Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 1, Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. Dorian Gray – handsome, hedonistic, narcissistic – sells his soul for eternal beauty. Basil and Henry join him for the ride until...

Nick Hern Books, 2016

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Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Phoebe Eclair-Powell’s play Epic Love and Pop Songs is a two-hander about teenage friendship and the pressures of growing up. It was first performed at Pleasance Dome as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 6 August 2016, produced...

Nick Hern Books, 2016

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Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Phoebe Eclair-Powell's play Fury is a modern-day version of the Medea story, exploring issues around motherhood and class and focussing on the predicament of a young single mum in London. It was the winner of the Soho Theatre Young Writer's...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (1), Female (1), Male (0), Unassigned (0)

...Phoebe Eclair-Powell's play Harm is a comic monologue about the corrosive effects of social media and isolation. It was premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in May 2021.   When an unhappy estate agent sells a house...

Nick Hern Books, 2024

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 54, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...There was a fork in her face. An actual fork. He dug a fork into her face. A fork stood on end in her cheek. A fork. The smallest tremble. A smashed glass. The ripping apart of space and time. Three...

Nick Hern Books, 2015

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Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Phoebe Eclair-Powell's WINK is a play about personal identity and how it is shaped in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media. It was first performed at Theatre503, London, on 10 March 2015 in a co-production with Tara Finney...