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.
Angel
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
The Approach
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.
- Paperback
£13.99£11.19Add to basketEbook£13.99£11.19Banana Boys
By Evan PlaceyA play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.
- Ebook
£6.99£5.59
Bé Carna
A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
The Bear
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.
Published in volume Chekhov: Shortsbedbound
By Enda WalshA ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
Before You Say Anything
By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP TheatreA play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time. A time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom and bravery.
- Ebook
£6.99£5.59
Being Friends
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 playsBiscuits for Breakfast
By Gareth FarrA tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Blackout Songs
By Joe WhiteA compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.
- Paperback
£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Blackthorn
A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.
- Paperback
£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Blister
By Laura LomasA tense relationship drama which examines how the effects of one moment can ripple through a galaxy of lives. In the Multiplay Drama series.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
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