Bøker i NHB Modern Plays-serien

A psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.

A tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.

An urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious play about the migrant crisis and the politics of the Middle East.

'I want the world to change shape.''I'm not sure theatre can do that.''Well then where am I supposed to take that impulse because I'm very serious about the endeavour?' A young writer challenges the staus quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

A madcap adventure story for young people (and older detectives) to watch, read and perform.

Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernieres' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

A virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland. This edition was published alongside the 2012 production at the National Theatre starring Cillian Murphy.

A chilling play set in a Kafkaesque world where nothing is quite as it seems, and where office politics can lead to unlawful questioning, torture and even murder...

Alecky Blythe's engrossing verbatim play tells the stories of a generation. Created from five years of interviews with twelve young people from across the UK, Our Generation is a captivating portrait of their teenage years as they journey into adulthood.Often too extraordinary to be fiction, this funny and moving play is for anyone who is - or has ever been - a teenager.It was co-produced by the National Theatre, London, and Chichester Festival Theatre in 2022, directed by Daniel Evans.

A raw, uncompromising drama about bigotry and racism that explores the insidious rise of the British National Party. Winner of the 2012 Papatango New Writing Competition.

A brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.

An innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.

A witty, tender, and occasionaly surreal exploration of one family's experience of the NHS.

A funny and tender drama that explores how even if you live on the brink, destiny can have a way of surprising you.

An arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.

A gut-wrenchingly funny, achingly sad play featuring jaw-dropping moments of physical comedy.

A provocative play that invites us to spy on a family as they embark on a dangerous new way to live.

A gripping, kaleidoscopic drama about a clash of values in multicultural Britain, from actor and playwright John Hollingworth.

A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.

A shattering play about one woman's unspeakable decision.

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