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

A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

A painfully comic excavation of a family history asks if there is an authorised version of the past - or just the one we can live with.

A startling and darkly comic drama about childhood, family and fantasy. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize 2011.

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.

Peter Nichols's modern classic - a provocative comedy about sex, love and infidelity.

A funny and insightful play about the power of female friendship.

A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.

An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. 

An exploration of Shakespeare's life and work by a leading actor who has spent twenty thousand hours working on the plays.

A collection of five of Anton Chekhov’s best-known short plays, in brand new English translations.

A truthful, personal and insightful exploration of the state of arts funding and carrying on in the face of adversity, by the renowned founder of Out of Joint.

A vivid telling of the chaotic story of the partition that shaped the modern world.

Fifty fantastic speeches for women, all written since the year 2000, by some of our most exciting dramatic voices. In the Nick Hern Books Good Audition Guides series.

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.