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.
Now, I See
A powerful fusion of movement, song and text, exploring identity, forgiveness and nature's capacity to heal. Part of a groundbreaking trilogy about being a Black man in contemporary Britain.
The House Party
By Laura Lomas Original author August Strindberg3f 1mA new spin on August Strindberg's classic play Miss Julie, premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2024 in a co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre, Headlong and Frantic Assembly.
Player Kings
Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke2-4f 20-25mShakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.
Multiple Casualty Incident
By Sami Ibrahim2f 2mRoleplay, desire and compassion intertwine in a play about the complexities of humanitarian work. Premiered at The Yard Theatre, London, in 2024.
Laughing Boy (stage version)
By Stephen Unwin Original author Sara Ryan2f 5m doubling (larger cast possible)A stage adaptation of Sara Ryan's powerful account of the preventable death of her son Connor Sparrowhawk while in an NHS care unit. Premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London.
The Legend of Ned Ludd
3 performersA powerful and innovative play about work, automation and capitalism's impact, premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024.
Liberation Squares
3fA riotous stage comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia.
The Other Boleyn Girl (stage version)
By Philippa Gregory Adapted by Mike Poulton6-7f 10-11m plus extrasA racy and riveting drama of intrigue at the Tudor court, based on Philippa Gregory's internationally bestselling novel.
Testmatch
By Kate Attwell6-8f 4m (can be performed by 6f)A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play.
Strategic Love Play
1f 1mA Fringe First-winning play that, with acid wit, takes a scalpel to modern romance.
Scenes with girls
3f (plus optional boy)A witty and caustic play about female friendship, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2020.
The Cord
2f 1mAn honest and moving play about the challenging truths of family dynamics, focussing on a couple in the weeks after the birth of their child. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London.
Till the Stars Come Down
By Beth Steel6f 4mA heartbreaking and hilarious portrayal of a larger-than-life family struggling to come to terms with a changing world.
James V: Katherine
By Rona Munro2f 2-4m plus optional chorusA thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.
Cassie and the Lights
By Alex Howarth3f plus 1f/m and pre-recorded voicesA tender and playful drama that examines what makes a family and what holds it together.
Gunter
4+ performersThe hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
Foam
6-7mA gripping play that examines the nature of identity and the consequences of right-wing extremist ideology against the backdrop of London's skinhead and gay scenes of the 1970s and 1980s.
The Wife of Cyncoed
By Matt Hartley1f (playing age 66)A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.
Idyll
By Matt Hartley1 performer (or more)A captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
The Human Body
4f 2m with suggested doubling (over 35 roles in total)A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.
Shed: Exploded View
3f 3mA devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
Nine Lessons and Carols
Stories for a Long Winter
By Chris Bush and Maimuna Memon6 performers (plus one voice-over)A play about connection and isolation, forged during the Covid pandemic, exploring what we hold on to in troubled times.
(Not) the End of the World
By Chris Bush3-4fA daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.
Samuel Takes a Break
in Male Dungeon No. 5 After a Long but Generally Successful Day of Tours
2f 2mAn extraordinary, genre-blending play about colonialism, identity and the attempt to preserve the past, premiered at The Yard Theatre London in 2024.
This Might Not Be It
2f 1mA candid portrayal of mental health services in the NHS, premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.
Peak Stuff
1f/mA fast-paced, funny play offering a deep-dive into consumer culture: in an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us?
A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)
By David Almond Adapted by Zoe Cooper3f 2mA magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey