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Indie publisher based in London, founded in Leith. Theatre, Performance, Live Art.

30/08/2024

"an absolute rollicking tale of a man who started out working for kicks and cash and somewhere along the road fell in love with the music of Africa and wound up forging a pathway into the west for the musicians and music from the African continent to reach a wider audience."

Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is It's A Wonderful Life

11/08/2024

09/08/2024

Whether you tuck into a play, a poetry collection or a non-fiction book... we appreciate you all.

06/08/2024

TONIGHT at 7:30... Live Stream Emily Jupp's incredible play Wormholes... pay what you can. If you can't get to Omnibus Theatre to see this compelling and important play about coercive control, domestic abuse and how the mind finds a way to escape, don't miss the opportunity to see tonight's livestream.
Emily Jane Jupp
https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/wormholes-livestream/

02/08/2024

Excellent Q&A with playwright, actor, activist and director after last night's 'Wormholes'. Such an important play about coercive control. An excellent monologue for anyone looking for razor-sharp dialogue and a complex and compellling character. The show is on at Omnibus Theatre until 10th August. Try and see it if you can. Or grab a copy of the text from Salamander Street. Donations made to Refuge with ever copy sold.
https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/wormholes/
Emily Jane Jupp

01/08/2024

Lots of love to the cast and crew of El Blackwood's 'Tending' which opens today at the Fringe. There are 400,000 nurses in the UK. This is their story. https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/event/tending

31/07/2024

We support the UN's World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Two of our plays touch on this complex and terrible subject. Find out more about the Blue Heart Campaign for ways to support the fight against the sale of humans.
https://unodc.org/unodc/en/blueheart/join.html

27/07/2024

Playwright Mark Wheeller stops by before his workshop

27/07/2024

Meeting the people behind the scenes making drama work in schools

24/07/2024

Salamander Street will be at Drama Matters networking weekend on Saturday. We've got some terrific plays for young people and can't wait to meet everyone. Mark Wheeller's going to be there too...
Wheellerplays - The plays of Mark Wheeller
Missing Dan Nolan by Mark Wheeller 2003 OCR Set Text

23/07/2024

Sending lots of love to the cast and crew of Wormholes which opens today at the Omnibus Theatre. Emily Jupp's wonderful script is published by Salamander Street.
https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/wormholes/

22/07/2024

A heartbreaking, hilarious and very human play sharing the experience of the nurses on the frontline of the NHS. 'Tending' by El Blackwood opens at Underbelly Cowgate on 1st August.
https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/event/tending

21/07/2024

A LGBTQ+ play about acceptance, friendship and isolation, despair and irrevocable hope - book a ticket to see a screening of Natalie McGrath's The Beat of Our Hearts in Redruth on 1st August.
https://kresenkernow.org/event/the-beat-of-our-hearts-lgbtq-film-screening/

12/07/2024

Tune in... turn on... Frank Rafferty is on the BBC. Listen to Mark Patterson's show today to hear Frank talk about his new poetry collection Rafferty's Rules
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07l5tnx
Francis David Rafferty

01/07/2024

Pillock wants to trust his gut, but he can't even handle a Muller Corner... Jordan Tweddle's new comedy is on tour from Friday 12 July... check out Knock & Nash website for ticket details... or grab your copy from Salamander Street.
https://knockandnash.co.uk/buytickets

27/06/2024

A domestic abuse survivor examines the jagged pieces of her past to understand why she’s being questioned by police.

Emily Jupp's gripping new play WORMHOLES opens at Omnibus Theatre on 23rd July. Tickets on sale now.
https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/wormholes/

The play, published by Salamander Street, is available for preorder at our website. https://salamanderstreet.com/product/wormholes-by-emily-jupp/

A portion of profits from each book sold goes to Refuge.

20/06/2024

Congratulations to Seki Lynch for his new poetry collection 'Under the Sun Our Hearts Are Beating'. Out today.

Watch this space for news of upcoming events and performances from this talented wordsmith. https://salamanderstreet.com/product/under-the-sun-our-hearts-are-beating-by-seki-lynch-paperback/
Seki Lynch

20/06/2024

Congratulations to Frank Rafferty for his poetry collection 'Rafferty's Rules' which is published today. Happy Summer Solstice to one and all.
https://salamanderstreet.com/product/raffertys-rules-by-frank-rafferty-paperback/
Francis David Rafferty

18/06/2024

Celebrate Independent Bookshop Week - grab a copy of Corey Bovell's play 'Chicken Burger N Chips' at the Royal Court Theatre Bookshop.

17/06/2024

Salamander Street poet Polly Bull is sharing new work this Tuesday in London. Tickets here: https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbtq-poetry-open-mic-night-with-s-bars-tickets-910434162087?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
Polly Bull

16/06/2024

Celebrate Independent Bookshop Week - grab a copy of Michelle Payne's play 'Squad Goals' at the National Theatre Bookshop.

14/06/2024

The world according to performance poet Frank Rafferty... Rafferty's Rules is available to pre-order now.
https://salamanderstreet.com/product/raffertys-rules-by-frank-rafferty-paperback/

13/06/2024

A dramatic solo play set in 1790 Saint Domingue - the daughter of an enslaved woman reflects on her life as an opera singer and the importance of resistance. 'Placeholder' by Catherine Bisset available in paperback and eBook. https://salamanderstreet.com/product/placeholder-by-catherine-bisset-2/

12/06/2024

Coming soon... Seki Lynch's beautiful book of poetry, influenced and inspired by literature, art, science, nature, hip-hop & jazz (specifically), music (generally) and his own experience. From Salamander Street.
https://salamanderstreet.com/product/under-the-sun-our-hearts-are-beating-by-seki-lynch-paperback/
Seki Lynch

04/06/2024

Sending best wishes to the cast and crew for the first night of STORM LANTERN by Duncan Kidd. Tickets available or grab a copy of the playtext from Salamander Street.
https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/storm-lantern-spring-24
Traverse Theatre

03/06/2024

We love performance poet Frank Rafferty. His collection of poetry Rafferty's Rules contains crowd favourite 'My Granny Made Me An Anarchist'. Out on 20th June.
https://salamanderstreet.com/product/raffertys-rules-by-frank-rafferty-paperback/
Francis David Rafferty

03/06/2024

If you’re joining us for Storm Lantern this week, be sure to pick up your own play text so that you can take the show home with you! �

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The team at Peer Productions has created a brilliant Drama Teachers' pack for Nina Lemon's play Masking and are sharing a full length digital production. https://peerproductions.co.uk/plays/masking

Signed copies of the de facto skateboarding bible FULL BLEED available from Salamander Street. "Captures the beautiful grit of New York City’s skateboard culture." - GQ https://salamanderstreet.com/product/limited-edition-signed-copy-of-full-bleed-new-york-city-skateboard-photography-10th-anniversary-edition-hardback/

A dramatic solo play set in 1790 Saint Domingue – the daughter of an enslaved woman reflects on her life as an opera singer and the importance of resistance. https://salamanderstreet.com/product/placeholder-by-catherine-bisset-2/

Reading from 'Juan By Juan', Juan Ramirez, Jr. His new poetry and monologue collection out now. Signed copies available from Salamander Street https://salamanderstreet.com/product/juan-on-juan-by-juan-ramirez-jr-paperback-copy/

It's a zombie countdown ... Sebastian Gardner and Daniel Kettle's bloody comedy 'Steve and Tobias Versus Death' springs to life on Friday 13th ... with gut-churning illustrations throughout. Get your copy from Salamander Street or wherever you buy books.

FULL BLEED spans 30 years of New York City skateboarding, with contributions from over 40 photographers. *Check out https://fullbleednyc.com

What would you do with a few days in the city and a bag of books?

Will Carter and Elda declare their love? Is Abi-Rose too darn good for Jebediah? Their fate is in the hands of teenage schoolgirls, Noa and Nina. Expect drama... Get a copy https://salamanderstreet.com/product/cowboys-and-lesbians/ See the play https://pleasance.co.uk/event/cowboys-and-lesbians

$35 / £29.99 - 'the de-facto skating bible' - WOO https://fullbleednyc.com/

What is the civic role of the arts? Be inspired by Alan Lane at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and grab a copy of his book, The Club on the Edge of Town - nominated for STR Theatre Book Prize 2023. See the full awards Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation ceremony on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVNQjABWP6E&ab_channel=CalousteGulbenkianFoundation%28UKBranch%29 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

A fantastic cast ... an important play ... and a story that will stay with you. https://oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/trade https://norwichartscentre.co.uk/event/trade/

Celebrating World Theatre Day with an announcement: Carol Rocamora's CRISIS: The Theatre Responds. From Bertolt Brecht to present day playwrights, how theatre has addressed the world's crises. https://salamanderstreet.com/product/crisis-the-theatre-responds-by-carol-rocamora-hardback/

I’m not a trained therapist no I’m just polite and you Talk a lot. Here's some more behind the scenes of #iamillwithhope by Gommie. See https://cutt.ly/PIa4M0d for signed copies. Publishes 27 Sept.

Bowled over by the response to The Club on the Edge of Town by Alan Lane - we're currently reprinting to keep up with demand - if you've ordered the last few days, your order will be dispatched on Friday. Thanks for your patience!

It lives! #TheClubontheEdgeofTown by Alan Lane publishes 7 April 2022. Pre-order: https://cutt.ly/FTQITHB Foreword by Lemn Sissay Intro by Hilary Benn MP

❗ONE WEEK TO GO❗ It's just one week to go until Brickwork: A Biography of the Arches publishes! 🥳🥳 You can get ahead of the curve and pre-order your copy of this insightful biography from David Bratchpiece & Kirstin Innes now from our website: https://salamanderstreet.com/product/brickwork-biography-arches-paperback/

“I would advise anyone who knows anyone who hates musicals to read this book“ - Musical Theatre Reviews "There are some important lessons here” - Plays to See Have you got your copy of Breaking Into Song by Adam Lenson yet? Let us know what you think below!👇 And if you haven't, nab your copy here: https://salamanderstreet.com/product/breaking-into-song-paperback/

'This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me question everything I think about musicals.' Alan Cumming 'A passionate and cogently argued call to arms and a very enjoyable read.' Lyn Gardner Happy publication day to Adam Lenson - Breaking into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals is out now. 💪 https://cutt.ly/JQ6bwuV

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About Us

Salamander Street is an independent publisher, run by staff with nearly two decades’ worth of experience in theatre publishing. Publisher George Spender was previously Editorial Director at Oberon Books, where he published hundreds of playwrights including Duncan Macmillan, Robert Icke, Lemn Sissay, Simon Stone, Laura Wade, Tanika Gupta, Scottee and Alice Birch, and performance groups Action Hero, Rash Dash, Forest Fringe and Ontroerend Goed. Salamander Street’s first published book was a dual volume of Peter Arnott’s Tay Bridge and The Signalman. Konstantinos Vasdekis joined the company as Art Director in 2020. He has a track record in book design, ranging from experimental theatre plays and performance pieces to high profile illustrated publications for the prestigious Royal Opera House. As well as script publishing, Salamander Street actively promotes and administers the amateur rights to its plays. Our books are printed and bound in the UK.