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Here We Are - NHB Modern Plays

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Publisher's Synopsis

It's a perfect day for brunch.

Leo and Marianne Brink have found the ideal spot to take their friends. With great reviews, impeccable service and an extensive menu, it seems like nothing could go wrong.

But as their meal is interrupted by a series of increasingly strange events, they come to realise they've bitten off more than they can chew.

Here We Are is the last work by Stephen Sondheim, written shortly before his death in 2021, with a book by playwright David Ives and inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel.

It was first performed in 2023 at The Shed in New York City, directed by Joe Mantello, and received its UK premiere at London's National Theatre in 2025. This first publication of the complete book and lyrics of Here We Are is accompanied by a substantial and revelatory essay by David Ives on 'Writing with Sondheim'.

'Sondheim not only dared to change musical theatre, but succeeded, forever' Guardian

About the Publisher

Nick Hern Books

Nick Hern Books is the UK's leading specialist performing arts publisher with over 1,000 plays and theatre books in our catalogue. Our list of plays includes work by many of the UK's preeminent playwrights, as well as some of the most exciting emerging writers. We work with major theatres and theatre companies across the UK and in Ireland to publish new plays alongside their professional premieres, often in the form of a 'programme/text' that combines the functions of theatre programme and playtext. We also publish many classic plays and plays in translation, together with a wide range of authoritative theatre books, many of them written by well-known theatre practitioners.

Book information

ISBN: 9781839044731
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 812.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 7290
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 178g
Height: 196mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 15mm