Plays for Young People (12-18 years)

A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

A sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.

A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.

A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.

A darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.

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 brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.

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 fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?

A play exploring the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places.

A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

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

A tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A disquieting and darkly funny play which shines a light on the state of mental-health services in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A stark, fast-paced and fraught play about political upheaval and the media's relationship with civil violence and terrorism in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A sharply observed, epic play combining elements of social realism and satire, which asks: who do our homes really belong to, and who gets to tell our stories? In the Multiplay Drama series.

A thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.