Production 📸 by Harry Elletson.

Top photo: Olivia Forrest and Rowan Robinson in Heart Wall at the Bush Theatre, London. Photo by Harry Elletson. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Heart Wall by Kit Withington.

'Intimate, imaginative and surprising'
★★★★ The Times

'A triumph – warm, witty, and deeply human'
★★★★★ LondonTheatre1

Heart Wall by NHB author Kit Withington is now on at @bushtheatre.bsky.social

Get your playscript copies at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/heart-wall

Production 📸 by Manuel Harlan.

Top photo: Rosamund Pike and Cormac McAlinden in Inter Alia at Wyndham's Theatre, London. Photo by Manuel Harlan. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Inter Alia by Suzie Miller.

'Hard-hitting'
★★★★ Standard

'Devastatingly relevant'
★★★★★ West End Best Friend

Inter Alia by NHB author Suzie Miller is now on at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, starring Rosamund Pike.

Get your playscript copies at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/inter-alia

Olivier Award winner 2026: Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine; Inter Alia by Suzie Miller; and The Boy at the Back of the Class, based on the novel by Onjali Q. Raúf, adapted by Nick Ahad.

Congratulations to these three NHB-published plays for their wins the Olivier Awards last night! 🏆 🏆 🏆

Together, they took home several major prizes including Best Musical Revival, Best Family Show and Best Actress.

Learn more: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/olivier-awar...

Playscript copies of Romeo and Juliet adapted by Robert Icke.

It’s here: the official tie-in edition of Robert Icke's revival of Romeo & Juliet!

Now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts.

Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/romeo-and-ju...

Production 📸 by Manuel Harlan.

Top photo: Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. Photo by Manuel Harlan. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Romeo and Juliet adapted by Robert Icke.

'Powerful'
★★★★ Standard

'Yearning and infinitely more relatable'
★★★★ The Stage

Romeo & Juliet adapted by NHB author Robert Icke is now on at Harold Pinter Theatre, London, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe.

Get your playscript copies at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/romeo-and-ju...

Production 📸 by Marc Brenner.

Top photo: Rakie Ayola and Cherrelle Skeete in The Authenticator at the National Theatre, London. Photo by Marc Brenner. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of The Authenticator by Winsome Pinnock.

'Ebullient and entertaining'
★★★★ Guardian

'Full of laughs and twists... quietly incendiary'
★★★★ Broadway World

The Authenticator by NHB author Winsome Pinnock is now on @nationaltheatre.org.uk.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-authenti...

Great new NHB plays published in March: The Manningtree Witches adapted by Ava Pickett, from A. K. Blakemore’s novel; Ukraine Unbroken: Five Plays by NHB authors, including Jonathan Myerson, David Edgar, Natalka Vorozhbyt, David Greig, and Cat Goscovitch; Aether by Emma Howlett; The Boy at the Back of the Class adapted by Nick Ahad, from Onjali Q. Raúf’s novel; Slippery by Louis Emmitt-Stern; Is This Us Fading Out by Louis Emmitt-Stern; and Summerfolk adapted by Nina Raine and Moses Raine, based on the play Maxim Gorky.

As March draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at the six fantastic plays we’ve published this month, as well as a brilliant new play collection! 📚🎭

Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

Playcript copies of Inter Alia (West End edition) by Suzie Miller.

It’s here: the official West End edition of Inter Alia by award-winning writer Suzie Miller, published alongside its run starring Rosamund Pike!

Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/inter-alia-w...

Out 9 April: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, a performance text adapted by Robert Icke. The playscript features the official artwork starring Noah Jupe and Sadie Sink. Published by Nick Hern Books.

We can't wait to publish the official tie-in edition of Robert Icke's revival of Romeo & Juliet.

Now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre, produced by Empire Street Productions and starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts.

Pre-order now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/romeo-and-ju...

Production 📸 by Ali Wright.

Top photo: Perry Williams and John McCrea in Slippery at Omnibus Theatre, London. Photo by Ali Wright. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Slippery by Louis Emmitt-Stern.

'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.bsky.social.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/slippery

Production 📸 by Giulia Ferrando.

Top photo: The cast of Aether at Jermyn Street Theatre, London. Photo by Giulia Ferrando. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Aether by Emma Howlett.

'Truly remarkable'
★★★★ All That Dazzles

'Full of wit and wonder'
★★★★ Everything Theatre

Aether by NHB author Emma Howlett is now on @jstheatre.bsky.social.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/aether

A copy of This Book is Short: A Toolkit for Creative ADHDers by Tom Ryalls lies on top of a notepad alongside a highlighter.

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: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/this-book-is...

Production 📸 by Johan Persson.

Top photo: the company of Summerfolk at the Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London. Photo by: Johan Persson. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Summerfolk adapted by Nina Raine and Moses Raine.

'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.org.uk.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/summerfolk-r...

NHB New Play Commissions featuring Samuel Bailey, Shaan Sahota and Rhianna Ilube.

First up!

We are delighted to partner with @painesplough.bsky.social, @tamasha1989.bsky.social and @theyardtheatre.bsky.social 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.

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/playground

The first ten NHB plays of 2026. Playscript covers of Guess How Much I Love You? by Luke Norris, Dance of Death by August Strindberg, in a version by Richard Eyre, Maggots by Farah Najib, Man and Boy by Terence Rattigan, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce and Passenger, It Walks Around The House At Night by Tim Foley, Jurassic by Tim Foley, Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, The Beekeeper of Aleppo adapted by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler, from Christy Lefteri’s novel, and Bird Grove by Alexi Kaye Campbell.

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.

Top photo: Clara Read and Jade Williams in Taken, part of Ukraine Unbroken, at the Arcola Theatre, London. Photo by Tristram Kenton. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Ukraine Unbroken, five plays by Jonathan Myerson, David Edgar, Natalka Vorozhbyt, David Greig, and Cat Goscovitch, conceived by Nicolas Kent.

'Emotionally devastating'
★★★★ Guardian

'Brilliantly taut'
★★★★ The Stage

Ukraine Unbroken, a collection of five plays by NHB authors is now on @arcolatheatre.bsky.social.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/ukraine-unbr...

Production 📸 by Pamela Raith.

Top photo: Chileya Mwampulo and Lucy Mangan in The Manningtree Witches at Mercury Theatre, Colchester. Photo by Pamela Raith. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of The Manningtree Witches adapted by Ava Pickett.

'Superb and uncompromising'
★★★★ The Times

'Deeply moving and gutsy'
★★★★★ WhatsOnStage

The Manningtree Witches adapted by NHB author Ava Pickett is now on @mercurytheatre.bsky.social.

Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/manningtree-...

NHB plays nominated at the Olivier Awards 2026: Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, Inter Alia by Suzie Miller, 1536 by Ava Pickett, Here We Are by Stephen Sondheim and David Ives, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce and Passenger, Stereophonic by David Adjmi, Miss Myrtle’s Garden by Danny James King, The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs by Iman Qureshi, The Boy at the Back of the Class adapted by Nick Ahad, Guess How Much I Love You? By Luke Norris, and Weather Girl by Brian Watkins.

Congratulations to the twelve NHB-published plays nominated at this year's Olivier Awards! 🤩

With 35 nominations overall, we are very proud to publish these fantastic plays.

See the full round-up of nominations for NHB plays here: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/into-the-woo...

Playscript open in front of shelves full of playscripts.

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

Production 📸 by Johan Persson.