Plays for Young People (12-18 years)

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.

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.

Renowned poet and dramatist Liz Lochhead tells the story of Frankenstein's creation.

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 hilarious, chaotic, Dickensian caper for the stage, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.

Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Lucy 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.

A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

A play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.

An energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

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.

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Helen Edmundson's celebrated adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.

A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.