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)
Chatroom
A chilling, blackly comic tale of manipulation, cyberbullying and adolescent insecurity.
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£7.99£6.39
Pronoun
A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79A Tale of Two Cities (stage version)
Adapted by Mike Poulton Original author Charles DickensA thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Burying Your Brother in the Pavement
By Jack ThorneA play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Same
A play exporing the apparent gulf between the young and old, commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Wardrobe
By Sam HolcroftA gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Lionboy (stage version)
By Zizou Corder Adapted by Marcelo Dos SantosAn adaptation of Zizou Corder's Lionboy novels for award-winning theatre company Complicite.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Scuttlers
By Rona MunroA thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Mermaid
By Polly TealeA bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79Roald Dahl's The Twits (stage version)
Adapted by Enda WalshMischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh turns The Twits upside down and brings this revolting revolution to the stage.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Mehndi Night
By Fin KennedyA touching family tale about resentment and forgiveness on the night before a wedding.
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£6.99£5.59
Stolen Secrets
By Fin KennedyFrom 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.
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£6.99£5.59
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