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 Night Alive

An inimitably warm and stylish play that deftly mines the humanity to be found in the most unlikely of situations.

No Particular Order

A startling and apocalyptic play that charts the fate of a society under a despot, through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides.

Notes on Falling Leaves

A poignant, elegiac short play from the author of East is East.

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An Old Song, Half Forgotten

A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.

Original Death Rabbit

A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet

Overspill

A poetic, explosive thriller about three young men on a night out that ends in violence.

The Panel

A short play about the power politics underlying the selection of any candidate.

Parliament Square

A searingly powerful play about what one individual can do to effect change. Winner of the Judges’ Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)

A powerful play for one actor about a woman recovering from an abusive relationship.

Peak Stuff

A fast-paced, funny play offering a deep-dive into consumer culture: in an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us?

Peep

A darkly comic, claustrophobic tale of voyeurism and sexual politics.

Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (stage version)

Adapted by Philip Wilson Original author Philip Pullman

A deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.

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Amanda Whittington

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13–18 May 2024
Wharf Theatre, Devizes