Plays with Music

See also Musicals

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The Maladies

A powerful, provocative play exploring psychogenic illness amongst groups of women throughout history, premiered by the Almeida Young Company.

The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

A heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness, and belonging.

Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.

Bangers

A gig-theatre play featuring original music inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and Garage.

The Way Old Friends Do

A tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.

Modest

 

A thrilling collision of music hall, cabaret and drag king swagger, in a play that tells the true story of Elizabeth Thompson, a pioneering megastar of the Victorian art scene.

The Secret Garden (stage version)

A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

An uplifting ensemble comedy set to some of the most popular opera songs ever written. Premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Dundee Rep.

HOTHOUSE

A play that tackles climate breakdown with big ideas, a lot of laughs, and some truly grotesque cabaret numbers.

A Dream

A 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.

Wellington 24

An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

Cold War (stage version)

Adapted by Conor McPherson Original author Paweł Pawlikowski

An epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided, adapted from the Academy Award-nominated film. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2023.