Plays for Young People (12-18 years)

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.

A darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A 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.

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.

A thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A surreal, dreamlike and hilarious play exploring the pressures and transformations that happen to teenagers as they grow up. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A hard-hitting, poignant play about anti-immigration sentiment in Britain today. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A funny, dark and thrilling play about family connections and the fallout from violence. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A sharp, fast-paced exploration of the possibilities of love, friendship and healing in the search for home. In the Multiplay Drama series.

A play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.

A play exploring the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places.

A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

A fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?

A 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.

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. 

A 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.

A darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.

A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.