Last chance! Enjoy 30% off books in our Back to School sale and start the new academic year right🎓 Ends midnight this Sunday October 5th. Shop Methuen Drama https://bit.ly/4mRMhcs

Peek into Sondheim's puzzler's mind with this new book, praised by Melissa Errico and Seth Rudetsky. 📚💙 https://geni.us/FxfrMB 💡 #Broadway #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social#Broadway

“Reliably excellent.” – The Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory Interested in contributing to the Methuen Drama Engage series, edited by Mark Taylor-Batty @cupofassam.bsky.social & Enoch Brater? We’re welcoming proposals now. Details here: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG

"Deeply grounded in scholarship yet accessible to a broad readership." Kate Craddock & Helen Freshwater's 'Theatre and its Audiences' reviewed in Critical Stages/Scènes critiques 👇 https://www.critical-stages.org/31/theatre-and-its-audiences-reimagining-the-relationship-in-times-of-crisis/

Have you shopped our Back to Uni sale? You have until this Sunday 5th October to enjoy 30% off on books to start the new academic year right 🎓 Shop Methuen Drama https://bit.ly/4mRMhcs

Alistair McDowall Plays 2 is out now! This second collection features 5 plays on the theme of violence, purpose, perception, and reality, with an introduction by Vicky Featherstone. Shop now: https://bit.ly/4pgzXV4

New research: Taiwo Afolabi's 'Applied Theatre: Participation' explores and critiques the concept of participation both theoretically and practically, through case studies drawn from places including Kenya, Brazil & Canada. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4mN0vv6

Winner of the AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) Book Prize 2024 and now available in paperback: 'The Art Gallery on Stage: New Vistas on Contemporary British Playwriting' by Mariacristina Cavecchi . Shop now: https://bit.ly/4mrIUcg

Start the new academic year with new books 🎓 Stock up on all the books you need for classes at 30% off in our sale until 5th October. Shop Methuen Drama https://bit.ly/4mRMhcs

Applications for The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social are now open. If you're an early career researcher, based in the UK, looking to get published, apply before 1st October 👉 https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp

Marking the 50th anniversary of leading theatre company @druidtheatre.bsky.social 'Druid Theatre 1975-2025' collects six of its most impactful plays, together in one volume for the first time. Out now: https://bit.ly/3VfRvD9

OUT NOW Addie Tsai’s 'Straight White Men Can’t Dance' interrogates popular American media portrayals of white male movement, analysing how such representations reflect gender and race ideologies. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3HKDGJB

Thrilled to see Methuen Drama playwright Ntombizodwa Nyoni nominated in the Best Playwright category of the Black British Theatre Awards 2025👏 Congrats to fellow nominees Anne Odeke & Coral Wylie too! blackbritishtheatreawards.com

Volume 2 of the bestselling 'The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays' is out now! Edited by Leanna Keyes, Lindsey Mantoan & Angela Farr Schiller, it features 8 new plays curated via an open submission policy. Shop now: https://bit.ly/4gq58t7

David Armstrong sat down with New Day Northwest to talk about his book “Broadway Nation” which chronicles how Broadway musicals were created. Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/4naSYXM 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social#TheatreSky

Playbill chats to Robert W. Schneider, author of 'Queer Musicals: Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill' (published yesterday!) Read now: https://playbill.com/article/queer-musicals-from-boy-meets-boy-to-jagged-little-pill-traces-lgbtqia-representation-in-theatre

Out now: Gary Owen's 'Iphigenia in Splott' in a new Student Edition with commentary by Lucy Jackson which considers the play's roots in Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, the presentation of class and impact of austerity, and the language, structure and themes of the play. https://bit.ly/465mS9F

Laura Wade’s incisive study of the idealization of gender norms remains as topical as ever as it asks: how happily married are the happily married? bit.ly/3IJdGOT 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social

So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals, Jukebox Musicals & Queer Musicals🎭 Introducing Essential Musicals, our brand-new series kicking off with 3 volumes. Start exploring today: https://bit.ly/3VTFaEL

Sex, cake and the quest to be the 'perfect' housewife. Laura Wade's 'Home, I'm Darling', winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, is the latest addition to our Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Tamara Harvey. https://bit.ly/3IJdGOT

Happy publication day to 'The Methuen Drama Book of Contemporary Uruguayan Plays', edited by @wjg22.bsky.social & Sophie Stevens! Featuring the work of 6 playwrights published in English for the first time. Find out more: bit.ly/4lF6S2y

It's publication day of our new book! Druid Theatre 1975-2025 50 Years of New Irish Plays Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.

Have you made the most of our Back to Uni sale? All the books you need to start the new academic year at 30% off until 5th October🎓 Shop Methuen Drama https://bit.ly/4mRMhcs

Are you an early career researcher, based in the UK, looking to get published? The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social, may be for you. Applications now open until 1st October 👉 https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp

Nima Taleghani on his National Theatre debut Bacchae: ‘I hadn’t even googled how to write a play’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s...

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with six new plays from Latin America's most exciting and incisive playwrights. 📚💙 Learn more: https://bit.ly/41JhMgP @methuendrama.bsky.social #TheatreSky #Nonfiction

It's that time of year 🎓 🍂 Stock up on all the books you need for class at 30% off in our sale until 5th October. Shop Methuen Drama https://bit.ly/4mRMhcs

Out now from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 'Harold Pinter, Fascism, and Outrage' by Dennis Eugene Russell frames Pinter’s political plays as moral outrage against authoritarian forces of oppression, rather than revolutionary works designed to mobilize the masses, https://t.co/e3ZLLSL7KI

Kick off the new academic year with a browse through our most recent and forthcoming books 📚 July-September 2025 catalogue: https://bit.ly/3GyAY96

🔥Beckett like you’ve never seen him before Join us at The Irish Cultural Centre on Fri 12 Sep at 8pm for the UK launch of Not Beckett: The Plays. 5 brilliant Irish writers bring Samuel Beckett’s ideas to life in live readings + discussion. 7.30pm irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

*Event alert* 'Not Beckett, The Plays' launches this Friday with live readings + discussion. 📆Fri 12 Sept 2025 🕢7.30pm 🎟️£10 📍The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Book your place today: https://t.co/TZpyn4fuEB

The National Theatre Collection 4 is live! 6 world-class performances range from The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa to bold contemporary plays including Nye with Michael Sheen and Blues for an Alabama Sky with Samira Wiley. Explore now: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

“Broadway Nation” author David Armstrong sits down with @uwnews.uw.edu to explore the cultural impact of Broadway musicals. Read the full Q&A: bit.ly/4oMmxQu #BookSky #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social

In “Sunset Baby,” Dominique Morisseau tells the story of a woman’s journey to liberation, weaving together historical struggles with contemporary experiences. bit.ly/4mo2c2g #BookSky #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social

Gary Owen’s unforgettable ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ is released as a Student Edition this month from @methuendrama.bsky.social, with a fascinating intro by @lucycmmjackson.bsky.social. It’s extra special to have this play - a blistering aria against austerity on a mythic scale - as part of the series.

Are you in Edinburgh for the Festival Fringe? Enter our competition for the chance to win all 8 of our 2025 plays! Ends 31st August: bit.ly/3IR4wQE Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl

Congrats to Sarah Bond whose play 'Seagulls and Sad Sad Stories' has been nominated for Best Writer @thestage.co.uk #DebutAwards 👏 Discover the play: bit.ly/45On8IV Explore all the talented nominees for 2025: bit.ly/4mrPgIX

Jen Silverman channels the Brontë sisters in this play that is equal parts brutal, lusty and deranged. bit.ly/45Jl0C3 #BookSky #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social

In case you missed it - the National Theatre Collection 4 launches exclusively on Drama Online next month! The collection includes 6 world-class performances, from The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa to Nye with Michael Sheen. Find out more: bit.ly/41ODlfN

Such a joy to write for Exeunt again

"Both books are pitched at the general reader while understanding the complexities and requirements of the creative arts." Beginner’s Guides to Acting Methods and Directing Theatre reviewed at Lou Reviews Blog: loureviews.blog/2025/08/16/b...

Congratulations to Dan Colley whose play 'Lost Lear' @traversetheatre.bsky.social ‪has won @scotsman.com Fringe First Award!👏 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lost-lear...

What an amazing show that was! Lost Lear at @traversetheatre.bsky.social was a superb piece of theatre approaching the complex subjects of dementia, memories and family relationships. Brilliantly performed and staged, especially the lighting and set. #EdFringe #TravFest25 #TheatreSky

"A fourth? Start, eyes!" The next generation of Shakespeare's plays, poems & sonnets is coming. Get your first look at The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series 👇

Today is the launch a new writing competition from Leodis Talent, THE LEODIS PRIZE, in association Methuen Drama - and us! Find out more: leodistalent.com/prize/

A bold new initiative has been unveiled at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: The Leodis Prize, a major opportunity designed to spotlight previously unrecognised voices in theatre

Congratulations to Niall Moorjani whose play 'Kanpur: 1857' @pleasance.co.uk ‪has won @scotsman.com Fringe First Award!👏 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/kanpur-18...

Our Fringe First winners! 💛💛💛 A massive congratulations to: Kanpur: 1857 Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x) Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor Thanks to The Scotsman, we're absolutely thrilled for our acts to have won three out of the five awards for week one.

Your ticket to success! If this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has got you thinking about taking a show there next year, Mark Fisher's 'The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide' is the handbook you need to make your show a success in the Scottish capital. bit.ly/47daLbq