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Plays for Young People

This section contains all titles included in the categories Plays for Children (under 12 years) and Plays for Young People (12-18 years).

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Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)

By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

Nell Gwynn

Nell Gwynn

By Jessica Swale

Jessica Swale's play Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the king.

Scorch

Scorch

By Stacey Gregg

A touching and provocative story of first love though the eyes of a gender-curious teen, inspired by recent UK cases of 'gender fraud'.

Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

And a Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production

By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three

A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.

Us/Them

Us/Them

By Carly Wijs

An extraordinary, award-winning account of the Beslan School Siege, exploring the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.

Junkyard

Junkyard

By Jack Thorne

A brilliantly honest and witty coming-of-age drama, with music by Stephen Warbeck.

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Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde (National Youth Theatre version)

By Evan Placey Original author Robert Louis Stevenson

A radical re-imagining by playwright Evan Placey of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, written for the National Youth Theatre.

Education, Education, Education

Education, Education, Education

By The Wardrobe Ensemble

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.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (RSC stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by David Edgar

An adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic – one of the best-loved stories ever written – that rediscovers the social conscience of the timeless tale.

The Sweet Science of Bruising

The Sweet Science of Bruising

By Joy Wilkinson

An epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism in the world of 19th-century women’s boxing.

A Hundred Words for Snow

A Hundred Words for Snow

By Tatty Hennessy

A play about a teenage girl's solo journey to the North Pole with her father's ashes.

Princess & The Hustler

Princess & The Hustler

By Chinonyerem Odimba

A play about a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest, against the backdrop of Black British Civil Rights marches in 1960s Bristol.

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Teenage Dick

Teenage Dick

By Mike Lew

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

The Changing Room

The Changing Room

By Chris Bush

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

When They Go Low

When They Go Low

By Natalie Mitchell

A play about everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Written for the National Theatre Connections Festival.

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses (Pilot Theatre stage version)

By Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Malorie Blackman

An award-winning stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman's acclaimed novel, a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

Chaos

Chaos

By Laura Lomas

A symphony of characters searching for meaning in a complicated and unstable world. Part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses

By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

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