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Great new NHB plays published in November: The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights by Hannah Doran, The Red Rogue of Bala by Chris Ashworth-Bennion, More Than One Story: An Anthology of Monologues on Homelessness and Poverty curated by Cardboard Citizens, and Porn Play by Sophia Chetin-Leuner.

We’re wrapping up November by spotlighting the three fantastic plays we’ve published this month, as well as a brilliant anthology of new writing! 🧣📚

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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Production 📸 by Helen Murray.

Top photo: Ambika Mod and Will Close in Porn Play at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Photo by Helen Murray. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Porn Play by Sophia Chetin-Leuner.

'Funny and disturbing'
★★★★ Guardian

'A bold probing of a dirty little secret in society'
★★★★ London Standard

Porn Play by NHB author Sophia Chetin-Leuner is now on @royalcourt.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Kirsten McTernan.

Top photo: The cast of The Red Rogue of Bala at Theatr Clwyd, Mold. Photo by Kirsten McTernan. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of The Red Rogue of Bala by Chris Ashworth-Bennion.

'Full of theatrical magic'
★★★★ Telegraph

'A fiery comedy that comes out roaring'
★★★★ The Stage

The Red Rogue of Bala by NHB author Chris Ashworth-Bennion is now on @theatrclwyd.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Mark Douet.

Top photo: The cast of The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights at Park Theatre, London. Photo by Mark Douet. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights by Hannah Doran.

'Refreshingly original, imaginatively crafted... Doran has a glittering career ahead'
★★★★★ London Theatre 1

The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights by NHB author Hannah Doran is on Park Theatre, London.

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

Book copies of More Than One Story: An Anthology of Monologues on Homelessness and Poverty.

It's here – More Than One Story: An Anthology of Monologues on Homelessness and Poverty from Cardboard Citizens.

A groundbreaking collection of new monologues from writers across the UK with lived experience of homelessness, poverty and inequity.

Buy now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/more-than-on...

Production 📸 by Ikin Yum.

Top photo: Rani Moorthy, Elizabeth Green and Tanvi Virmani in Period Parrrty at the Soho Theatre, London. Photo by Ikin Yum. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Period Parrrty by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan.

'Beautiful and joyful... a triumph'
★★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective

'Revolutionary'
★★★★★ Theatre & Tonic

Period Parrrty by NHB author Gayathiri Kamalakanthan is now on @sohotheatre.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Camilla Greenwell.

Top photo: Cormac McAliden and Catherine Rees in Little Brother at Soho Theatre, London. Photo by Camilla Greenwell. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Little Brother by Eoin McAndrew.

'A tender portrait of care, exhaustion and love filled with dark humour'
★★★★ Everything Theatre

Winner of the Verity Bargate Award, Little Brother by NHB author Eoin McAndrew is on @sohotheatre.bsky.social.

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

Great new NHB plays published in October: BÁN and Absent The Wrong by Carys D. Coburn, Lifers by Evan Placey, Ohio by The Bengsons, After Sunday by Sophia Griffin, Period Parrrty by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan, Mary Page Marlowe by Tracy Letts, Lost Atoms by Anna Jordan, Bog Witch by Bryony Kimmings, Charley’s Aunt by Rob Madge, Little Brother by Eoin McAndrew, and Ragdoll by Katherine Moar.

As October draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at the eleven fantastic 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

Production 📸 by Rich Davenport.

Top photo: the cast of BÁN at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Photo by Rich Davenport. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of BÁN and Absent The Wrong by Carys D. Coburn.

'An impressively brave piece of work' Irish Times

'A brilliant piece of writing… not to be missed' The Arts Review

BÁN by NHB author Carys D. Coburn is on @abbeytheatre.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Nicola Young.

Top photo: The cast of After Sunday at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. Photo by Nicola Young. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of After Sunday by Sophia Griffin.

'Powerful... as emotionally striking as it is socially resonant'
★★★★★ WhatsOnStage

After Sunday by NHB author Sophia Griffin is now on at @belgradetheatre.bsky.social before moving to @bushtheatre.bsky.social

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

Production 📸 by Alex Brenner.

Top photo: Katie Matsell, Abigail Cruttenden, Nathaniel Parker and Ben Lamb in Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photo by Alex Brenner. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Ragdoll by Katherine Moar.

'Riveting... Moar's dialogue is so deft and sparkling, you could listen on and on'
★★★★ Guardian

Ragdoll by NHB author Katherine Moar is now on @jstheatre.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Rosie Powell.

Top photo: Bryony Kimmings in Bog Witch at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Photo by Rosie Powell. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Bog Witch by Bryony Kimmings.

'Haunting and hilarious'
★★★★ Guardian

'Wildly entertaining'
★★★★ WhatsOnStage

Bog Witch by NHB author Bryony Kimmings is now on @sohotheatre.bsky.social Walthamstow.

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

Production 📸 by Charlie Flint.

Top photo: Lizzy Watts in (the) Woman at Park Theatre, London. Photo by Charlie Flint. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of (the) Woman by Jane Upton.

'Gut-punching... a crash course in the reality of motherhood... complex and wonderfully considered'
★★★★★ Guardian

(the) Woman by NHB author Jane Upton is now on @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Mark Senior.

Top photo: The cast of Charley’s Aunt at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Photo by Mark Senior. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Charley's Aunt by Rob Madge.

'Irresistible'
★★★★★ WhatsOnStage

'An absolute hoot'
★★★★★ The Spy in The Stalls

Charley's Aunt adapted by NHB author Rob Madge is now @watermilltheatre.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Manuel Harlan.

Top photo: Susan Sarandon in Mary Page Marlowe at The Old Vic, London. Photo by Manuel Harlan. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Mary Page Marlowe by Tracy Letts.

'Elegant and bittersweet'
★★★★ The Standard

'Compelling and truthful... remarkably poised'
★★★★ WhatsOnStage

Mary Page Marlowe by NHB author Tracy Letts is now on @oldvictheatre.bsky.social.

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

Production 📸 by Richard Southgate.

Top photo: Peter Wight in Lifers at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London. Photo by Richard Southgate. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of Lifers by Evan Placey.

'Poignant, honest and affecting'
★★★★ The Stage

'Beautifully written'
★★★★ Broadway World

Lifers by NHB author Evan Placey is now on at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London.

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