Arvind Ethan David is the co-writer behind the only stage adaptation of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency to be approved and supported by Douglas Adams himself. Now based in LA E…
Abi Zakarian is an exciting new playwright with previous works such as This Is Not An Exit produced for the RSC for The Other Place with transfer to the Royal Court and Swifter, Higher,…
This Much tells the story of Gar as he struggles through the decisions he has made in his life; his long-term relationship with Anthony and an exciting introduction to a young man called Alb…
Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process. Peter Shaffer Last Thursday Broadway dimmed its lights off in memory of British born revered play…
Peter Quilter’s plays have been presented in major theatres in 38 countries around the world. He has had a it show on Broadway which received 3 Tony Nominations, three succes…
San Sebastian is a prequel to The Frontier Trilogy, three plays by Jethro Compton which debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. The white bell tower pierced the pure…
Jethro Compton is the author of last year’s hit Western play, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As his latest plays, The Frontier Trilogy, open in Edinburgh, we caught up with Jet…
Ross Howard is a difficult playwright to categorise. His plays are nothing if not eclectic, tackling themes from love and sanity in a psychiatric ward in Picture Ourselves in Latvia…
Why we love it Comedy is the most fickle of genres – what’s funny to one generation so often leaves the next at best baffled, at worst squirming with embarrassment. So when a com…
There’s a famous one-liner, said to have been uttered to Mrs Lincoln after the events in Ford’s Theatre on 14th April 1865 – 150 years ago today. Apart from that, Mrs …
To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day today, we talk to Stephanie Dawson, a member of the Samuel French licensing team. She was diagnosed with Aspergers when she was 7, and has been acting…
A genuine opportunity to be a part of theatre history is as rare as hens’ teeth, and rarer still that you get to salvage an almost unknown work from a figure as legendary as No&…
As a member of the licensing team here at Samuel French, it is my job to ensure that our customers have their licenses in place for their performances. Last week however, it was my turn to t…
Why we love it We’re really excited to be able to release Visitors for performance so soon after its triumphant run at the Bush Theatre this winter, and on the very day its author…
Have you ever wondered what makes Shakespeare’s plays so timeless, so compelling – so unforgettable? Turns out science might have the answer. Take Othello for example. It…
Twelfth Night can seem the most dismal time of the year. The skies are grey, you’re back at work, and every street you walk down is a graveyard of mummified Christmas tr…