The Real Estate
A sharply observed, epic play combining elements of social realism and satire, which asks: who do our homes really belong to, and who gets to tell our stories? In the Multiplay Drama series.
Red
An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.
The Red Helicopter
By Robin French7f 8mA thrilling, epic story about innocence, community and the dangerous power of unquestioning belief. In the Multiplay Drama series.
Remote
By Stef Smith4f 2m plus 1 f or m, plus non-speaking extrasA play about protest, power and protecting yourself. Part of the 2015 National Theatre Connections Festival.
Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist
By Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth1f 2m 1f/m plus large ensemble (playing 28 named characters)A charming retelling of the Robin Hood adventure - festive fun for all the family. Premiered at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, in 2024.
Run
1mStephen Laughton's one-man play about a gay Jewish seventeen-year-old explores what it means to love, to lose, and how to grow from a boy into a man.
Run, Rebel (stage version)
By Manjeet Mann4f 2m doubling (large cast possible)A fast-paced, mesmerising stage version of the prize-winning YA verse novel about a young woman beginning to take control of her life. Edition includes a range of teaching materials and resources.
Same
4-8f 2-5mA play exporing the apparent gulf between the young and old, commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.
Scarborough
By Fiona Evans2f 2m (or 1f 1m Part 1 only)An electrifying portrayal of a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher.
Scuttlers
By Rona Munro4f 6m, large cast possibleA thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.
Sea Things
11f 7m doubling as chorus (larger cast possible)A bold and startling comic thriller about climate crisis, conspiracy, and what lurks beneath the waves. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
Second Person Narrative
7f or mixed cast, doubling (very large cast possible)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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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey