Banana Boys
A play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.
Be My Baby
A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.
Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre stage version)
By Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell3f 3m doublingLucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.
Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)
4f 4m doubling, or 6f 7mA brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).
Before It Rains
1f (forties - fifties) 2m (twenties)Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.
Bird
By Laura Lomas1fA cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.
Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young womenBird
3f 2mWinner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a raw, delicate and bold play about growing up in a care home, and eventually leaving it for the outside world.
Blister
By Laura Lomas3f 4mA tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.
Blue
3f 5mA disquieting and darkly funny play which shines a light on the state of mental-health services in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.
The Bone Sparrow (stage version)
By Zana Fraillon Adapted by S. Shakthidharan4f 4m doubling (large cast possible)A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.
The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage (stage version)
By Philip Pullman Adapted by Bryony Lavery8f 8m doubling (cast of 50+ is possible)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.
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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