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)
Danny, King of the Basement
A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.
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Dracula (stage version)
Acclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's Dracula stays refreshingly close to Bram Stoker's classic novel.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Far from the Madding Crowd (stage version)
By Thomas Hardy Adapted by Mark HealyA smouldering adaptation of Thomas Hardy's enduring novel about a spirited and feisty young woman who finds herself playing mistress in a man's world.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79Secrets (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.
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The Suitcase Kid (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Kindertransport
A modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past - brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of 9 and brought to England with the promise of a new life...
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79War and Peace (stage version)
By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen EdmundsonA magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39Noughts & Crosses (RSC stage version)
By Malorie Blackman Adapted by Dominic CookeAn electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Treasure Island (stage version)
By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Stuart PatersonA fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59My Boy Jack
By David HaigThe tragic story of how Rudyard Kipling sent his son to his death in the First World War.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99A Christmas Carol (Derby Playhouse stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise HebdenAn acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
By Fin KennedyThe 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.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Jungle Book (Birmingham Stage Company version)
By Rudyard Kipling Adapted by Stuart PatersonRudyard Kipling's classic jungle tales, in an acclaimed stage adaptation by Stuart Paterson.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Midnight (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£11.99£9.59
Bad Girls (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£10.99£8.79
The Lottie Project (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£10.99£8.79
The Canterbury Tales (stage version)
By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike PoultonA landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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