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.
The Night Alive
An inimitably warm and stylish play that deftly mines the humanity to be found in the most unlikely of situations.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79No Particular Order
By Joel TanA startling and apocalyptic play that charts the fate of a society under a despot, through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Notes on Falling Leaves
A poignant, elegiac short play from the author of East is East.
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£6.99£5.59There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£6.99£5.59An Old Song, Half Forgotten
A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.
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£4.99£3.99
Original Death Rabbit
By Rose HeineyA painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Overspill
By Ali TaylorA poetic, explosive thriller about three young men on a night out that ends in violence.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Panel
A short play about the power politics underlying the selection of any candidate.
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£4.99£3.99
Parliament Square
By James FritzA searingly powerful play about what one individual can do to effect change. Winner of the Judges’ Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Patricia 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.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Peak 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?
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Peep
By Jodi GrayA darkly comic, claustrophobic tale of voyeurism and sexual politics.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (stage version)
Adapted by Philip Wilson Original author Philip PullmanA deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39
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