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)
His Dark Materials (stage version)
A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Heavy Weather
A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Happy Meal
By Tabby LambA joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Great Expectations (RSC stage version)
A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Great Expectations (stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jo CliffordJo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Glove Thief
A play about the intersecting lives of four women, and their power to change the course of English history. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Glee & Me
By Stuart SladeA touching drama about a teenage girl diagnosed with a brain tumour, an unexpectedly optimistic portrayal of love and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Girls Like That and other plays for teenagers
By Evan PlaceyFour urgent and explosive plays by award-winning playwright Evan Placey, each tackling issues facing young people today.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Girls Like That
By Evan PlaceyAn urgent and explosive play that explores of the pressures on young people today in the wake of advancing technology.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Germ 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£7.99Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley Adapted by Patrick SandfordOne of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Fast
By Fin KennedyAn ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.
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£6.99£5.59
Far from the Madding Crowd (stage version)
By Thomas Hardy Adapted by Mark HealyA smouldering adaptation of Thomas Hardy's enduring novel about a spirited and feisty young woman who finds herself playing mistress in a man's world.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79The Fall
By James FritzA funny, moving and candid look at young people's relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Emma (stage version)
A bold, witty and fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel which, while thoroughly modern, retains the spirit and much of the language of the original.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Emilia
A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.
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Education, Education, Education
A theatrical love letter to the schools of the 1990s, asking big questions about a country in special measures, exploring what we are taught and why, and where responsibility lies. Full of inventive theatricality and irreverent humour.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79East is East
A wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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