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)
As We Face the Sun
A stark and tender story about growing up, the pleasures of friendship, why we hold onto things and how we might start to let go. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.
- Ebook
£7.99£6.39
Around the World in 80 Days (stage version)
Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Arabian Nights (RSC stage version)
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
- Paperback
£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Arabian Nights (Young Vic stage version)
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
- Paperback
£12.99£10.39
Anna Karenina (stage version)
By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen EdmundsonHelen Edmundson's celebrated adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.
- Paperback
£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Animal Farm (stage version)
By George Orwell Adapted by Ian WooldridgeA powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Alcatraz
A thrilling play about family and social care that follows 11-year-old Sandy on her daring, Christmas mission to emulate Clint Eastwood and bust her gran out of lock-up.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
A-Typical Rainbow
By JJ GreenAn uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79100
A strikingly original play combining traditional storytelling with physical theatre, created by The Imaginary Body. Winner of a Fringe First Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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