Plays to perform

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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Bloody Wimmin

Bloody Wimmin

By Lucy Kirkwood

A short play about the protests at Greenham Common, a political landmark in the fight for nuclear disarmament.

Bogboy

Bogboy

By Deirdre Kinahan

A short play in which two lost souls – a young heroin addict and a reclusive middle-aged farmer – discover a budding friendship in the bogs of Meath.

Bombshells

Bombshells

By Joanna Murray-Smith

Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.

Boo

Boo

By Jack Thorne

A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

    Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

    And a Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production

    By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three

    A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.

    buckets

    buckets

    By Adam Barnard

    Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

    Bull

    Bull

    By Mike Bartlett

    A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

    Bunny

    Bunny

    By Jack Thorne

    An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    Burkas and Bacon Butties

    By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

    A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

    Cassie and the Lights

    Cassie and the Lights

    By Alex Howarth

    A tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.

    Cathy

    Cathy

    By Ali Taylor

    A candid, poignant and intimate play about the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home.

    The Changing Room

    The Changing Room

    By Chris Bush

    A play about being a teenager, written specifically for young people, part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival.

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