nick hern books

The Ferryman

Preparations for the annual harvest on a farm in County Armagh in the 1980s are interrupted by a ...

August: Osage County

A hugely-acclaimed black comedy exposing the dark side of the Midwestern American family.

Blue Stockings

A moving, comical and eye-opening story of young women fighting for education and self-determinat...

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jer...

Jez Butterworth Plays: One

Four full-length plays and two previously unpublished shorts from the multi-award-winning author ...

National Youth Theatre Monologues

An invaluable new collection of audition speeches drawn from material produced by world-leading y...

When the Rain Stops Falling

The hit Australian play published alongside Almeida Theatre, directed by Mike Attenborough.

Beauty and the Beast (NHB Modern Plays)

Boys

Four boys face the tricky transition to adulthood in Ella Hickson's riot of a play. Premiered at ...

Ding Dong the Wicked

A short play by one of the UK's leading dramatists. Premiered at the Royal Court in October 2012.

Derek Jacobi on Malvolio (Shakespeare on Stage)

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, re...

So You Want To Be A Theatre Director?

A hands-on, step-by-step guide to directing plays ¿ by one of Britain's leading theatre directors.