Plays to perform
New Acquisitions

Amateur performing rights for the following plays have recently been acquired by Nick Hern Books, and they will be available for performance once the performing rights have been released.

If you have a particular interest in any of the plays that appear here, please enquire about availability to the Performing Rights Manager.

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Rebellious Women
Rebellious Women
By Beth Flintoff
7-8f 5-6m plus extras
Animal Farm
Animal Farm (stage version)
By George Orwell Adapted by Tatty Hennessy
Flexible casting (mixed cast of 13+ performers)
Otherland
Otherland
By Chris Bush
8f with suggested doubling (playing 30+ roles)
Mary and the Hyenas
Mary and the Hyenas
By Maureen Lennon
1f plus chorus of 5+ f/m playing 27 roles
Oedipus
Oedipus
By Sophocles Adapted by Ella Hickson
2f 4m plus 2 girls and extras
Churchill in Moscow
Churchill in Moscow
By Howard Brenton
3f 4m
Unicorn
Unicorn
By Mike Bartlett
2f 1m
More Life
More Life
By Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman
Ensemble of 6 performers (ideally 3f 3m)
Pig Heart Boy
Pig Heart Boy (stage version)
By Malorie Blackman Adapted by Winsome Pinnock
3f 3m doubling (up to 17 roles)
...blackbird hour
...blackbird hour
By babirye bukilwa
2f 1m plus 1f voice only
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)
A Good House
A Good House
By Amy Jephta
3f 3m
REVENGE: After the Levoyah
REVENGE: After the Levoyah
By Nick Cassenbaum
1f 1m (playing multiple parts)
An Interrogation
An Interrogation
By Jamie Armitage
1f 2m
Life Raft
Life Raft
By Fin Kennedy Original author Georg Kaiser Contributions by Tassos Stevens
6f 7m (larger cast possible with optional non-speaking roles)
Cyrano
Cyrano
By Virginia Gay Original author Edmond Rostand
2f 1m plus 3f/m
Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist
Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist
By Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth
1f 2m 1f/m plus large ensemble (playing 28 named characters)
Tender
Tender
By Eleanor Tindall
2f 0-2m (can be performed by 2f)
Wolves on Road
Wolves on Road
By Beru Tessema
1f 4m
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (stage version)
By Nancy Harris Original author Hans Christian Andersen
3f 4-5m plus flexible ensemble (large cast possible)
King Arthur
King Arthur
By Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson
3m playing many parts, plus 'stage manager'
After the Act
After the Act
By Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens
4 f/m doubling (27 named characters, large cast possible)
Statues
Statues
By Azan Ahmed
2m doubling (or up to 1f 5m)
The Whitby Rebels
The Whitby Rebels
By Bea Roberts
3f 3m doubling (up to 17 roles)
Gigi & Dar
Gigi & Dar
By Josh Azouz
3f 1m
Oedipus
Oedipus
By Robert Icke Original author Sophocles
4f 5-7m
King Troll (The Fawn)
King Troll (The Fawn)
By Sonali Bhattacharyya
3-4f 1m plus 1m/f
Steel
Steel
By Lee Mattinson
2m (playing 17-year-old boys)

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