Books in the NHB Modern Plays series

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.

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.

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

A poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye.

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 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.

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.

A comedy drama about being young, working in a shit job, living in debt, and all the funny and sad things you do to cope.

A fable about the moral and environmental cost of our materialistic nesting instincts.

A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.

A chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel about the disappearance of three Australian schoolgirls in the summer of 1900.

A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

A theatrical monologue that chronicles growing up in a multicultural community, and the everyday injustices that drive people to take back control.