Great Plays for Festivals

A selection of our plays available for performance, specially chosen for their suitability for performance at festivals. Most of these plays have a shorter running time, generally 30-60 mins, or can be performed in a shorter version by prior arrangement. For more specific requirements, please contact our Performing Rights Department. Please note that inclusion here does not indicate that rights are available - it is important that you enquire about rights availability before making any commitment.

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The Shakespeare Revue

By Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee

2f 2m, plus 1 pianist

An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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By Holly Robinson

9f 10m

A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

Eight Monologues

Created by Vicky Featherstone By Various

8 monologues, up to 8f

A collection of monologues that document, remember and bear witness to a century of struggle for progress and equality for women in the United Kingdom.

Something Awful

By Tatty Hennessy

3f (playing age 13)

A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

Space Girl

By Helen Stanley

5-10f 8-12m

An action-packed play for young performers and audiences, bursting with songs and imagination, celebrating curiosity, resilience and exploration. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

Start Swimming

By James Fritz

12 f or m, flexible

A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.

Steel

By Lee Mattinson

2m (playing 17-year-old boys)

A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.

Stolen Secrets

By Fin Kennedy

Various sections for 1-7 performers, large cast possible

From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.

Strategic Love Play

By Miriam Battye

1f 1m

A Fringe First-winning play that, with acid wit, takes a scalpel to modern romance.

Surrender

By Sophie Swithinbank With Phoebe Ladenburg

A gripping play about a woman trying to survive in a punishing and dysfunctional penal system that has separated her from her daughter. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024.