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)
Wuthering Heights (stage version)
A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99What I (Don't) Know About Autism
By Jody O'NeillA sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking journey into the world of autism, mixing narrative, song, dance and direct address to explore this contentious and often misunderstood subject matter.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Small Hours
A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99When They Go Low
A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Teenage Dick
By Mike LewA darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)
By Piers Torday Original author Charles DickensA revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley and Rona MunroA brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Jungle Book (Children's Touring Partnership stage version)
Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Germ Free Adolescent
A fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99LIT
A play exploring the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (2019 edition)
By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane AustenA loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.
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£10.99£8.79
The Changing Room
By Chris BushA play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Blister
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
Blue
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
katzenmusik
By Tom FowlerA darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse. In the Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
Landmines
By Phil DaviesA stark, fast-paced and fraught play about political upheaval and the media's relationship with civil violence and terrorism in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
The Real Estate
A sharply observed, epic play combining elements of social realism and satire, which asks: who do our homes really belong to, and who gets to tell our stories? In the Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
The Red Helicopter
By Robin FrenchA thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
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