Most Performed
Our most popular plays for amateur performance, based on the number of licences issued in 2024.
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 2024, over on our Blog>>
Showing 1-20 of 40 items.
It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)
Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson
4 actors, doubling (either 1f 3m or 2f 2m); larger cast possible (13 characters plus extras)
The Railway Children (stage version)
By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny
5f 6m, doubling (6f 9m possible)
Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. Barrie
4f 17m doubling (up to 6f 22m); version for smaller cast also available
Notes from a Small Island (stage version)
By Bill Bryson Adapted by Tim Whitnall
3f 4m doubling (playing more than 80 characters; large cast is possible)
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (stage version)
Adapted by Philip Wilson Original author Philip Pullman
first set: 4f 4m, doubling; second set 8f 8m doubling (entire script offers roles for 42f and 100m)
Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)
By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne
3f 5m, doubling (very large cast possible)