Plays for Young People (12-18 years)

A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, family-friendly retelling of a classic story.

An urgent coming-of-age story for our times, a lyrical, theatrical journey that spans continents and lives.

A funny, dark and thrilling play about family connections and the fallout from violence. In the Multiplay Drama series.

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.

A darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.

A thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'.

An epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism in the world of 19th-century women’s boxing.

A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

A play about friendship and loss – and the way people try to do the right thing for their mates when there isn't really a right thing to do. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

From the heart of London's East End, Stolen Secrets are urban fairytales, bold, lyrical and gruesome, that can be performed individually or together for maximum shock value.

A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.