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Plays with Music

See also Musicals

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Drip

Drip

By Tom Wells By (composer) Matthew Robins

A one-man musical comedy about a fifteen-year-old boy who finds himself in deep water when he joins a synchronised swimming team, even though he can't swim.

A Dream

A Dream

By Chris Bush

A riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

Diary of a Nobody

Diary of a Nobody (stage version)

By George & Weedon Grossmith Adapted by Hugh Osborne

A sparkling adaptation of the classic comic novel recording the daily exploits of Charles Pooter, the London clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status.

Crossings

Crossings

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play with live music, waltzing and unexpected connections, exploring how we return, resettle and adapt.

Coram Boy

Coram Boy (stage version)

By Jamila Gavin Adapted by Helen Edmundson

A heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread award-winning novel set in 18th-century England.

The Convict's Opera

The Convict's Opera

By Stephen Jeffreys

The world's first ever musical, The Beggar's Opera, is performed on board a creaking convict ship bound for Australia.

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Cold War

Cold War (stage version)

Adapted by Conor McPherson Original author Paweł Pawlikowski

An epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided, adapted from the Academy Award-nominated film. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2023.

A Civil War Christmas

A Civil War Christmas

By Paula Vogel

Set on Christmas Eve during the latter days of the Civil War, this rich and moving play weaves a tapestry of historical characters, period holiday music, marches and spirituals, and tells a story of peaceful companionship and communal hope.

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Cinderella

Cinderella (stage version)

By Stuart Paterson

A classic fairy tale with a twist, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale

Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)

By Piers Torday Original author Charles Dickens

A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (Derby Playhouse stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise Hebden

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

The Changing Room

The Changing Room

By Chris Bush

A play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.

The Cavalcaders

The Cavalcaders

By Billy Roche

A rousing, comic play set in an old-fashioned cobbler's shop in small-town southern Ireland.

Published in volume The Cavalcaders and Amphibians
    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

    By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

    Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    By Jack Thorne

    A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    Broken Biscuits

    Broken Biscuits

    By Tom Wells

    A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

    Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain (stage version)

    By Annie Proulx Adapted by Ashley Robinson and Dan Gillespie Sells

    A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.

    Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

    By Melissa Bubnic

    An exhilarating play about a ruthless female City trader who takes on a young and ambitious protegee.

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