Playwrights Canada Press
These titles from the leading Canadian performing rights publisher are distributed outside of North America by Nick Hern Books.
Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia
Two Plays
Two plays from the leading Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£18.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
The List
The riveting story of a woman haunted by internal regret when she fails to critically prioritise her world
- Paperback£21.99
Paradise Lost
A wickedly smart and funny feminist retelling of John Milton's epic poem about the first battle between good and evil, by a leading Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£22.99
The Ancient Comedians
And What They Have To Say To Contemporary Playwrights
A fascinating exploration of the origins and development of dramatic comedy, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
- Paperback£24.99
The Blunt Playwright
An Introduction to Playwriting
A highly regarded guide to playwriting, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
- Paperback£32.99
Concord Floral
The Decameron meets I Know What You Did Last Summer in a supernatural thriller of suburban teenagers fleeing a mysterious plague, from an award-winning Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£22.99
Mother's Daughter
The stunning third part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.
- Paperback£22.99
The Virgin Trial
The second part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.
- Paperback£22.99
Other Side of the Game
A debut play by a Canadian playwright, giving voices to Black women who organise communities, support their incarcerated loved ones, and do battle with institutions. Winner of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award.
- Paperback£22.99
Unholy
A play about the intersetion of faith and misogyny, asking if you can be a feminist as well as a believer.
- Paperback£22.99
Amaryllis & Little Witch
Two dark fairy tales from Canadian playwright Pascal Brullemans.
- Paperback£24.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays
Three short plays from an award-winning Canadian, centring on the inner lives of women.
- Paperback£24.99
The Breathing Hole
Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear.
- Paperback£24.99
Selfie
A smart and intense play from an award-winning Canadian playwright, about the complexities of relationships and community, and the nature of consent.
- Paperback£22.99
Andy's Gone
A contemporary Canadian retelling of the story of Antigone.
- Paperback£24.99
Refractions: Scenes
A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.
- Paperback£28.99
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£24.99
Birds of a Kind
A sweeping drama about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in which a straitlaced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities.
- Paperback£24.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
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