Plays to perform
Most Performed

Our most popular plays for amateur performance, based on the number of licenses issued in 2023.

The 40 titles listed below were our most popular titles licensed for performance by amateur groups worldwide.

Read more about the Top Ten most performed plays of 2023, over on our Blog>>

Showing 1-28 of 40 items.
Blue Stockings
Blue Stockings
By Jessica Swale
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day
By Amanda Whittington
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version)
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson
The Welkin
The Welkin
By Lucy Kirkwood
Nell Gwynn
Nell Gwynn
By Jessica Swale
Machinal
Machinal
By Sophie Treadwell
Things I Know To Be True
Things I Know To Be True
By Andrew Bovell
The Good Life
The Good Life
By Jeremy Sams Original author John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
The Railway Children
The Railway Children (stage version)
By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny
Chaos
Chaos
By Laura Lomas
Kindertransport
Kindertransport
By Diane Samuels
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (stage version)
Adapted by Philip Wilson Original author Philip Pullman
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)
By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne
Di and Viv and Rose
Di and Viv and Rose
By Amelia Bullmore
After Life
After Life
By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda
Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations
By Mark Evans
The Incident Room
The Incident Room
By Olivia Hirst and David Byrne
The Ballad of Maria Marten
The Ballad of Maria Marten
By Beth Flintoff
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley and Rona Munro
Consent
Consent
By Nina Raine
The River
The River
By Jez Butterworth
Brainstorm: The Original Playscript
Brainstorm: The Original Playscript
By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (stage version)
By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny
Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'
Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'
By The Goodale Brothers Original author P.G. Wodehouse
Wendy & Peter Pan
Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. Barrie
The Thrill of Love
The Thrill of Love
By Amanda Whittington
Rules for Living
Rules for Living
By Sam Holcroft
The IT
The IT
By Vivienne Franzmann

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