Plays for Young People (12-18 years)
This section lists plays that are especially suited to young people aged 12 and above, for reading, study or performance. Please note that some of the plays included here contain adult language and/or tackle challenging issues. We're always happy to advise on the suitability of any of our plays: send us an email at info@nickhernbooks.co.uk, or call us on 020 8749 4953.
See also Plays for children (under 12 years)
Mary Shelley
A biographical play about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Premiered by Shared Experience.
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£13.99£11.19Add to basketEbook£13.99£11.19Mogadishu
A gripping and urgent play about a well-meaning teacher who intervenes on behalf of a troublesome student, with terrifying consequences.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Swallows and Amazons (stage version)
A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Brontë
By Polly TealeA compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Anna Karenina (stage version)
By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen EdmundsonHelen Edmundson's celebrated adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley Adapted by Patrick SandfordOne of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Persuasion (stage version)
By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark HealyA faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, with a set of Production Notes designed to make it easily stageable.
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£9.99£7.99
Sense and Sensibility (stage version)
By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark HealyA faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)
By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie MitchellLucy 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.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Charged
Six plays about women, crime and justice
Six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre, exploring the heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99The Railway Children (stage version)
By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike KennyAn imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved children's classic.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.A4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Bunny
By Jack ThorneAn exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Spring Awakening
Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.
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£4.99£3.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays
By Fin KennedyTender, uncompromising, haunting and lyrical, these four plays together comprise a contemporary chronicle of the lives of East London's young women.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Morte d'Arthur (stage version)
By Thomas Malory Adapted by Mike PoultonAn adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
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Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Blood and Ice
By Liz LochheadRenowned poet and dramatist Liz Lochhead tells the story of Frankenstein's creation.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39David Copperfield (stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair CordingOne of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39
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