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)
Start Swimming
A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.
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£6.99£5.59
Boudica
A brand-new ancient-history play in verse that tells the story of one of Britain's most iconic women: a queen, a warrior and a rebel.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Natives
A play about a generation of unlikely heroes that celebrates coming of age online in a chaotic world.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39Junkyard
By Jack ThorneA brilliantly honest and witty coming-of-age drama, with music by Stephen Warbeck.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79Speech & Debate
A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.
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£9.99£7.99
Us/Them
By Carly WijsAn extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Picnic at Hanging Rock (stage version)
By Joan Lindsay Adapted by Tom WrightA chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel about the disappearance of three Australian schoolgirls in the summer of 1900.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Brainstorm: The Original Playscript
And a Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production
A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79New Labour
A comedy drama about being young, working in a shit job, living in debt, and all the funny and sad things you do to cope.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Broken Biscuits
By Tom WellsA beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Scorch
By Stacey GreggA touching and provocative story of first love though the eyes of a gender-curious teen, inspired by recent UK cases of 'gender fraud'.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Banana Boys
By Evan PlaceyA play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.
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£6.99£5.59
Holloway Jones
By Evan PlaceyHolloway dreams of being a world-class BMXer, but she is held back by the tough reality of a parent in prison.
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£6.99£5.59
Girls Like That and other plays for teenagers
By Evan PlaceyFour urgent and explosive plays by award-winning playwright Evan Placey, each tackling issues facing young people today.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59The York Mystery Plays
Adapted by Mike PoultonThe greatest story ever told, in a version by Mike Poulton, premiered at York Minster in May 2016.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (stage version)
Adapted by Philip Wilson Original author Philip PullmanA deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39Crush: The Musical
By Maureen Chadwick and Kath GottsAn outrageously fun musical set in an all-girls school in the 60s, from the team behind Bad Girls: The Musical.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Nell Gwynn
Jessica Swale's play Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the king.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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