
performing arts in print
In 2025, with the world’s politics in a mess, American playwright, Richard Nelson, wrote and directed a play for Theater on Podil in Kyiv, Ukraine. Throughout the ten weeks of rehearsals for When the Hurlyburly’s Done, he kept a diary. Day after day he was inspired by his six young actresses. They laughed and cried as the play, their characters, their lives and the war entwined. An inspiring and very human story about making art when everything else feels out of one’s control.
STIRRING UP SHEFFIELD
(hardback)
Colin George
& Tedd George
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THE WORLD IS GOING TO LOVE THIS
(paperback)
Gordon Raphael
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MOVING MUSIC
Memoirs of Rikki Stein
(paperback)
CRISIS: THE THEATRE RESPONDS (paperback)
Carol Rocamora
SIX YOUNG WOMEN PUTTING ON A PLAY
(paperback)
Richard Nelson
WINNER THEATRE BOOK PRIZE 2022
£30
£17
£18.99
£9.99
£10.99
ADVENTURER: BERNARD MILES AND THE MERMAID THEATRE
(hardback)
Alan Strachan
THE PRODUCTION OF KING OEDIPUS
(paperback)
Tyrone Guthrie & Tanya Moiseiwitsch
THE CLUB ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
(paperback)
Alan Lane
BREAKING INTO SONG
(paperback)
Adam Lenson
BRICKWORK (paperback)
David Bratchpiece & Kirstin Innes
£25
£9.99
£12.99
£7.79
£12.99
A DIARY OF WAR AND THEATRE
(paperback)
Richard Nelson
PEGGY: THE LIFE OF MARGARET RAMSAY, PLAY AGENT (paperback)
Colin Chambers
£12.99
£10.99 / $14.49
WINNER THEATRE BOOK PRIZE 1997
£16.99
£7.99

Upcoming Events

On Stage and Screen

Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl by Isabel Renner
A 70-minute heartwarming comedy about social anxiety and the quest for connection. If you’ve ever freaked out before a party or overthought a text message – this one’s for you.
23 October - 15 November
Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway
London
SE1 6BD
EAT THE RICH (but maybe not me mates x) by Jade Franks
A sharp, funny look at class, identity and friendship. Jade Franks’s solo show asks “What happens when a Liverpool girl crashes the Cambridge bubble?”
12 - 31 January 2026
Soho Theatre Dean Street
21 Dean Street
London
E17 4QH

Our Poetry

10 poetry collections including:
OF LOVE AND OTHER MALADIES
Douglas Graham Wilson
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HOPE IS A SILHOUETTE
Lana McDonagh
MINERVA AND
THE WHIR
Jo D'arc
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UNDER THE SUN OUR HEARTS ARE BEATING
Seki Lynch
CELINE'S SALON - THE ANTHOLOGY Vol 1 & 2
£8
£12.99
£8
£10.99
£10
JUAN BY JUAN
Juan Ramirez, Jr
i am ill with hope
gommie
£10.99
£7.99