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Royal Court Reveals First Nationwide Winners Of The Young Playwrights Award 2026
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2026

The Royal Court Theatre announced six winners of its Young Playwrights Award 2026, the first cohort since the programme expanded nationwide. The winning plays will be performed as rehearsed readings at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and published by Nick Hern Books.

Book Review: THIS BOOK IS SHORT: A Toolkit for Creative ADHDers, by Tom Ryalls
by Christiana Rose - Jun 2, 2026

Tom Ryalls' This Book Is Short: A Toolkit for Creative ADHDers is a refreshingly honest, practical and deeply compassionate guide that understands both the possibilities and the frustrations of living and creating with ADHD. Rather than presenting itself as a definitive solution, the book offers a flexible collection of tools, reflections and strategies that encourage readers to discover what works for them.

2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland shortlists announced
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 7, 2026

The shortlists for the 2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland which have been released today, Thursday May 7

New Perspectives Reveals 14 New Associates for 2026/27 Training Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2026

East Midlands theatre company New Perspectives announced 14 early- and mid-career artists for its New Associates programme, now in its seventh year, supporting artists in a historically underfunded region.

Book Review: STAGE COMBAT: ARMED (RAPIER & DAGGER) by Roger Bartlett, Nick Hern Books
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 14, 2026

“This book is about portraying a safe and dramatically effective staged fight using rapier and dagger,” so begins Roger Bartlett’s latest volume. From the large-scale battles in The Lord of the Rings to the intimate denouement in a production of Hamlet at your local theatre, stage combat is as essential a character as a protagonist can be. A badly choreographed sword fight can shatter even the tightest dramatic illusion. This is the chance to learn the best technique directly from a Master Teacher who’s accredited with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat. 

2:22 – A GHOST STORY Available for UK Amateur Stages Starting August 2026
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2026

Theatre publishers and performing rights agents Nick Hern Books have announced that 2:22 - A Ghost Story by Danny Robins will be available for amateur performance within the UK from 1 August 2026 to 31 December 2027.

Nick Hern Books Launches 'Playground' to Support UK Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2026

Nick Hern Books has launched 'Playground', a new initiative aimed at providing financial and practical support to UK playwrights. This program includes the NHB New Play Commissions, which will fund new works by established playwrights.

Corn Exchange Newbury Youth Theatre to Stage THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2026

See the Corn Exchange Newbury transformed into the Wild Wood as their Infant and Junior Youth Theatre present The Wind in the Willows.  Learn more here!

INTO THE WOODS, EVITA, and More Nominated For 2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Full List
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026

The Critics' Circle has announced the nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards, highlighting outstanding theatrical achievements.

PapaTango Reveals New Format for Innovative Writing Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2026

At a time when cuts to playwriting are impacting ever harder, Papatango is launching a major remodelling of their industry-leading Papatango New Writing Prize to respond to the growing need to foster and support new writing. 

Queer Theatre Reveals Upcoming Queer Play Reading Club guests
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026

Queer Theatre will return this year with its newly announced award-winning guest playwrights for its monthly Queer Play Reading Club, delivered in partnership with Nick Hern Books.

YOU STUPID DARKNESS Comes to 21ten Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026

You Stupid Darkness is coming to 21ten Theatre next month. Performances run February 5th - March 1st 2026. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Netflix's ADOLESCENCE Scripts, by Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, To Be Published
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 14, 2025

Nick Hern Books is set to publish the complete scripts to the multi-award-winning Netflix television series Adolescence, presented alongside exclusive behind-the-scenes material, on 27 November.

Royal Court Theatre Reveals 70th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2025

The announcement details an entire year of programming for 2026, with 12 productions across the venue's two historic stages, alongside new national projects and partnerships to drive investment and ambition for the next decade of new writing in the UK.

Script Club Unveils New Dates And Writers For 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2025

Outside Edge Theatre Company and Nick Hern Books will present the return of Script Club, following a successful first season in 2024-2025. Learn more and see how to join!

Rory Kinnear, Arthur Darvill, and More Will Launch 'More Than One Story' Book With Cardboard Citizens
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2025

Stars of stage and screen will unite to celebrate the publication of a brand new book from the award-winning arts and social justice charity, Cardboard Citizens.

BOOGIE ON THE BONES Comes to Omnibus Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2025

Inspired by real events and brought to the stage by Slavic theatre company WITHINTHEATRE, Boogie on the Bones looks at love, music and the price of freedom in a post Stalinist Russia.

Full Cast Set For World Premiere of THE MEAT KINGS! (INC.) OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2025

Papatango and Park Theatre have announced full casting for the world première of 2024 Papatango New Writing Prize winner Hannah Doran's The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.

David Kwong's THE ENIGMATIST Will Make UK Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2025

David Kwong’s mind-bending show The Enigmatist, the acclaimed magic and puzzles show by a New York Times crossword constructor,​​​​​​​ will make its UK premiere.

2025 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 8, 2025

Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, an international collaboration between Glasgow-based Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre of Yokohama, Japan (in association with Tramway) picked up four awards at the 2025 CATS, which were presented at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre today, Sunday June 8, 2025. The special guest presenter was leading writer, director and panto dame extraordinaire Johnny McKnight.