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Salamander Street + Wordville: independent publishing across theatre, performance, memoir, music and culture.

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25 years on, the story of The Strokes’ extraordinary beginnings is still making headlines.

A great new interview in MusicRadar sees legendary producer Gordon Raphael reflecting on the early days of The Strokes, the making of their groundbreaking debut album Is This It, and the extraordinary moment when a band and producer captured a sound that would help redefine guitar music.

For the full story, Gordon's hugely entertaining memoir The World Is Going To Love This: Up From the Basement with The Strokes takes readers behind the mixing desk and into the studios, clubs and creative chaos of the New York music scene.

An essential read for anyone who loves The Strokes, music production and the stories behind the records.

Read the MusicRadar interview and discover Gordon's memoir, The World Is Going To Love This, published by Wordville.

#GordonRaphael #TheStrokes #IsThisIt #TheWorldIsGoingToLoveThis #MusicRadar #Wordville #MusicMemoir #IndieRock #MusicProduction #MusicBooks by @salamanderst

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Small town. Big trouble. And absolutely no idea what happens next.

We're buzzing to announce the forthcoming publication of Little Town Blue by Red Biscuit — a wildly funny, fast-paced and gloriously chaotic new play that's heading to London's Pleasance Theatre this November.

Described by The Review Hub as “unfailingly hilarious”, Little Town Blue promises outrageous characters, sharp comedy and plenty of unexpected twists.

Pre-orders are now open on the Salamander Street website, so get your copy ordered ahead of publication.

And if you're in London this November, get along to see the show.

#LittleTownBlue #RedBiscuit #SalamanderStreet #PleasanceTheatre #NewWriting #ComedyTheatre #LondonTheatre #ContemporaryTheatre #NewPlays by @salamanderst

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Another brilliant nomination for Kari Hall!

Big congratulations to Kari, who has been nominated for Best Scottish Theatre Writer 2026 at the Scottish Theatre Awards!

Kari's powerful play hame. teeth. CLUB has made such an impact this year, from its Edinburgh Fringe run to its upcoming London performances at Theatre503.

Rooted in working-class Scottish life, the play tackles consent, accountability, friendship and the experiences of young women with a distinctive voice and fearless honesty.

We're proud to publish Kari's work at Salamander Street and would love to see them recognised for their extraordinary writing.

Voting is open — please show Kari your support at Scottish Theatre Awards https://scottishtheatreawards.co.uk/

Voting ends 31st October.

#KariHall #ScottishTheatreAwards #HameTeethClub #ScottishTheatre #ScottishPlaywrights #NewWriting #WomenInTheatre #WorkingClassTheatre #Theatre503 #SalamanderStreet by @salamanderst

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“Well, ma name is The Loch Ness ‘Monster’… but I prefer Nessie.”

One of eight plays in QUEER PLAYS, VOLUME ONE, Hannah McGregor's NESS is a gloriously strange encounter between Em, a young non-binary person, and Nessie—an ancient being with excellent timing, sharp patter and plenty to say.

Blending a queer coming-of-age story, Scottish myth, Gaelic, grief, humour and monster folklore, NESS asks what it means to be seen, named and recognised... especially when the world keeps trying to tell you what you are.

Originally presented at an A Play, A Pie and A Pint production at Òran Mór, NESS now appears in QUEER PLAYS, VOLUME ONE, our anthology of Scottish LGBTQ+ drama.

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#QueerPlays #Ness #HannahMcGregor #ScottishTheatre #LGBTQTheatre #QueerTheatre #ScottishLGBTQ #NewWriting #ContemporaryDrama #Gaelic #LochNess #DramaStudents #TheatreTeachers #SalamanderStreet by @salamanderst

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We are very sorry to hear of the death of Adam Lenson.

Adam was a much-loved theatre director, theatre-maker and passionate advocate for musical theatre. His work as a director, dramaturg and writer helped open up conversations about what musicals can be, why they matter, and how they speak to us.

We were proud to publish his book Breaking Into Song: Why You Shouldn’t Hate Musicals, a generous, thoughtful and persuasive celebration of the form he loved.

Sending lots of love to Adam’s family, friends, collaborators and the many artists and audiences whose lives were touched by his work. by @salamanderst

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Happy 18th birthday to Strange Town.

We’ve loved working with this brilliant Edinburgh theatre company since 2021, and are proud to have published four of their original plays: Love Bites by Sam Siggs, HER by Jennifer Adam, Balisong by Jennifer Adam and Storm Lantern by Duncan Kidd.

Strange Town’s work with young people, writers and theatre-makers is full of energy, ambition and heart — championing new voices, telling urgent stories, and creating opportunities for the next generation of performers and creatives.

Here’s to 18 years of Strange Town — and to everything still to come. Lots of love to Steve and the whole crew.

#StrangeTown #HappyBirthdayStrangeTown #YouthTheatre #ScottishTheatre #EdinburghTheatre #NewWriting #YoungPerformers #TheatreForYoungPeople #Playwriting #SalamanderStreet by @salamanderst

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Listen up — Kari Hall joins the Putting It Together podcast to talk all things hame. teeth. CLUB.

Kari chats about the journey of the play from Edinburgh Fringe to transfer, the world of the Dalkeith Miners Club, writing working-class Scottish stories, and the questions of consent, accountability and community at the heart of the piece.

A great listen for anyone who caught the show, followed its Fringe success, or wants to hear more about the making of one of this year’s most talked-about new Scottish plays.

Find Putting It Together on Spotify and listen now.

#hameTeethClub #KariHall #PuttingItTogetherPodcast #Spotify #SalamanderStreet #ScottishTheatre #NewWriting #EdinburghFringe #TheatrePodcast #WorkingClassStories #WomenInTheatre by @salamanderst

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What a beautiful evening last night at the University of Glasgow for the official launch of Queer Plays, Volume One.

A huge thank you to Katherine Mendelsohn for chairing such a passionate and important discussion, and to the University of Glasgow for hosting the event.

It was a real privilege to hear from playwrights Jo Clifford, Christopher Deans, John Binnie, Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh and Ian Brown, about the history of their plays within the anthology. And to meet Hannah McGregor too.

Thank you to JD and the Scottish Society of Playwrights for the inspiration behind this great book and their support in helping bring it into the world.

Queer Plays, Volume One is available now from Salamander Street and all booksellers.
#QueerPlays #ScottishTheatre #LGBTQDrama #QueerTheatre #SalamanderStreet #ScottishSocietyOfPlaywrights #UniversityOfGlasgow #NewWriting #Playwriting #TheatreBooks @uofglasgow by @salamanderst

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Join London Drama Book Club for an online session on Buckled by Helen Jeffery.

On Sunday 1 November, 5–6pm, Helen will lead an hour of shared reading and discussion, exploring four or five scenes from the play and opening up conversation around its key themes: addiction, sobriety, mental health, family, friendship and recovery.

Helen Jeffery's 'Buckled' asks how we navigate sobriety in a world that often seems to revolve around drink. The session will also offer the chance to hear from Helen about taking the play from commission to publication.

Online via Zoom
Sunday 1 November, 5–6pm
Book via London Drama / Ticket Tailor.

#Buckled #HelenJeffery #LondonDrama #LondonDramaBookClub #SalamanderStreet #DramaTeachers #PlayReading #ContemporaryDrama #NewWriting #TheatreEducation #DramaEducation #Sobriety #Recovery #MentalHealthAwareness by @salamanderst

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Happy World Teachers’ Day to the drama teachers, teaching artists and youth theatre leaders who keep young people thinking, questioning, imagining and creating.

At Salamander Street, we’re constantly inspired by the teachers who put plays into the hands of students — not just to study them, but to speak them aloud, explore them together and discover what theatre can do.

Thank you for championing young performers, encouraging bold choices and keeping drama alive in classrooms, rehearsal rooms and school halls everywhere.

#WorldTeachersDay #DramaTeachers #SalamanderStreet #DramaEducation #SchoolDrama #YouthTheatre #TheatreEducation #GCSEDrama #ALevelDrama by @salamanderst

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London... hame. teeth. CLUB is coming for you.

After a hugely successful Fringe run, Kari Hall’s unflinching solo show comes to Theatre503 from 19–21 November.

Meet Morgan Shields: working-class, Dalkeith-born, sharp-tongued, night-out ready — and trying to hold herself together in a world that keeps asking young women to laugh off the unacceptable.

A bold new play about class, friendship, consent, survival and the moment the party stops being funny.

Book now via Theatre503.
#hameTeethCLUB #KariHall #Theatre503 #LondonTheatre #ScottishTheatre #NewWriting #SoloShow #WorkingClassTheatre #WomenInTheatre #ContemporaryDrama #Theatre #SalamanderStreet by @salamanderst

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WHEN BILLY MET ALASDAIR comes to Findhorn Bay Festival.

Alan Bissett’s warm, witty and imaginative play brings together two giants of Scottish culture: Billy Connolly and Alasdair Gray.

A playful meeting of art, comedy, politics, Glasgow, class and creative friendship, WHEN BILLY MET ALASDAIR asks what might happen when two extraordinary minds sit down together — and spark off each other.

Catch it at the James Milne Institute, Findhorn, from 26–27 September, as part of Findhorn Bay Festival.

Originally commissioned by The Alasdair Gray Archive and Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

Tickets from £11.

#WhenBillyMetAlasdair #AlanBissett #AlasdairGray #BillyConnolly #FindhornBayFestival #AlasdairGrayArchive #GlasgowInternationalComedyFestival #ScottishTheatre #ScottishWriting #Glasgow #NewWriting #SalamanderStreet by @salamanderst

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