Paperback

Sweat (2018)

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 22 Oct 2026.

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Who published the Sweat 2018 paperback?
Nick Hern Books, London, in 2018, in paperback.
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  • It is the first UK edition; the true first was published elsewhere.
  • Paperback firsts are usually modest unless they are paperback originals; later printings carry little premium.
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Identification

How to identify this edition

The play was first published in New York by Theatre Communications Group in 2017, in paperback (ISBN 9781559365321) and hardback (ISBN 9781559365710). The first British edition is the Nick Hern Books paperback in the NHB Modern Plays series, ISBN 9781848428188, 128 pages, published on 13 December 2018 for the UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, which opened on 7 December 2018 under the direction of Lynette Linton. The Dramatists Play Service acting edition (ISBN 9780822237648, later reissued by Concord Theatricals) is American. The play is an Edexcel English Literature AS and A level set text and stays in print, so check the imprint page for the first printing.

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2018

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Who published the Sweat 2018 paperback?

Nick Hern Books, London, in 2018, in paperback.

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Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 22 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.