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)
Noughts & Crosses (RSC stage version)
An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Treasure Island (stage version)
By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Stuart PatersonA fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99My Boy Jack
By David HaigThe tragic story of how Rudyard Kipling sent his son to his death in the First World War.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99A Christmas Carol (Derby Playhouse stage version)
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise HebdenAn acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
By Fin KennedyThe award-winning play that follows one man's desperate attempts to buck the system, and asks what really makes us who we are in the 21st century.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59The Jungle Book (Birmingham Stage Company version)
By Rudyard Kipling Adapted by Stuart PatersonRudyard Kipling's classic jungle tales, in an acclaimed stage adaptation by Stuart Paterson.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Midnight (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£11.99£9.59There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Bad Girls (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£10.99£8.79
The Lottie Project (stage version)
By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky IrelandAn adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
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£10.99£8.79
The Canterbury Tales (stage version)
By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike PoultonA landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Christmas is Miles Away
By Chloë MossA touching play about adolescent friendship.
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£8.99£7.19There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£8.99£7.19Great Expectations (RSC stage version)
A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39
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