About Salamander Street
Performing Arts in Print
Salamander Street is an independent performing arts publisher specialising in contemporary plays, performance texts and books about theatre, music and creative practice.
Founded in Leith, Edinburgh, in 2019, Salamander Street became part of independent publisher Wordville in 2023. Today, we publish distinctive writing internationally, creating books for performers, theatre-makers, musicians, teachers, students and anyone interested in how performing art is made.
Our list has a particular strength in contemporary drama, alongside books that explore music, songwriting, performance, collaboration and the wider creative industries.
Plays made to be performed
We believe that a published play is not simply a record of a production. It is an invitation: to read, study, rehearse, perform and discover a story afresh.
Our drama list includes:
- contemporary plays and new writing
- small-cast and solo plays
- plays for young performers and youth theatres
- work for schools, colleges and universities
- monologues and duologues
- one-act and full-length plays
- new versions of classic drama
- plays in translation
We publish work that is theatrically alive, socially engaged and practical to produce. Many of our plays are particularly suited to drama schools, amateur companies, fringe theatres, touring companies and education settings, where flexible casting and achievable production requirements matter.
Books about music and creativity
Our performing arts list extends beyond the stage.
We publish books about musicians, songwriting, creative collaboration and the ideas and experiences that shape artistic careers. Titles including The World Is Going to Love This and Moving Music offer distinctive perspectives on making music, working creatively and building a life in the arts.
These books are for musicians, songwriters, students, educators and general readers who want to understand not only the finished work, but the people, processes and decisions behind it.
Supporting writers and new work
Salamander Street is an author-centred publisher. We work closely with playwrights and writers to create carefully edited, professionally produced books that give their work a lasting life.
Our authors include established artists alongside distinctive new voices. Across the list, their work explores contemporary lives, creative practice and the changing worlds of theatre and music with ambition, humour, urgency and imagination.
We are particularly drawn to books that offer readers something they cannot find elsewhere: a distinctive voice, a fresh perspective or an illuminating account of how creative work is made.
Performing arts books for education
Our books are used by drama teachers, music educators, theatre students, young performers and academics in the UK and internationally.
Alongside published scripts, we produce teaching resources, discussion questions and supporting material designed to help readers explore character, language, form, context and performance choices.
Whether you are looking for a classroom text, a play for a student production, audition material, contemporary drama for academic study or an inspiring book about music and creativity, our growing list offers accessible routes into both studying and making art.
Work with us
We welcome approaches from playwrights, theatre-makers, agents and writers.
Before submitting, please read our current submission guidelines carefully. We are particularly interested in work with a distinctive voice, a clear readership or performance audience, and the potential for a life beyond its first production or publication.
Explore Salamander Street
Founded in Leith | Based in London | Performing Arts in Print since 2019
