Plays to perform
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 21-40 of 40 items.
The Railway Children
The Railway Children (stage version)
By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny
5f 6m, doubling (6f 9m possible)
The Welkin
The Welkin
By Lucy Kirkwood
13-16f 2-4m
The Ferryman
The Ferryman
By Jez Butterworth
8f 13m
Chaos
Chaos
By Laura Lomas
flexible, any size, any gender
Things I Know To Be True
Things I Know To Be True
By Andrew Bovell
3f 3m (wide age range)
The Weir
The Weir
By Conor McPherson
1f 4m
Brainstorm: The Original Playscript
Brainstorm: The Original Playscript
By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three
variable - flexible casting
Wendy & Peter Pan
Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. Barrie
4f 17m doubling (up to 6f 22m); version for smaller cast also available
The Last of the Pelican Daughters
The Last of the Pelican Daughters
By The Wardrobe Ensemble
5-7f 3m
After Life
After Life
By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda
5-6f 7-8m
Notes from a Small Island
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)
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
By Sam Steiner
1f 1m
The Sweet Science of Bruising
The Sweet Science of Bruising
By Joy Wilkinson
6f 4m doubling (up to 7f 8m)
Be My Baby
Be My Baby
By Amanda Whittington
6f
Ladies Unleashed
Ladies Unleashed
By Amanda Whittington
6-8f plus optional extras
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version - new edition)
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson
3 performers (playing multiple roles)
As We Face the Sun
As We Face the Sun
By Kit Withington
Flexible cast, 4-50 performers, any gender
It's a Wonderful Life
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)
Earthquakes in London
Earthquakes in London
By Mike Bartlett
7f 10m, doubling, large cast possible
Di and Viv and Rose
Di and Viv and Rose
By Amelia Bullmore
3f

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