Nick Hern and Matt Applewhite (The Nick Hern Books Anniversary Interviews)

Rounding off our Anniversary Interviews series, theatre journalist Al Senter talks to Publisher Nick Hern and Managing Director Matt Applewhite about thirty years of Nick Hern Books, and what lies ahead for the company... In the thirty years since it came into being, Nick Hern Books has grown into a considerable force, not just in … Continue reading Nick Hern and Matt Applewhite (The Nick Hern Books Anniversary Interviews)

Howard Brenton (The Nick Hern Books Anniversary Interviews)

Howard Brenton's career as a playwright encompasses an extraordinary variety of subjects and many glittering successes, from Pravda and The Romans in Britain to Paul and Never So Good. But, as he tells theatre journalist Al Senter, there have been tricky times too, and he owes the revival of his career to a stint on … Continue reading Howard Brenton (The Nick Hern Books Anniversary Interviews)

THEATRE AWARDS ROUND-UP: with James Seabright

The annual awards season is drawing to a close, and we're thrilled that so many NHB plays and theatrebooks have picked up gongs along the way. The King's Speech won both the Bafta and Academy Award for Best Screenplay; Simon Callow beat off stiff competition to take the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography with … Continue reading THEATRE AWARDS ROUND-UP: with James Seabright