Platform Plays

Platform is an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books.

Aimed at addressing gender imbalance and inequality in theatre, Platform comprises big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

Platform was named as Outstanding Drama Initiative at the Music and Drama Education Awards 2021.

'Drama is an important tool for building confidence and empowering young people. Platform will give girls opportunity to access these benefits as much as their male counterparts' Moira Buffini

'When it comes to giving more opportunities for girls onstage these plays could provide the platform to get there. I urge you to explore them all' Ink Pellet

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Bright. Young. Things.

By Georgia Christou

7f 8f/m

A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

The Glove Thief

By Beth Flintoff

14f 7m

A play about the intersecting lives of four women, and their power to change the course of English history. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

Heavy Weather

By Lizzie Nunnery

5f 3f/m plus ensemble

A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

The Light Burns Blue

By Silva Semerciyan

9f 1m, plus mixed cast of up to 30 characters

A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

Red

By Somalia Seaton

5f plus chorus

An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

Second Person Narrative

By Jemma Kennedy

7f or mixed cast, doubling (very large cast possible)

A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

This Changes Everything

By Joel Horwood

20f (could be done with more)

A play about a group of young women seeking to form a new type of society and a better way of living. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.