NHB Modern Plays Books in Order
105
Books
1861
First Book
2020
Latest Book
160
Years
Below you'll find the complete list of NHB Modern Plays books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
1
Great Expectations (By: Charles Dickens)
Buy on Amazon1861
2
Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off (By: Liz Lochhead)
Buy on Amazon1987
3
Mrs Klein (By: Nicholas Wright)
Buy on Amazon1988
4
Honour (By: Joanna Murray-Smith)
Buy on Amazon1995
5
Hotel (By: Caryl Churchill)
Buy on Amazon1997
6
Scotland Plays (By: Philip Howard)
Buy on Amazon1998
7
Anna Weiss (By: Mike Cullen)
Buy on Amazon1998
8
Blue Heart (By: Caryl Churchill)
Buy on Amazon1998
9
My Boy Jack (By: David Haig)
Buy on Amazon1998
10
Jane Eyre (By: Charlotte Brontë,Polly Teale)
Buy on Amazon1999
11
Howie the Rookie (By: Mark O'Rowe)
Buy on Amazon1999
12
Passing Places (By: Stephen Greenhorn)
Buy on Amazon1999
13
Be My Baby (By: Amanda Whittington)
Buy on Amazon2000
14
Kes (By: Barry Hines,Lawrence Till)
Buy on Amazon2000
15
Love Upon the Throne (By: Patrick Barlow)
Buy on Amazon2000
16
Far Away (By: Caryl Churchill)
Buy on Amazon2000
17
Push Up (By: Roland Schimmelpfennig,Maja Zade)
Buy on Amazon2002
18
His Dark Materials (By: Philip Pullman,Nicholas Wright)
Buy on Amazon2005
19
When You Cure Me (By: Jack Thorne)
Buy on Amazon2005
20
The Winterling (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2006
21
5/11 (By: Edward Kemp)
Buy on Amazon2006
22
Cruising (By: Alecky Blythe)
Buy on Amazon2007
23
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found (By: Fin Kennedy)
Buy on Amazon2007
24
Iron (By: Rona Munro)
Buy on Amazon2008
25
Never So Good (By: Howard Brenton)
Buy on Amazon2008
26
Happy Now? (By: Lucinda Coxon)
Buy on Amazon2008
27
Cherry Blossom (By: Catherine Grosvenor)
Buy on Amazon2009
28
Tuesdays at Tesco's (By: Emmanuel Darley,Matthew Hurt,Sarah Vermande)
Buy on Amazon2009
29
When the Rain Stops Falling (By: Andrew Bovell)
Buy on Amazon2009
30
BUNNY (By: Jack Thorne)
Buy on Amazon2010
31
So You Want To Go To Drama School? (By: Helen Freeman)
Buy on Amazon2011
32
The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays (By: Fin Kennedy)
Buy on Amazon2011
33
Sex with a Stranger (By: Stefan Golaszewski)
Buy on Amazon2012
34
Love & Information (By: Caryl Churchill)
Buy on Amazon2012
35
The Haunting (By: Charles Dickens)
Buy on Amazon2012
36
The Acting Book (By: John Abbott)
Buy on Amazon2012
37
Goodbye to All That (By: Luke Norris)
Buy on Amazon2012
38
Herding Cats (By: Lucinda Coxon)
Buy on Amazon2012
39
The River (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2012
40
The Last of the Haussmans (By: Stephen Beresford)
Buy on Amazon2012
41
NSFW (By: Lucy Kirkwood)
Buy on Amazon2012
42
East is East (By: Ayub Khan Din)
Buy on Amazon2012
43
Mary Shelley (By: Helen Edmundson)
Buy on Amazon2012
44
Once: The Musical (By: Enda Walsh)
Buy on Amazon2013
45
The Browning Version (By: Terence Rattigan)
Buy on Amazon2013
46
random (By: debbie tucker green)
Buy on Amazon2013
47
Jez Butterworth Plays: One (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2013
48
Mogadishu (By: Vivienne Franzmann)
Buy on Amazon2013
49
The Weir (By: Conor McPherson)
Buy on Amazon2013
50
#Aiww: The Arrest of AI Weiwei (By: Weiwei Ai)
Buy on Amazon2013
51
Chimerica (By: Lucy Kirkwood)
Buy on Amazon2013
52
Ciphers (By: Dawn King)
Buy on Amazon2013
53
Godchild (By: Deborah Bruce)
Buy on Amazon2013
54
Let the Right One In (With: Jack Thorne)
Buy on Amazon2013
55
The Deep Blue Sea (By: Dan Rebellato,Terence Rattigan)
Buy on Amazon2014
56
Parlour Song (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2014
57
The Night Heron (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2014
58
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin (By: Enda Walsh)
Buy on Amazon2014
59
The Improvisation Book: How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessions (By: John S.C. Abbott)
Buy on Amazon2014
60
A Hard Rain (By: Jon Bradfield)
Buy on Amazon2014
61
Love in Idleness / Less Than Kind (By: Terence Rattigan)
Buy on Amazon2014
62
Cressida (By: Nicholas Wright)
Buy on Amazon2014
63
Blood and Ice (By: Liz Lochhead)
Buy on Amazon2014
64
All the Way HomeBook 0) (By: Ayub Khan Din)
Buy on Amazon2014
65
Notes on Falling LeavesBook 0) (By: Ayub Khan-Din)
Buy on Amazon2014
66
Coram Boy (By: Jamila Gavin)
Buy on Amazon2014
67
The Clearing (By: Helen Edmundson)
Buy on Amazon2015
68
The Lioness (By: Rebecca Lenkiewicz)
Buy on Amazon2015
69
Clybourne Park (By: Bruce Norris)
Buy on Amazon2015
70
Joanne (By: Deborah Bruce)
Buy on Amazon2015
71
Elephants (By: Rose Heiney)
Buy on Amazon2016
72
Kiss Me Quickstep (By: Amanda Whittington)
Buy on Amazon2016
73
Russian Dolls (By: Kate Lock)
Buy on Amazon2016
74
This is Living (By: Liam Borrett)
Buy on Amazon2016
75
F*ck the Polar Bears (By: Tanya Ronder)
Buy on Amazon2016
76
Mr Incredible (By: Camilla Whitehill)
Buy on Amazon2016
77
Plasticine (By: Sasha Dugdale,Vassily Sigarev)
Buy on Amazon2016
78
What Shadows (By: Chris Hannan)
Buy on Amazon2016
79
Nice Fish (By: Louis Jenkins,Mark Rylance)
Buy on Amazon2016
80
Us/Them (By: Carly Wijs)
Buy on Amazon2017
81
Run (By: Stephen Laughton)
Buy on Amazon2017
82
Consent (By: Nina Raine)
Buy on Amazon2017
83
Mighty Atoms (By: Amanda Whittington)
Buy on Amazon2017
84
Sugar Baby (By: Alan Harris)
Buy on Amazon2017
85
Saying Yes (By: Griselda Gambaro,Sebastian Doggart)
Buy on Amazon2017
86
Comment is Free (By: James Fritz)
Buy on Amazon2017
87
Goats (By: Liwaa Yazji,Katharine Halls)
Buy on Amazon2017
88
Jekyll & Hyde (By: Robert Louis Stevenson,Evan Placey)
Buy on Amazon2017
89
Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer (By: Michel Tremblay,Martin Bowman,Bill Findlay)
Buy on Amazon2017
90
The Strongbox (By: Stephanie Jacob)
Buy on Amazon2018
91
Woman Caught Unaware (By: Annie Fox)
Buy on Amazon2018
92
Glitter Punch (By: Lucy Burke)
Buy on Amazon2018
93
Again (By: Stephanie Jacob)
Buy on Amazon2018
94
Battlefield (By: Peter Brook)
Buy on Amazon2018
95
Nine Night (By: Natasha Gordon)
Buy on Amazon2018
96
The Road to Huntsville (By: Stephanie Ridings)
Buy on Amazon2018
97
Blackthorn (By: Charley Miles)
Buy on Amazon2018
98
The Prisoner (By: Peter Brook,Marie-Hélène Estienne)
Buy on Amazon2018
99
The Clink (By: Stephen Jeffreys)
Buy on Amazon2018
100
Fast Labour (By: Steve Waters)
Buy on Amazon2019
101
Downstate (By: Bruce Norris)
Buy on Amazon2019
102
Beached (By: Melissa Bubnic)
Buy on Amazon2019
103
Night Time (By: Selma Dimitrijevic)
Buy on Amazon2019
104
Jez Butterworth Plays: Two (By: Jez Butterworth)
Buy on Amazon2020
105
Family: Three Plays (By: Iain Crichton Smith,Linda McLean,Riccardo Galgani)
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the NHB Modern Plays series is publication order: 1. Great Expectations (By: Charles Dickens) (1861), 2. Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off (By: Liz Lochhead) (1987), 3. Mrs Klein (By: Nicholas Wright) (1988), 4. Honour (By: Joanna Murray-Smith) (1995), 5. Hotel (By: Caryl Churchill) (1997), and 100 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The NHB Modern Plays series by John Ajvide Lindqvist contains 105 books. The series began in 1861 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The NHB Modern Plays series is written by John Ajvide Lindqvist. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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