Samuel French

We have thousands of titles in our catalogue, including many of the greatest plays in the English language. But we're not resting on our laurels, and continue to strive to publish the very best new plays, improve our unique Acting Edition books to better meet the needs of actors, and embrace the full possibilities of digital publishing. The driving... force behind Samuel French has always been to enable people to discover and perform the best, most varied plays and musicals possible. To this end, we publish everything from new writing to classics, and license them for performance by both professionals and the vibrant, vital amateur community both in the UK and around the world. Distinctively, our play scripts are specifically designed for use by actors, directors and technicians in rehearsal and performance. Our characteristic Acting Editions not only represent the definitive edition of a play, they also come with extra features to help bring the play to life. In 1830 George IV died and his younger brother William became King; Stephenson's Rocket had just been completed and the first passenger-carrying train was being "dragged by a locomotive"; the young Charles Dickens became a shorthand writer in Doctors' Commons; and in the theatre history had just been made with Black Eye'd Susan which had run for 150 performances at the Surrey Theatre. In this year too the forerunner to the firm which was to become Samuel French Ltd was founded in London. Thomas Hailes LacyRead More