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

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

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

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.

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

An imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved children's classic.

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.

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

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 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.

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 gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.

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

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 play about a group of young women seeking to form a new type of society and a better way of living. 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 deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

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

A refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction.