Opened in September and created by theatre cooperative and arts education charity SCRUM Theatre, SCRUM Studios is an exciting new arts centre located in Hammersmith, West London (just twenty minutes' walk from the NHB office!).

The building – formerly an administrative and archive space for the local council, and then let as offices – had laid empty for years, but is now a thriving venue containing three rehearsal studios, a co-working space for writers, a designers' workroom, a photography studio, and more. A 250-seat theatre will also be opening at the venue in 2025.

We're excited to be partnering with SCRUM on a range of initiatives, including a playscript library of NHB texts, and an on-site bookshop offering a range of careers and skills guides across different creative disciplines, as well as a selection of our great contemporary plays.

SCRUM are also offering a series of pay-what-you-can workshops, with multiple NHB authors featured amongst their Winter season. These include:

• Alexander Technique: Taking Your Space, led by Penny O'Connor – Thursday 14 November
• The Physical Voice, led by Mel Churcher – Thursday 21 November
• Selling Your Show by Russell Lucas – Saturday 23 November
• Making Your Solo Show, led by Lisa Carroll & Milly Thomas – Wednesday 27 November, 6pm

Tickets for these workshops are available now, with more to be announced soon. To see everything SCRUM are doing – and how you can get involved – head to their website.