Nick Hern Books Launches 'Playground' to Support UK Playwrights
Nick Hern Books has launched 'Playground', a new initiative aimed at providing financial and practical support to UK playwrights.
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Queer Theatre Reveals Upcoming Queer Play Reading Club guests
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.
Netflix's ADOLESCENCE Scripts, by Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, To Be Published
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.
Script Club Unveils New Dates And Writers For 2025-26 Season
Outside Edge Theatre Company and Nick Hern Books will present the return of Script Club, following a successful first season in 2024-2025.
Rory Kinnear, Arthur Darvill, and More Will Launch 'More Than One Story' Book With Cardboard Citizens
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.
Queer Theatre & Nick Hern Books Partner For New Monthly Event Queer Play Reading Club
Queer Theatre, a London-based LGBTQIA+ theatre and production company dedicated to telling queer stories and nurturing queer talent, has announced a new monthly event, Queer Play Reading Club, an opportunity to celebrate the richness and diversity of LGBTQIA+ playwriting.
Stephen Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Be Published Alongside European Premiere
Theatre publisher Nick Hern Books will posthumously publish Here We Are, the final work by legendary American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, on 22 May 2025 alongside the musical's European premiere at the National Theatre, London.
Outside Edge Theatre Company's New Scheme Connects Writers With Professional Playwrights
Outside Edge Theatre Company and Nick Hern Books will present Script Club: a new playreading and events initiative to support the development of writers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz Join Producing Team of SHIFTERS in the West End
Award-winning actor Idris Elba, broadcaster and entrepreneur Maya Jama and Brit Award and Mercury Prize-winning musician and actor Little Simz have been announced as producers for the West End Transfer of Bush Theatre’s production of Shifters.
Winners Announced For the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2023
Writers behind some of the most critically acclaimed works over the last year were honoured at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023 ceremony, including Aamina Ahmad, David Edgar, Vivienne Franzmann, Rebecca Hall, Katie Hims, Adam Kay, Neil McKay, and Ben Power.
Nick Hern Books To Publish AN ACTOR'S ALPHABET By Julie Hesmondhalgh
Leading theatre publishers Nick Hern Books will publish An Actor's Alphabet - an honest, and empowering look at the realities of life as an actor in today's industry, by award-winning TV and theatre star Julie Hesmondhalgh - on 17 November 2022.
'The Empty Space' Released as Audiobook, Read By Adrian Lester
Leading theatre publisher Nick Hern Books (NHB) has announced the release of the first-ever audiobook edition of The Empty Space – the hugely influential classic of theatre writing by Peter Brook read by award-winning actor Adrian Lester.
Theatre Uncut Present First Binaural Awards Ceremony Open To Public
Moving into Theatre Uncut's 10th year, the second Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award will be announced in the first ever binaural award ceremony, streaming on 6th May at 5pm on Theatre Uncut's website and YouTube channel.
Giles Terera to Release a Book About His Time in HAMILTON
Nick Hern Books will release Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal by Giles Terera – a personal inside account of the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash-hit, multi-award-winning Hamilton, written by the actor who won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his perform
Outside Edge Theatre Company Announces The Winner Of The Phil Fox Playwriting Award
Outside Edge Theatre Company (OETC), the UK's only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction, today announces Silas Parry as the winner of the inaugural Phil Fox Playwriting Award, with his magic realist script Lessons For Diving.
Outside Edge Theatre Company Announces Finalists For The Inaugural 2020 Phil Fox Playwriting Award
Outside Edge Theatre Company (OETC), the UK's only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction, is delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting.
Outside Edge Theatre Company Announces Shortlist For The Inaugural 2020 Phil Fox Playwriting Award
Outside Edge Theatre Company (OETC), the UK's only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction, has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting.
Jez Butterworth, Chris Bush & More Join The NHB Playgroup
Theatre publishers Nick Hern Books (NHB) have announced five further writers to join The NHB Playgroup, their ongoing initiative throughout the current theatre shutdown which offers one free play each week to read and discuss, followed by a Q&A with the writer.
Nick Hern Books Launches The NHB Playgroup
Theatre publishers Nick Hern Books have launched The NHB Playgroup, a new initiative offering one free play each week to read and discuss, plus a Q&A with the writer.
Outside Edge Theatre Company Announces Judges And Funding For The Phil Fox Award For Playwriting
Outside Edge Theatre Company, which is the UK's only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction, is pleased to announce that Simon Stephens, Barbara Broccoli OBE, Matt Applewhite and Sonya Hale will join Enda Walsh as judges for the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting.
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