Plays for Young People (12-18 years)
This section lists plays that are especially suited to young people aged 12 and above, for reading, study or performance. Please note that some of the plays included here contain adult language and/or tackle challenging issues. We're always happy to advise on the suitability of any of our plays: send us an email at info@nickhernbooks.co.uk, or call us on 020 8749 4953.
See also Plays for children (under 12 years)
The Fall
A funny, moving and candid look at young people's relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Emma (stage version)
A bold, witty and fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel which, while thoroughly modern, retains the spirit and much of the language of the original.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Emilia
A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.
- Paperback£11.99
Education, Education, Education
A theatrical love letter to the schools of the 1990s, asking big questions about a country in special measures, exploring what we are taught and why, and where responsibility lies. Full of inventive theatricality and irreverent humour.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79East is East
A wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Drip
By Tom Wells By (composer) Matthew RobinsA one-man musical comedy about a fifteen-year-old boy who finds himself in deep water when he joins a synchronised swimming team, even though he can't swim.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Dream Collector
By Fin KennedyAn ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.
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£6.99£5.59
A Dream
By Chris BushA riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
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£7.99£6.39
Dracula (stage version)
By Bram Stoker Adapted by Liz LochheadAcclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's Dracula stays refreshingly close to Bram Stoker's classic novel.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (stage version)
By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by David EdgarA superb adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story of the unassuming Dr Jekyll and his dark alter-ego Mr Hyde.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Domino Effect
By Fin KennedyThe Domino Effect is an ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.
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£6.99£5.59
David Copperfield (stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair CordingOne of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39
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