Plays for Young People

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

A play about conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties in a world trembling in the grip of a devastating epidemic.

Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the consequences of being forced to grow up on your own.

A deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.

A play about a generation of unlikely heroes that celebrates coming of age online in a chaotic world.

A brand-new ancient-history play in verse that tells the story of one of Britain's most iconic women: a queen, a warrior and a rebel.

A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.

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

A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, family-friendly retelling of a classic story.

A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

The stage version of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage, which is set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt.

A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.

 An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

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