Hello NHB Playgroup readers! If this is your first email update from us, then a big welcome and thanks so much for getting involved.

In Week Six you've been reading Human Animals, the tense, darkly funny play by Stef Smith. Our Q&A with Stef is out now – find that below. The discussion continues online, so head to Twitter and use the hashtag #NHBPlaygroup to share your thoughts with other readers.

We're so grateful to Stef Smith for agreeing to let us share Human Animals for free and for taking part in our Q&A. We're currently offering a special 30% discount on the rest of Stef's plays – so if you enjoyed Human Animals and would like to check out more of her brilliant work, see details of our offer below.

The NHB Playgroup is taking a very brief break this week – but don't worry, we'll back on Wednesday 20 May! We've lined up some more brilliant plays and authors for you to read and hear from, including Mike Bartlett, Chris Bush, Jez Butterworth and Nadia Fall, so there's loads to look forward to over the next few weeks.

While you wait, why not check out Isolated But Open, a new collection of monologues selected and curated by our friends Papatango Theatre Company? All twelve pieces have been published as a free collection by NHB, and are also free to watch online – see more info below.

Thanks so much for being involved in the first six weeks of The NHB Playgroup – it's been wonderful to share great plays with so many of you, and we hope it's helping you keep connected to theatre during this difficult time. We'll see you soon!
At the end of each week of The NHB Playgroup, we record and release a Q&A with the writer of that week's free play, using the questions sent in by you, the readers.

For this week's Q&A, our host, Siân Mayhall-Purvis, spoke to Stef Smith about her play Human Animals – you can listen to this episode right now here. We cover the play's seemingly uncanny prescience, balancing bleakness with humour, how the pandemic might affect writers in future, and much more.

Thanks to all of you who took the time to send us such brilliant questions for Stef, and indeed to everyone who's contributed or listened to the Q&As so far!
Listen to our Q&A with Stef Smith here
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The NHB Playgroup is taking a brief break this week – but don't worry, we'll be back on Wednesday 20 May!

While you wait, why not check out Isolated But Open, a new collection of monologues selected and curated by our friends Papatango Theatre Company? All twelve pieces – including ten new speeches chosen from more than two thousand submissions, plus world premieres by acclaimed writers Rachel De-Lahay and Anders Lustgarten – have been published as a free collection by NHB, which is available to read for free here.

The twelve monologues have also been recorded by actors, and those films are available to watch for free here. 
Read Isolated But Open here
We're so grateful to Stef Smith for agreeing to be part of The NHB Playgroup, and for letting us share Human Animals for free.

If you enjoyed Stef's play, we'd love you to show your gratitude and support by checking out her other brilliant work, including her award-winning, passionate drama Swallow; the disturbing but compassionate Girl in the Machine; and her latest play Nora : A Doll's House, a bold new version of Ibsen's classic.

To make that easier, we're offering a 30% discount on ebooks of all Stef Smith's plays – use code PLAYGROUPSMITH30 at checkout on our website when you order by 27 May.
Save 30% on Stef Smith's plays here
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