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Nick Hern Books

Playwrights Canada Press

These titles from the leading Canadian performing rights publisher are distributed outside of North America by Nick Hern Books.

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Perfect Pie

Perfect Pie

By Judith Thompson

A potent drama set over the course of a single afternoon. A reunion between two long-estranged women brings to light a buried memory and two teenagers' wild secret.

The Drawer Boy

The Drawer Boy

By Michael Healey

A multi-award winning, bitter-sweet tale of the power of storytelling, friendship, and the very thin line between truth and fiction.

The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

The Adventures of a Young Black Girl in Search of God

By Djanet Sears

Rainey Baldwin-Jackson, a country doctor, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her daughter, the disintegration of her marriage, and an eccentric elderly father on an astonishing crusade.

  • Paperback£18.99
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Two for the Show

Two for the Show

Scenes for student actors

Edited by Brian Kennedy

A fascinating collection of short scenes for two actors. Drawn from the work of Canada's premiere playwrights, the thirty-nine different scenes have been chosen by an experienced drama teacher, with easy directions and theatre terms explained.

The Monument

The Monument

By Colleen Wagner

A powerful play exploring the ambiguities of morality and justice in a time of war when a young soldier is convicted of war crimes.

  • Paperback£16.99
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Quiet in the Land

Quiet in the Land

By Anne Chislett

Set in and around an Amish Community in the Autumn of 1917.

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Possible Worlds

Possible Worlds

By John Mighton

Two lovers experience a baffling series of relationships together, each one just slightly and tantalizingly different.

  • Paperback£15.99
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You're Making A Scene: Scenes from Canadian Plays

You're Making A Scene: Scenes from Canadian Plays

Edited by Tony Hamill and Marion Gilsenan

Fifty compelling scenes from Canadian plays; two-handers and three-person scenes; comedic and dramatic; from the largest mainstage hits to the smallest fringe shows.

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