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Congratulations to the nine NHB-published plays nominated at this year's Olivier Awards! 🤩 With 25 nominations overall, we are very proud to publish four out of the five Best New Play nominees. See the full round-up of nominations for NHB plays here: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/olivier-awar...

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'Thrilling... a smartly composed exploration of greed, loss and the loneliness of eternity' ★★★★ Guardian More Life by NHB authors @mooneylwrites.bsky.social and James Yeatman is now on @royalcourt.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/more-life

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'Astounding... an elemental power' ★★★★★ Guardian Now an Olivier Award nominee, Animal Farm adapted by NHB author Tatty Hennessy is now on @stratfordeast.com before heading to Leeds Playhouse and @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social. Get your copy in venues, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/animal-farm

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As February draws to a close, here's to the twelve brilliant plays we've published this month! Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titles

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'Crisp and witty... a fascinating study of power, paranoia and realpolitik' ★★★★ The Stage Churchill in Moscow by NHB author Howard Brenton is now on @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/churchill-in...

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'This really is wonderful; hilarious, uplifting, profound' ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage Pig Heart Boy based on the novel by Malorie Blackman and adapted by NHB author Winsome Pinnock is now on at the Unicorn Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/pig-heart-boy

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if I had a nickel for every @nickhernbooks.bsky.social author who's hosting the 2025 Met Gala, I'd have two nickels???

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'Tragic and replete with promise' ★★★★ The Reviews Hub 'A poignant and striking piece of theatre' ★★★★ Theatre Weekly ...blackbird hour by NHB author babirye bukilwa is now on @bushtheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/blackbird-hour

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'Tense and riveting... an intricate verbal sparring match' ★★★★ The Stage 'Powerful, intimate and intense' ★★★★ Reviews Hub An Interrogation by NHB author Jamie Armitage is now on at Hampstead Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/an-interroga...

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'Morally nuanced, exhilarating and deeply humane' ★★★★★ Telegraph 'Excruciatingly funny and highly enjoyable' ★★★★ Financial Times A Good House by NHB author Amy Jephta is now on @royalcourt.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/a-good-house

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Out now – Screenwriting: The Craft and The Career by Philip Shelley. The complete guide to everything you need to be a successful screenwriter for film and television, by one of the UK's leading script editors, consultants and producers. See more: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/screenwriting

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'An audacious, irreverent blast of a comedy' ★★★★ Guardian 'Biting and satirical' ★★★★ The Reviews Hub REVENGE: After the Levoyah by NHB author @nickcassenbaum.bsky.social is on @theyardtheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue, or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/revenge-afte...

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Out 27 Feb – Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy by Joe Dieffenbacher 80 games to explore the fundamentals of clowning and physical comedy, encourage playfulness, curiosity and collaboration, and help develop performance material. Pre-order at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/drama-games-...

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We can't wait to publish Ella Hickson's intimate and revelatory version of Oedipus. Premiering soon at The Old Vic co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter, and starring Rami Malek and Indira Varma. Pre-order now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/oedipus-hick... Photo by Nadav Kander

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We can't wait to publish Mike Bartlett's new play Unicorn alongside its West End run starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty. A funny and provocative play about a married couple looking to add sparkle to their relationship. Pre-order at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/unicorn

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