The following plays are newly available for performance by amateur groups.
Please note: the release of amateur performing rights does not guarantee a play's availability. You must still apply for and secure a licence before announcing, advertising, casting or rehearsing your production.
Backstroke
A kaleidoscopic and compassionate play about a mother and daughter. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2025, starring Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig.
Wonder Boy
By Ross Willis3-4f 2m (with additional non-speaking parts that can be doubled)A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.
The Whitby Rebels
By Bea Roberts3f 3m doubling (up to 17 roles)A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.
Peanut Butter & Blueberries
1f 1mA tender and bittersweet love story that explores how to love when the weight of the world is on your shoulders. First performed at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2024.
My Mother's Funeral: The Show
By Kelly Jones2f 1m (playing 20 characters)A play exploring the inequalities we face around death, and the cost of turning your loved ones into art. Premiered by Paines Plough in 2024.
The Outrun (stage version)
By Stef Smith Original author Amy Liptrot2f 2-4m plus optional chorusThe bestselling memoir brought to life in a stage adaptation premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024.
Rebellious Women
7-8f 5-6m plus extrasAn impassioned, unsentimental and sharp-witted play about the Suffragette cause, with rich opportunities for schools, youth theatres and drama societies who want to tell the story of a group of extraordinary women who changed the world.
Gigi & Dar
By Josh Azouz3f 1mA comic tragedy about what we bury in order to survive. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024.
A Mirror
By Sam Holcroft1f 5m plus extrasSam Holcroft's elusive and explosive new play about censorship, authorship and free speech, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in August 2023, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Strategic Love Play
1f 1mA Fringe First-winning play that, with acid wit, takes a scalpel to modern romance.
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.
HEART
By Jade Anouka1fA raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.
Life Raft
6f 7m (larger cast possible with optional non-speaking roles)A thrilling large-cast play for young actors exploring the psychology of survival – and an urgent allegory for our times. Plus a series of interactive games specially created by award-winning games designer Tassos Stevens, to facilitate a deeper exploration of the play's themes.
King Arthur
By Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson3m playing many parts, plus 'stage manager'A hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends from physical theatre masters Le Navet Bete.
King Troll (The Fawn)
3-4f 1m plus 1m/fA dystopian stage play exploring migrant experiences in all their complexity – and the troll that lives within all of us. Premiered by Kali Theatre at New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2024.
Chasing Hares
3f 2m with specified doublingA play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.
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.
The Unfriend
3f 4mSteven Moffat's hilarious satirical play about middle-class England's disastrous instinct always to appear nice.
Backstairs Billy
3-5f 6-7m plus extras (and optional corgis)An irreverent comedy about the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant. Premiered in the West End in 2023.
Some Demon
5f 1mA grippingly authentic play about living with an eating disorder, winner of the 2023 Papatango New Writing Prize.
The Misandrist
By Lisa Carroll1f 1mA penetrating comedy about the search for sexual knowledge, true love, and top-notch Tupperware.
Shout
Flexible casting (20+ named characters)A funny, moving drama about anxiety, celebrating difference, and finding your voice as a teenager. Part of the 2024 National Theatre Connections Festival.
Peter Pan (stage version)
Flexible casting (large mixed cast required)An enchanting adaptation of J.M. Barrie's children's classic, with songs by Vikki Stone. Premiered at Rose Theatre, Kingston.
Dreaming and Drowning
By Kwame Owusu1mAn intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
This Might Not Be It
2f 1mA candid portrayal of mental health services in the NHS, premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.
Animal
By Jon Bradfield With Josh Hepple1-2f 5-10mA hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.
God's Dice
2f 3mScience and religion go head to head in this electric tragicomedy: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.
The Invincibles
7-10f 2-5m plus optional ensemble (some parts can be pre-recorded)A play about the Dagenham Invincibles, aka Sterling Ladies, the greatest women's football team in Britain during World War One, and their legacy in the present day.
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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