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.

Showing 13-24 of 188 items.

Angel

By Henry Naylor

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

The Approach

By Mark O'Rowe

Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

Banana Boys

By Evan Placey

11f 8m

A play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.

Bé Carna

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

1f 2m plus optional extras

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

bedbound

By Enda Walsh

1f 1m

A ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.

Before You Say Anything

By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

2f 1m

A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time. A time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom and bravery.

Being Friends

By Robert Holman

The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays

Bellringers

By Daisy Hall

A comic and deeply moving play about being young at the end of the world. Premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hampstead Theatre, London.