Nick Hern Books is a London-based independent specialist publisher of plays, theatre books, and screenplays. Their list includes work by many of the UK’s preeminent playwrights, as well as some of the most exciting emerging writers. They work with major theatres across the UK and in Ireland to publish new plays alongside their premieres. Nick Hern Books titles are available in Canada through Playwrights Canada Press.
A biting satire on the morals of Victorian society. Lady Windermere discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, ...
Caryl Churchill's spare and resonant version of Strindberg's enigmatic masterpiece.
Written in 1901, a mysterious amalgam of Freud, Alice in Wonderland and Strindberg's own private symbolism, A Dream ...
A fascinating meditation on human cloning, personal identity and the conflicting claims of nature and nurture.
Bernard thought he was an only child. One day he learns the shocking truth: he is just one ...
A collection of plays from the acclaimed author of My Night With Reg, spanning twenty years of work from a playwright who brilliantly captured the comedy of pain.
Included in this volume are:
Coming Clean ...
Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.
Meryl Davenport – A mother who tells the story of her non-stop day in a rapid-fire internal monologue.
Tiggy Entwhistle – ...
A classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance.
Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as Richard III on crutches ...
Peter Harness’ Mongoose: “A darkly charming fairytale. ”—The Times (London). Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas: “About a boozy, rancorous Irish theatre critic who finds himself working for a ...
Russian playwright Vassily Sigarev shot to prominence in 2002 with his debut play, Plasticine, which won him the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright—the first time the award had gone ...
A gripping and explosive drama from the multi-award winning playwright.
Brenda is under siege in her Belfast home. Daughter Jenny's baby is crying upstairs, her mother-in-law is sleeping in the front room ...
