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.
Liberation Squares
A riotous stage comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Gunter
The hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Cassie and the Lights
By Alex HowarthA tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Idyll
By Matt HartleyA captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
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£7.99£6.39
(Not) the End of the World
By Chris BushA daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.
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£7.99£6.39
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?
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79HEART
By Jade AnoukaA raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
A new edition of the dark and biting one-man show starring Samuel Barnett at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Multiverse is Gay!
A wild rollercoaster ride through school, the Multiverse, and finding yourself, over and over and over again… A play in the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series, featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
The Playhouse Apprentice
An exhilarating and hilarious historical drama set in Elizabethan London, about theatre, bravery and how a little voice can make a big difference. Part of the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.
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£7.99£6.39
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A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.
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£7.99£6.39
Space Girl
An action-packed play for young performers and audiences, bursting with songs and imagination, celebrating curiosity, resilience and exploration. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
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