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)
Start Swimming
A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.
- Ebook
£6.99£5.59
Spring Awakening: A Musical
The groundbreaking rock musical about teenage sexuality, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79
Spring Awakening
Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.
- Paperback
£4.99£3.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99Spooky Action at a Distance
By Eve LeighA hard-hitting, poignant play about anti-immigration sentiment in Britain today. In the Multiplay Drama series.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
Speech & Debate
A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99
A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)
By David Almond Adapted by Zoe CooperA magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Something Awful
A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
The Small Hours
A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99small
A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
Sleeping Beauty (stage version)
By Rufus NorrisThe classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Skunk
By Zawe AshtonA surreal, dreamlike and hilarious play exploring the pressures and transformations that happen to teenagers as they grow up. In the Multiplay Drama series.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
The Shakespeare Revue
An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Paperback
£13.99£11.19
Sense and Sensibility (stage version)
By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark HealyA faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Selfie
A smart and intense play from an award-winning Canadian playwright, about the complexities of relationships and community, and the nature of consent.
- Paperback£22.99
Secrets (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.
- Paperback
£11.99£9.59
Second Person Narrative
A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Scuttlers
By Rona MunroA thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59
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