Nick Hern Books

Out now – Managing Your Money: The Essential Guide for Actors and Creative Freelancers by Jon Harris. A practical and accessible guide to managing your finances and completing your tax return – so you can focus on your creative work. Get your copy now: nickhernbooks.co.uk/managing-your-…

We can't wait to publish the official tie-in edition of Robert Icke's revival of Romeo & Juliet. Now playing @HPinterTheatre produced by @estreetprods and starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts. Pre-order now: nickhernbooks.co.uk/romeo-and-juli…

Production 📸 by Ali Wright.

'Beautifully crafted' ★★★★★ Everything Theatre 'Emmitt-Stern is a truly gifted writer' ★★★★★ All That Dazzles Slippery by NHB author Louis Emmitt-Stern is now on @OmnibusTheatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/slippery

Production 📸 by Ali Wright.

Production 📸 by Giulia Ferrando.

'Truly remarkable' ★★★★ All That Dazzles 'Full of wit and wonder' ★★★★ Everything Theatre Aether by NHB author Emma Howlett is now on @JSTheatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/aether

Happy publication day to This Book is Short: A Toolkit for Creative ADHDers by Tom Ryalls! Full of tips and strategies to harness your creativity and be more productive, whatever your field. Get your copy: nickhernbooks.co.uk/this-book-is-s…

@NationalTheatre Production 📸 by Johan Persson.

'Glorious... a bona fide hit' ★★★★★ The Times 'Stunning... sumptuous' ★★★★ The Standard Summerfolk adapted by NHB authors Nina Raine and Moses Raine is now on @NationalTheatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/summerfolk-rai…

First up! We are delighted to partner with @painesplough, Tamasha and @YardTheatre on the first NHB New Play Commissions. Our first three writers are Samuel Bailey, Shaan Sahota and Rhianna Ilube.

Introducing Playground – a new programme of opportunities and support for playwrights from the UK's leading specialist theatre publisher. Through commissions, mentoring and more, we're stepping up to play our part in protecting the future of theatre. nickhernbooks.co.uk/playground

.@NickHernBooks has launched a programme of financial support for playwrights, warning that the theatrical ecosystem is "increasingly precarious and under threat". Read more 👉 thestage.co.uk/news/nick-hern…

Here's to our first mini milestone of the year! Meet the first ten plays we've published in 2026. 📚🎭 Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

Production 📸 by Tristram Kenton.

'Emotionally devastating' ★★★★ Guardian 'Brilliantly taut' ★★★★ The Stage Ukraine Unbroken, a collection of five plays by NHB authors is now on @arcolatheatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/ukraine-unbrok…

Production 📸 by Pamela Raith.

'Superb and uncompromising' ★★★★ The Times 'Deeply moving and gutsy' ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage The Manningtree Witches adapted by NHB author Ava Pickett is now on at Mercury Theatre, Colchester. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/manningtree-wi…

Congratulations to the twelve NHB-published plays nominated at this year's @OlivierAwards!🤩 With 35 nominations overall, we are very proud to publish these fantastic plays. See the full round-up of nominations for NHB plays here: nickhernbooks.co.uk/into-the-woods…

Your annual reminder: playscripts are books, too. Happy #WorldBookDay2026!

Production 📸 by Johan Persson.

'Quietly scorching' ★★★★ London Theatre 'Brilliant... painful and gripping' ★★★★★ Theatre Cat Bird Grove by NHB author Alexi Kaye Campbell is now on @Hamps_Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/bird-grove