Forty fantastic female speeches for teenagers, all written since the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today.

Forty fantastic male speeches for teenagers, all written since the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today.

An exciting and invaluable collection of audition speeches, all chosen from plays produced by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, spanning more than sixty years as one of the world’s leading companies for young performers.

A bold and exciting new approach to Bertolt Brecht, making his theories and ideas about theatre accessible to a new generation of actors, directors, students and theatre-makers, and showing how they can be put into practice.

Essential warm-up exercises for anyone who wants to use their voice more effectively.

A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

The indispensible guide for anyone studying, teaching or performing Jessica Swale's hit play, Blue Stockings.

A practical guide to creating successful immersive theatre productions, by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner.

From the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book offers dozens of games to serve as a rich source of ideas and inspiration for all actors – and those teaching or directing them.

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two female actors. In the Good Audition Guides series.

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book in the bestselling Drama Games series offering dozens of ideas and exercises to energise and inspire a bold, creative rehearsal process for any play, of any period or genre.

From the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book – packed with over 200 individual games – is perfect for teachers, playgroup leaders and drama facilitators who want to inspire and entertain children, aged 3 and up, with vibrant and engaging drama experiences.

An inspiring, practical guide to working with young people on their voices, by a highly experienced teacher, actor and director.

A step-by-step guide to 'actioning', one of the most widely used rehearsal techniques for actors. An indispensable companion to a vital component in every actor's toolkit.

A comprehensive guide to every aspect of producing a show, from raising the money to creating a hit. Revised and updated.

Packed full of tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers and workshop leaders.

The definitive guide to designing for theatre – by an award-winning designer with over 160 productions to his name.

Dymphna Callery, author of Through the Body: A practical guide to physical theatre, shows how exercises and rehearsal techniques associated with physical and devised theatre can be applied to scripted plays.

A revised and updated edition of Bella Merlin's essential guide to Stanislavsky's terms and ideas.

A practical, hands-on guide - for actors, directors, teachers and students - to Brecht's theory and practice of theatre, with a full set of exercises to help put theory into practice.

Fifty fantastic speeches for men, all written since the year 2000, by some of our most exciting dramatic voices. Each speech is prefaced with a thorough introduction including the vital information you need to perform the scene to its maximum effect. The result is the most comprehensive and useful contemporary monologue book now available.

The author's guide to Kindertransport, an invaluable and uniquely authoritative resource for anyone studying, teaching or performing the play.

An inspiring guide to a hundred plays that put female performers centre stage, dispelling the myth that 'There just aren't any good plays for women'. With a foreword by Kate Mosse.

An inspiring, practical handbook for anyone working with young people to make devised theatre.

An engaging, upbeat guide for any student thinking of applying to drama school.

An essential guide for young people who want to work in the theatre - but aren't sure exactly what they want to do, or how to get to do it. By the Education and Training Editor of The Stage.

An impassioned and invaluable guide for actors and students of musical theatre.

Forty monologues for young men drawn from across the whole of Shakespeare's canon, complete with summaries, ideas for consideration and a glossary. Part of the Nick Hern Books Good Audition Guides series.

Forty monologues for young women, drawn from across the whole of Shakespeare's canon, complete with summaries, ideas for consideration and a glossary. Part of the Nick Hern Books Good Audition Guides series.

An insider's guide to achieving that dream career – by one of the brightest stars in musical theatre.