'Rich, intimate, and artful' ★★★★★ Reviews Hub 'Totally captivating' ★★★★ The Times Ohio by NHB authors The Bengsons is now on at the Young Vic, London. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/ohio

Join us in celebrating brilliant Black playwrights this #BlackHistoryMonth. Get 30% off of dozens of top plays by many of today's most exciting theatre-makers in our hand-picked selection. Use code BHM30 until the end of October: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/celebrating-...

'Ingenious' ★★★★ The Times 'Authentic and incredibly moving' ★★★★ Guardian Lost Atoms by NHB author Anna Jordan is now touring the UK, produced by Frantic Assembly. Get your playscript copy at venues on tour or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/lost-atoms

'Riotously funny... writing of the highest quality' ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage 'Incredibly clever' ★★★★★ Theatre & Tonic Emma by NHB author Ava Pickett is now on @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/emma

'The coolest show in the West End' ★★★★★ City AM Clarkston by NHB author Samuel D. Hunter is now on at Trafalgar Theatre in London's West End starring Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/clarkston

September may have come and gone, but the four brilliant plays we’ve published this month are here to stay! Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

BOOK REVIEW: A Year of Creative Thinking - 366 Daily Inspirations for Writers & Artists (Jessica Swale) @nickhernbooks.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A perfect treat for any creative person in your life" #AYearOfCreativeThinking ✨ pleasemindtheblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a...

Our current OBSESSION: this stunning bronze foil cover! A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale will supercharge your imagination and boost your creativity with daily creative exercises. Pre-order your signed copy now exclusively via our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/a-year-of-cr...

'Emotionally resonant... a triumph' ★★★★ All That Dazzles 'Timely' ★★★★ Reviews Hub The Party Girls by NHB author Amy Rosenthal is now touring, after premiering @marlowetheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at venues on tour or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-party-gi...

'Incredibly powerful' ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage 'Witty and timely' ★★★★ Guardian The Last Stand of Mrs. Mary Whitehouse by NHB author Caroline Bird is now on @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-last-sta...

'Seductively clever... enormous fun' ★★★★ Evening Standard Born With Teeth by NHB author @lizduffyadams.bsky.social is now on at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/born-with-te...

'Thought-provoking... unmissable' ★★★★★ Radio Times 'Brilliantly tense and emotive' ★★★★ Independent Inter Alia by NHB author Suzie Miller is on the National Theatre, London. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/inter-alia

'Masterful' ★★★★★ Reviews Hub 'Fiercely timely' ★★★★ Telegraph Juniper Blood by NHB author Mike Bartlett is on @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/juniper-blood

We're excited to announce we'll be publishing Clarkston by Samuel D. Hunter alongside its West End run starring Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville. A modern frontier story about acceptance, love and the hope of new discoveries. Pre-order now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/clarkston

'Beguiling' ★★★★ Evening Standard 'Gripping, intense... completely engrossing' ★★★★ Reviews Hub The Gathered Leaves by NHB author Andrew Keatley is on @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-gathered...

'Deliciously sharp... outrageously fun' ★★★★★ Theatre & Tonic 'Full of charm and crackle' ★★★★ Guardian Fat Ham by NHB author James Ijames is on at the Swan Theatre with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/fat-ham

'Highly entertaining' Irish Independent 'Fun and refreshingly anarchic' Irish Times The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4 by NHB author @caitrionadaly.bsky.social is on @abbeytheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-lunch-pu...

As August draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at the seven fantastic plays we’ve published this month. 📚 🎭 Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

'Vivid and thought-provoking' ★★★★ Scotsman 'Super-smart and devastating' ★★★★ The Stage Red Like Fruit by NHB author Hannah Moscovitch is on @traversetheatre.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/red-like-fruit

'Gripping and subtle' ★★★★ Guardian 'Vivid… a powerful portrait' ★★★★ The Scotsman Ordinary Decent Criminal by NHB author Ed Edwards is playing @edfringe.bsky.social before touring. Get your copy during the run or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/ordinary-dec...

'A tremendous debut from a writer of huge promise' ★★★★ Guardian 'Deliciously vicious satire that pulls no punches' ★★★★ The Stage The Estate by NHB author Shaan Sahota is on ‪@nationaltheatre.org.uk‬. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-estate

'Incredibly pertinent' ★★★★ The Stage 'Powerful and uncompromising' ★★★★ Broadway World Four Play by NHB author Jake Brunger is on at King's Head Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/four-play

'Exciting and heartfelt' ★★★★ Broadway World 'Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant' ★★★★ All That Dazzles Dear Young Monster by NHB author Pete MacHale is on @sohotheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/dear-young-m...

We're excited to announce we'll be publishing Born With Teeth by ‪@lizduffyadams.bsky.social‬ alongside its West End run starring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. Pre-order now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/born-with-te...

'Both timely and timeless' ★★★★ WhatsOnStage 'Superbly subversive satire' ★★★★ The Stage Poor Clare by NHB author Chiara Atik is on ‪@orangetreetheatre.bsky.social‬. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/poor-clare

Here they are: our Edinburgh 2025 collection! Featuring some of the very best theatre on at the @edfringe.bsky.social this year – a mix of astonishing new premieres and returning Fringe First Award-winning favourites.

July may have come and gone but the fantastic plays we published last month are here to stay! 📚 🎭 Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

Out now – Bruntwood at 20. We're proud to have been the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting's publishing partner since its inception. We're delighted to publish this anthology which reflects its inestimable impact across the last two decades. Get your copy now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/bruntwood-at...

'An extraordinary, electrifying odyssey' ★★★★★ Guardian Winner of Best Play at the Tony Awards 2025, Stereophonic by NHB author ‪@dadjmi.bsky.social‬ with songs by Will Butler is on in London's West End. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/stereophonic

'Incendiary' ★★★★★ Broadway World 'An extraordinary tour de force' ★★★★ WhatsOnStage Mrs. Warren's Profession is on at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/mrs-warrens-...

'This is the play to see' ★★★★★ Telegraph 'Enthralling' ★★★★★ The Times Giant by NHB author Mark Rosenblatt is on at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/giant

Out 25 Sep – A Year of Creative Thinking: 366 Daily Inspirations for Writers and Artists by Jessica Swale. Spark new ideas, hone your craft and unleash your creativity with 366 fun and rewarding activities to fire up your imagination. Pre-order at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/a-year-of-cr...

Nick Hern, the founder of the specialist theatre publisher‪ @nickhernbooks.bsky.social‬, will be stepping back from his day-to-day involvement in the business 👇 #BookSky

After more than 35 years since he founded Nick Hern Books, Nick Hern is stepping back from day-to-day involvement. A new leadership team, led by Publisher and CEO Matt Applewhite, has been appointed to continue Nick's remarkable legacy. Read quotes from Nick and Matt below. 👇

'Brave, bruising — and infinitely rewarding' ★★★★★ Attitude 'Life-embracing' ★★★★ The Times This Bitter Earth by NHB author Harrison David Rivers is now on @sohotheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/this-bitter-...

We're proud to publish the @royalcourt.bsky.social Young Playwrights Award Winners 2025. The six winning plays have been published in a volume available as a free-to-download digital PDF, alongside the award's inaugural festival this week. Read now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/royal-court-...

'Genuinely heart warming, and utterly winning with it' ★★★★ Guardian 'Truly charming' ★★★★ WhatsOnStage The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs by NHB author Iman Qureshi is on at Kiln Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/ministry-of-...

'Lovely... a play cloaked in fantasy, space travel and a future world torn apart by pandemics and other end-of-days scenarios' The Stage DELAY by NHB author Timothy X Atack is playing at Bristol Old Vic. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/delay

As June draws to a close, here's to the seven brilliant plays we've published this month! Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

'An emotionally resonant debut that blooms into life... subtle and richly textured' ★★★★ Independent Miss Myrtle's Garden by NHB author Danny James King is now on @bushtheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/miss-myrtles...

'An appealingly murky mixture of sex, power and professional status' ★★★★ The iPaper My Master Builder by NHB author Lila Raicek is now on at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/my-master-bu...

To mark #PrideMonth celebrations, we're giving you a special chance to add to your collection of bookshelf favourites. Get 40% off on this hand-picked selection of just some of the fantastic LGBTQ+ writing by NHB authors, using code NHBPRIDE. 🌈 www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/nhbpride

'A rumbunctious new telling of Tolstoy’s story... epic and absorbing' ★★★★ The Times Anna Karenina adapted for stage by NHB author Phillip Breen is now on at Chichester Festival Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/anna-karenin...

'Utter brilliance... magnificent, comic, and poignant' ★★★★★ Indiependent The Walrus Has a Right to Adventure by NHB author Billie Collins premiered @liveveryplay.bsky.social‬. Get your playscript copy: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-walrus-h...

'The finest play of the year... a rich and subtle play that will surely endure for decades' ★★★★★ The iPaper The Brightening Air by NHB author Conor McPherson is on @oldvictheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-brighten...

'Uniquely Sondheim: witty, wry and suddenly wise' ★★★★ Financial Times Here We Are, the last work by NHB author Stephen Sondheim with a book by David Ives is on @nationaltheatre.org.uk. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/here-we-are

'An entertaining and thoughtful work that more than earns its place on the main stage' ★★★★ WhatsOnStage The Beautiful Future is Coming by NHB author Flora Wilson Brown is on at Bristol Old Vic. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-beautifu...

'What a joy it is to be at the birth of a really good play... a cracking debut' ★★★★ Financial Times 1536 by NHB author Ava Pickett is on at the Almeida Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/1536

To celebrate the West End opening of Stereophonic – the most Tony-nominated play of all time – join David Adjmi in conversation with fellow playwright Simon Stephens this Monday @foylesforbooks.bsky.social. Tickets from £8, get yours here: www.foyles.co.uk/events/david...

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Join us this #PrideMonth as we celebrate the many pieces of LGBTQ+ writing and authors we are proud to publish all year round. www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/lgbtq