Playwrights Canada Press
These titles from the leading Canadian performing rights publisher are distributed outside of North America by Nick Hern Books.
Bluebirds
A play about three nurses treating wounded Canadian soldiers in France in 1918.
- Paperback£23.99
Yaga
A genre-bending comedy thriller that explores the legend of the wicked witch Baba Yaga through the lens of a modern-day whodunit.
- Paperback£23.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Duecentomila
A touching play about two teenagers exploring their queer identities.
- Paperback£23.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方
Two adaptations that transport mythological stories from Ancient Greece to modern-day civilizations. Led by people of colour, these darkly comedic plays from a leading Canadian playwright depict recognizable plights for justice.
- Paperback£26.99
Birds of a Kind
A sweeping drama about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in which a straitlaced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities.
- Paperback£24.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
The Children's Republic
A powerful play about Dr Janusz Korczak and his struggle to protect the children at his orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto from the horrors of the Second World War.
- Paperback£22.99
Mortified
A humorous and dark play exploring sex, shame, and transformation and how we reckon with the traumatic experiences that have shaped us.
- Paperback£23.99
Secret Life of a Mother
An uplifting and empowering play that reveals the raw and untold secrets of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and mothering.
- Paperback£23.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
WROL (Without Rule of Law)
A darkly comic coming-of-age drama from an exciting Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£23.99
Andy's Gone
A contemporary Canadian retelling of the story of Antigone.
- Paperback£24.99
Refractions: Scenes
A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.
- Paperback£28.99
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.
- Paperback£24.99
Amaryllis & Little Witch
Two dark fairy tales from Canadian playwright Pascal Brullemans.
- Paperback£24.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays
Three short plays from an award-winning Canadian, centring on the inner lives of women.
- Paperback£24.99
The Breathing Hole
Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear.
- Paperback£24.99
Selfie
A smart and intense play from an award-winning Canadian playwright, about the complexities of relationships and community, and the nature of consent.
- Paperback£22.99
The Ancient Comedians
And What They Have To Say To Contemporary Playwrights
A fascinating exploration of the origins and development of dramatic comedy, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
- Paperback£24.99
The Blunt Playwright
An Introduction to Playwriting
A highly regarded guide to playwriting, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
- Paperback£32.99
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