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Top Titles
Below is a selection of our bestselling plays and theatre books.

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Contemporary Monologues for Women

Contemporary Monologues for Women

Edited by Trilby James

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.

The Complete Brecht Toolkit

The Complete Brecht Toolkit

By Stephen Unwin

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.

The Viewpoints Book

The Viewpoints Book

A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition

By Anne Bogart and Tina Landau

An essential introduction to the history, terminology and philosophy of Viewpoints, the fast-growing technique of improvisation used by actors in rehearsal and training.

The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit

The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit

By Bella Merlin

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

King Charles III

King Charles III

By Mike Bartlett

Mike Bartlett's 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.

Drama Menu

Drama Menu

Theatre Games in Three Courses

By Glyn Trefor-Jones

Packed full of tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers and workshop leaders.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

By Sam Steiner

A play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

Escaped Alone

Escaped Alone

By Caryl Churchill

A play about three old friends and a neighbour having tea in the back yard, and contemplating catastrophe.

Actioning - and How to Do It

Actioning - and How to Do It

By Nick Moseley

A step-by-step guide to 'actioning', one of the most widely used rehearsal techniques for actors. An indispensable companion to a vital component in every actor's toolkit.

Fleabag: The Original Play

Fleabag: The Original Play

By Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The outrageously funny play that became the wildly successful and 'utterly riveting' (Guardian) BBC television series.

Brutus and Other Heroines

Brutus and Other Heroines

Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women

By Harriet Walter

Award-winning actress Harriet Walter shares insights gleaned from her vast experience of performing some of Shakespeare's most famous roles - both male and female.

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

By David Bowie and Enda Walsh

The extraordinary musical inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs.

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