On Stage Now
The following titles published by Nick Hern Books are on stage in the UK or Ireland this month.
Showing 1-12 of 26 items.

2:22 – A Ghost Story

A spine-chilling, funny and scary play from the award-winning writer and broadcaster behind the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.

Bangers

A gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.

Bindweed

A shattering and darkly funny play about responsibility and rehabilitation, which looks at what can be done to tackle abuse at its root. Winner of the Judges' Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022.

The Bounds

A darkly comedic tale of national divides, folk horror and the end of the world as we know it. Premiered at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the Royal Court Theatre, London.

A Child of Science

A play about one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of our time: the procedure that led to the first 'test-tube baby' and the creation of IVF.

Dracula: The Bloody Truth

A comic retelling of the story of Dracula, from John Nicholson and Exeter-based theatre company Le Navet Bete.

King Arthur

A hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends from physical theatre masters Le Navet Bete.

  • Paperback£10.99 £8.79
  • Ebook£10.99 £8.79
    Available soon

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

My Father's Fable

A gripping story of grief, belonging, and a family on the edge from Alfred Fagon Award-winner Faith Omole. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

My Mother's Funeral: The Show

A play exploring the inequalities we face around death, and the cost of turning your loved ones into art. Premiered by Paines Plough in 2024.

  • Paperback£10.99 £8.79
  • Ebook£10.99 £8.79
    Available soon

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

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The West End edition of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.