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.

A funny and tender drama that explores how even if you live on the brink, destiny can have a way of surprising you.

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.

A frank and funny new play about friendship, feminism and what it means to be successful.

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

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.