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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)

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Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

By Helen Edmundson

A biographical play about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Premiered by Shared Experience.

Mogadishu

Mogadishu

By Vivienne Franzmann

A gripping and urgent play about a well-meaning teacher who intervenes on behalf of a troublesome student, with terrifying consequences.

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons (stage version)

By Arthur Ransome Adapted by Helen Edmundson and Neil Hannon

A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

Brontë

Brontë

By Polly Teale

A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (stage version)

By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

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

Frankenstein

Frankenstein (stage version)

By Mary Shelley Adapted by Patrick Sandford

One of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.

Persuasion

Persuasion (stage version)

By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark Healy

A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, with a set of Production Notes designed to make it easily stageable.

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (stage version)

By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark Healy

A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)

By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell

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.

Charged

Charged

Six plays about women, crime and justice

By Chloë Moss, Winsome Pinnock, Rebecca Prichard, E V Crowe, Sam Holcroft and Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre, exploring the heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system.

The Railway Children

The Railway Children (stage version)

By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny

An imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved children's classic.

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Bunny

Bunny

By Jack Thorne

An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

By Frank Wedekind Translated by Julian Forsyth and Margarete Forsyth

Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.

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The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

By Fin Kennedy

Tender, uncompromising, haunting and lyrical, these four plays together comprise a contemporary chronicle of the lives of East London's young women.

Morte d'Arthur

Morte d'Arthur (stage version)

By Thomas Malory Adapted by Mike Poulton

An adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)

By Dominic Cooke

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

Blood and Ice

Blood and Ice

By Liz Lochhead

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

David Copperfield

David Copperfield (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair Cording

One of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.

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