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Save 30% on all our Edinburgh 2017 titles


It's August, which can mean only one thing: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is back! The world's largest arts festival celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2017, and as always NHB is proud to publish some of the very best theatre from this year's programme.

Our selection of ten great Edinburgh 2017 titles brings you hard-hitting dramas such as Cathy by Ali Taylor, sharp comedies like Cosmic Scallies by Jackie Hagan, and some returning Fringe favourites including Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (which started its life back at the 2013 Fringe, before going on to conquer the known world).

So to celebrate our line-up, we're offering you 30% off all of the plays listed below. To claim this discount, simply enter code NHBFRINGE17 at checkout when ordering via this website.

Also included are books by two NHB authors appearing at this month's Edinburgh International Book Festival: Brutus and Other Heroines by Harriet Walter, and Thon Man Molière by Liz Lochhead. Save 30% on these titles, too.

It's that simple: to receive a 30% discount on our twelve Edinburgh 2017 titles, just make your picks from the books listed below and enter code NHBFRINGE17 at checkout. This offer is valid until 31 August 2017. Don't miss out!
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Adam

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

Box Clever

A moving, truthful and darkly comic play about one woman's experience of a women's refuge.

Cosmic Scallies

A witty and touching new play about class, friendship and absence.

How To Be A Kid

A touching and funny story of family, friends and fitting in, How To Be A Kid is ideal for seven- to eleven-year-olds to watch, read and perform.

Sugar Baby

A one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.

Thon Man Molière

The story of the great comedian Molière - his scandalous marriage, his scurrilous plays and the irresistible creation of his infamous and celebrated satire Tartuffe.

Out of Love

A tale of friendship, love and rivalry over thirty years from award-winning playwright Elinor Cook.

Cathy

A candid, poignant and intimate play about the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home.

Fleabag: The Original Play

The outrageously funny play that became the wildly successful and 'utterly riveting' (Guardian) BBC television series.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

A play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

Scorch

A touching and provocative story of first love though the eyes of a gender-curious teen, inspired by recent UK cases of 'gender fraud'.

Brutus and Other Heroines

Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women

Award-winning actress Harriet Walter shares insights gleaned from her vast experience of performing some of Shakespeare's most famous roles - both male and female.