stones. What do you do when you know it's going to run out? Oil follows the lives of one woman and her daughter in an epic, hurtling crash of empire, history and family.