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 1-20 of 40 items.
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)
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)
Pressure
Pressure
By David Haig
1f 12m
Lilies on the Land
Lilies on the Land
By the Lions part
4f doubling (large cast possible)
Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Dracula: The Bloody Truth
By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete
4m (playing various roles)
Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations
By Mark Evans
3-5f 6-9m plus optional extras
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)
By Dominic Cooke
4f 5m doubling (large cast possible)
Ladies Down Under
Ladies Down Under
By Amanda Whittington
4f 2m (doubling, or up to 9m)
A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story
A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story (stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Mark Gatiss
50+ parts (original cast 5f 8m doubling)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley and Rona Munro
3-6f 4-9m plus 1f/m
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day
By Amanda Whittington
4f 1m (doubling, or up to 6m)
The IT
The IT
By Vivienne Franzmann
Flexible (5 or more, no maximum, any gender)
Blue Stockings
Blue Stockings
By Jessica Swale
8-10f 8-14m (plus 2 extras)
The Good Life
The Good Life
By Jeremy Sams Original author John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
3-6f 3-6m plus 1 goat (real or otherwise)
Animal Farm
Animal Farm (stage version)
By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge
6-14 actors
The Ballad of Maria Marten
The Ballad of Maria Marten
By Beth Flintoff
10f 2m (can be performed by 6f doubling)
Nell Gwynn
Nell Gwynn
By Jessica Swale
5-7f 7m
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)
By Laura Eason Original author Jules Verne
3f 5m, doubling (very large cast possible)
Nora : A Doll's House
Nora : A Doll's House
By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen
3-6f 3m

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