Nick Hern Books

The Bone Sparrow (stage version)

By Zana Fraillon Adapted by S. Shakthidharan

A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Raging: Three Plays/Seven Years of Warfare in Ireland

Wild Sky, Embargo & Outrage

By Deirdre Kinahan

A trilogy of landmark plays - Wild Sky, Embargo and Outrage - commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Lava (2022 edition)

By James Fritz

A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Drama Games for Exploring Shakespeare

By Alanna Beeken and Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation

Dozens of games to help bring Shakespeare’s plays to life in the classroom or rehearsal room – making them fun and accessible to actors, students, directors and teachers.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

A Little Life (stage version)

Original author Hanya Yanagihara Adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove and Hanya Yanagihara

A bruising and beautiful story of love, the limits of human endurance, and the tyranny of memory, adapted for the stage from Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling novel.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Prima Facie: Special Edition

By Suzie Miller

A special edition of the international hit play, featuring the definitive version of the award-winning script, together with colour photos and exclusive additional content.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Revered theatre director Mike Alfreds explores the wellspring of the actor's craft. Frank, uncompromising and full of sharply focused insights, this book will show you how to generate truthful performances by trusting your inner creativity and remaining radically open, responsive and present in every moment.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Running the Room

Conversations with Women Theatre Directors

By Rosemary Waugh

Our most brilliant, fearless and creative women directors open the door on their craft, discussing their work in the theatre in intimate and illuminating detail.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

By Matt Hartley

Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Lorca: Three Plays

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Three of Federico García Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume: Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba. Translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford.

Paperback~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket
Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Steve Waters: Shorts

Five Plays

By Steve Waters

Five short plays from acclaimed playwright Steve Waters, all of them deeply personal accounts of his attempts to make sense of twenty-first-century Britain and an ever-changing world.

Ebook~~£12.99~~ £10.39
Add to basket

Papatango Plays

Three Prize-Winning Plays

By Nkenna Akunna, Tajinder Singh Hayer and Tom Powell

Three urgent and compelling plays, joint winners of the 2021 New Writing Prize awarded by acclaimed theatre company Papatango, in partnership with English Touring Theatre.