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.
Ladies Down Under
Ladies Down Under
By Amanda Whittington
4f 2m (doubling, or up to 9m)
Ladies Unleashed
Ladies Unleashed
By Amanda Whittington
6-8f plus optional extras
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day
By Amanda Whittington
4f 1m (doubling, or up to 6m)
The Last of the Pelican Daughters
The Last of the Pelican Daughters
By The Wardrobe Ensemble
5-7f 3m
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
By Sam Steiner
1f 1m
Lilies on the Land
Lilies on the Land
By the Lions part
4f doubling (large cast possible)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley and Rona Munro
3-6f 4-9m plus 1f/m
Nell Gwynn
Nell Gwynn
By Jessica Swale
5-7f 7m
Nora : A Doll's House
Nora : A Doll's House
By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen
3-6f 3m
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)
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales
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)
Pressure
Pressure
By David Haig
1f 12m
The Railway Children
The Railway Children (stage version)
By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny
5f 6m, doubling (6f 9m possible)
The Sweet Science of Bruising
The Sweet Science of Bruising
By Joy Wilkinson
6f 4m doubling (up to 7f 8m)
Things I Know To Be True
Things I Know To Be True
By Andrew Bovell
3f 3m (wide age range)
The Thrill of Love
The Thrill of Love
By Amanda Whittington
4-5f 1m
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (Le Navet Bete stage version)
By Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson Original author Robert Louis Stevenson
4m doubling (or a mixed cast playing 26 characters)
The Weir
The Weir
By Conor McPherson
1f 4m
The Welkin
The Welkin
By Lucy Kirkwood
13-16f 2-4m
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

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