The Society for Theatre Research is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the Theatre Book Prize 2025.
Judged by performer and director Tricia Thorns, theatre critic Gary Naylor and historian Dr Lucy Munro on a panel chaired by STR Committee Member Howard Loxton, the shortlist includes six titles ranging from a study of queerness and Shakespeare, to an assessment of prolific British playwright James Graham, to the recollections of celebrated actor Simon Russell Beale.