A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

A moving, comical and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger backdrop of women’s suffrage.

A deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.

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.

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

Two plays by award-winning writer James Fritz, each asking urgent, pointed and complex questions of the times we live in.

An explosive and thought-provoking play from the author of Girls Like That, exploring what happens when buried secrets catch up with you.

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

A madcap adventure story for young people (and older detectives) to watch, read and perform.

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 funny, moving and candid look at young people's relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.

An urgent and explosive play that explores of the pressures on young people today in the wake of advancing technology.

Four urgent and explosive plays by award-winning playwright Evan Placey, each tackling issues facing young people today.

The award-winning play that follows one man's desperate attempts to buck the system, and asks what really makes us who we are in the 21st century.

A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.

A radical re-imagining by playwright Evan Placey of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, written for the National Youth Theatre.

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe. 

A brilliantly honest and witty coming-of-age drama, with music by Stephen Warbeck.

A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

A play about a generation of unlikely heroes that celebrates coming of age online in a chaotic world.

An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. 

A deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.

A chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel about the disappearance of three Australian schoolgirls in the summer of 1900.

A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.