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.
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
As We Face the Sun
As We Face the Sun
By Kit Withington
Flexible cast, 4-50 performers, any gender
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
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

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