Nick Hern Books, 2020

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 11, Roles: Total (9), Female (6), Male (1), Unassigned (2)

...Mona is a young woman on the edge. All she sees is the Earth falling apart, but no one really seems to care. Amidst the chaos of competing and contradictory voices, she sets off on a kaleidoscopic journey to find solutions for the planet –...

Faber and Faber, 2007

Faber Drama

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (5), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Liverpool, September 1854. St Georges Hall is about to open to huge celebration, the city is reaching a peak of trading success and redevelopment is everywhere, but for a family living in a back street cellar room in the midst of a cholera...

Faber and Faber, 2017

Faber Drama

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (6), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (1)

...Present day. Liverpool. All alone, an old man falls in a basement and loses consciousness. World War II. Norway. A young sailor with a heart full of hope, longing and courage falls in love. A Liverpudlian...

Faber and Faber, 2017

Faber Drama

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Scenes: 23, Roles: Total (12), Female (7), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Eve's been doing the maths her whole life. But when the squeeze comes, how do you balance a life that doesn't add up and a family that refuses to read the bottom line? A play with songs about searching for the magic...

Faber and Faber, 2018

Faber Drama

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Scenes: 12, Roles: Total (4), Female (1), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Easter morning, 1916. Gunshots ring out in the Dublin streets. In her suburban sitting-room Hanna prepares for revolution. Frank walks through the crowds calling for peace, while John recalls the trenches and sees a city soaked in blood...