Books in the NHB Modern Plays series

A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West.

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

A play about a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest, against the backdrop of Black British Civil Rights marches in 1960s Bristol.

A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet

An urgent play about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a world falling apart.

A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an exquisitely original, honest and deftly funny play that explores our need to connect and be loved regardless of the gulfs that disability, race, class, and wealth place between us.

Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams - a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

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

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...

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.

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

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 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?