Dear Evan Hansen wins six Tony Awards
Dear Evan Hansen, the hot new American musical with a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, has won big at this year's Tony Awards, held at New York's Radio City Music Hall last night (11 June 2017).
Nick Hern Books welcomes John O'Donovan as Consultant Editor
John joins NHB from 6 June, after a five-year spell at Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.Lynn Nottage's play Sweat wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Brooklyn-born playwright is the first female writer to win the Prize twiceEscaped Alone wins Best Play at Writers' Guild Awards 2017
Caryl Churchill's Royal Court play takes home the prize, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag named Best TV Situation Comedy
LATEST FROM OUR BLOG
‘There is so much left to discover’: Jason Warren on creating immersive theatre
As a director, Jason Warren has staged immersive theatre productions in a variety of styles and settings – from relocating Shakespeare to a seedy nightclub, to turning school buildings into a quarantine facility for survivors of a widespread plague. Here, he shares his own passion for the form, his hopes for his new book Creating Worlds, … Continue reading ‘There is so much left to discover’: Jason Warren on creating immersive theatre
Wed, 17 May 2017
Actors working in the theatre today face many challenges: how do you keep your voice sounding fresh and vital, day after day? How do you manage to sound natural in performance while still being audible? How do you adapt to working with radio mics? Jeannette Nelson, Head of Voice at the National Theatre, explains how … Continue reading Releasing your authentic voice: top voice coach Jeannette Nelson on working with actors at the National Theatre
Fri, 7 Apr 2017
What makes a good theatre director? How do you learn to be one? What do you do on the first day of rehearsals? Sir Richard Eyre reflects on the director’s elusive craft in his foreword to a new book, Drama Games for Actors by Thomasina Unsworth… Most of us have an indecent curiosity about what … Continue reading ‘The mistake is to pretend you have all the answers’: Richard Eyre on what makes a good theatre director
TWITTER UPDATES
FACEBOOK
