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)
Blue Stockings
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.
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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.
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£7.99£6.39
Blood 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£10.39Blister
By Laura LomasA tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
Bleak Expectations
By Mark EvansA hilarious, chaotic, Dickensian caper for the stage, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Bird and other monologues for young women
By Laura LomasThree hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)
A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Beauty and the Beast (RSC stage version)
A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Beauty 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£9.59Be My Baby
A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add 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
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
As We Face the Sun
A stark and tender story about growing up, the pleasures of friendship, why we hold onto things and how we might start to let go. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)
By Laura Eason Original author Jules VerneLaura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Arabian 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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Arabian Nights (Young Vic stage version)
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
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£12.99£10.39
Anna 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£10.39Animal Farm (stage version)
By George Orwell Adapted by Ian WooldridgeA powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59
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