Play Finder
One Act
Comedy
Playing Gooseberry
A tale of love, friendship, obsession and gardening.
2 female approx. ages 45, 2 male approx. ages 45, 1 extra (preferably male, any age)
One Act
Drama
Merlin and Morgana
An insight into the legend of King Arthur from Merlin and Morgana’s perspective
25 – 35 young people aged 12 – 16 years – although gender is stated in the casting description it can be adapted as required
Very Short
Drama
A Different Life
A stranger at a funeral reveals a secret. Inspired by Jane Austen's 'Persuasion'.
1m, 1f
One Act
Drama
The Tails of Three Kitties
Adapted for the stage from the works of Beatrix Potter
3M, 6F with doubling. Up to 22 without doubling. Ages 8 - 16.
Very Short
Drama
In Devotion and Hope
Be careful what you wish for
2 females early to mid 20’s 1 male in 40’s
Full Length
Comedy
Spring Chickens
Claire is getting married but first there's the Hen Night to enjoy or endure.
6 women, aged 18-78
Very Short
Drama
Hiraeth
Two women strike up a conversation during their bus journey and discover an unspoken bond.
2 women (aged 60+ and 20-30)
Full Length
Drama
The Secret Garden
Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
M6, F4, 2 boys, 1 girl, plus 3-6 either (non speaking). With doubling: 2M, 3F, 2 boys, 1 girl (plus puppets)
One Act
Drama
In the Hands of the Gods
A symposium of Greek Gods muse on the human condition
Approx 25 – 35 young people 12 – 16 years old
Very Short
Drama
Palette of the Mind
An exciting opportunity for two female-presenting actors to portray compelling historical figures from vastly different worlds - united by a shared mission.
2 female
One Act
Drama
The Child Who Melted the Snow Queen’s Heart
Can a child inspire a cruel witch to change her ways?
10 to 20 children aged 7 to 11 years old - gender unspecified
Very Short
Drama
Towels on the Bathroom Floor
Home is important - even after you've left it. A winner at the "From Scratch III" competition.
1 mature man, 1 young woman, 1 mature woman - non-speaking
One Act
Comedy
Seeing Stars
After losing her father, Skye attempts to bridge the gap with her distant, list-making mother by trading spreadsheets for sleeping bags on a star-gazing trip that might be their last chance at a bond.
2 women (mother & daughter)
Very Short
Drama
The Next Train to Arrive
Why is Paul waiting for a train that isn't going to stop? A winner at the 2025 Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8 festival
1 man, 1 woman
Very Short
Comedy
When Jack Frost Stole the Stars
Approx 20 young people 6 – 11 years old – gender unspecified
Very Short
Comedy
Just One Wish
Jane gets more than she bargained for when she opens her new book.
1 M, 1 F, 1 either
One Act
Drama
The Dark Fairy
The tale of Sleeping Beauty as it’s never been seen before
Approx 19 young people 11 – 16 years old – gender unspecified
One Act
Pantomime
Jack and the Beanstalk
A 20 minute potted pantomime in one scene
Cast: 3 (with doubling)
One Act
Comedy
Finding Christmas
Is this what it feels like to be old?
Approx 15 young people 14 – 19 years old – gender unspecified
Very Short
Comedy
Firing Blanks
A curious game of snakes and ladders. A winner in the Chesil Theatre Take Ten festival 2024.
1 man, 1 woman, 1 either
Full Length
Drama
Three Little Words
There are many ways of showing your love, but the most important thing is to tell the truth.
Maximum 16, minimum 6.
Very Short
Drama
The Song Thrush
“‘The Song Thrush' is a beautiful exploration of memory, family and the power
of birdsong.” MO&NA Theatre Company, a winner at the "From Scratch II" festival.
4 characters or 3 with doubling, male or female.
One Act
Comedy
Death the Halls
It is 1978 and the Hargreaves family are having their annual Christmas Party, this year however things are not going to go to plan. A murder mystery comedy.
15 parts in total aged between teens – 70’s. A number of the parts can be played by any gender
One Act
Drama
The Herring Lasses
This play is about family, secrets, ambitions and sacrifice – it is also about the sea and the way it gives to and takes from anyone whose life revolves around it…
Maire can be played as a chorus of women so there is no maximum number of female actors .
Full Length
Pantomime
Jack and the Beanstalks
A family friendly pantomime in 2 acts.
Min 14 (m/f) with doubling. No maximum.
One Act
Drama
The Brave Tin Soldier
The Steadfast Tin Soldier was Andersen’s first original fairy story, and it sets the trend for what was to follow. It contains many of his trademark features, most notably the tragic central character and the doomed love between the soldier and the ballerina.
Flexible cast, minimum 8 actors
One Act
Drama
Women in the Middle
I need a break before I break
4 females from early to mid 20’s to 60’s
Very Short
Comedy
Where’s Rudolph?
We can’t do Christmas without Rudolph
Approx 11 young people 6 – 11 years old – gender unspecified
Very Short
Drama
Frost on the Glass
Charles would like to meet the daughter he's never seen. Debbie has ideas of her own.
1 man (early 60s), 1 woman (early 40s)
One Act
Comedy
Setting Off
Is it a good idea to go on a cruise with your neighbours?
2F, 2M (all aged 30+)
Very Short
Drama
Here Comes the Sun
The outcome of a pregnancy test determines the play's conclusion
2 women (aged approx 35 to 45 and 60+)
Very Short
Comedy
Tuesday Afternoons with Angel Cake
Victoria is a pillar of the community, an angel it could be said, but it appears at an event that Victoria has organised, there is another angel in their midst, one of the more avenging kind.
4 females
Full Length
Comedy
Far From the Sodding Crowd
All Bex wants is a proper holiday - a bit of peace, some family bonding with her mum and daughter....is that too much to ask?
4F, 2M, 1 younger adult
One Act
Drama
Pinnochio
Geppetto wishes for a real child to love and care for – might his wish come true?
Approx 20 to 30 young people aged 11 to 16 years – gender unspecified
One Act
Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast
A 20 minute potted pantomime in one scene
Cast: 9 without doubling.
Very Short
Drama
Northern Lights
Coming to terms with her mother's grief, Skye tries to re-connect at a music festival, which turns out to be anything but.
2F
One Act
Pantomime
Snow White and the Lazy Pixie
A 20 minute potted pantomime in one scene
Cast: 9 without doubling.
One Act
Drama
Permanent Pasts
A group of people get stranded due to flooding - a seemingly random gathering – but their pasts bind them together.
Parts for actors aged 18 - 70
Very Short
Comedy
Tied
When two dog-loving strangers meet. A winner at the 2025 Ink Festival.
1 man (approx. 55) 1 woman (approx. 59). No dogs required.
One Act
Comedy
Garden Fate
A one-act murder mystery farce.
1M, 2F VICAR/ WIFE: 50s. M New Vicar. Also plays his own wife - Domineering and bossy.
JANICE: 40s. F Mousey, slightly nervy.
MABEL/ WPC 60s F Postmistress. The local gossip. Also plays WPC.
One Act
Pantomime
Dick Whittington and his Smartie Cat
A 20 minute potted pantomime in one scene
Cast: 12 without doubling. (No maximum.)
Very Short
Drama
A Lady... In Red!
Jane Austen's Lady Susan in ten minutes
1M, 3F (including one 16-year-old)
Full Length
Comedy
Run Out
Malcolm, Mavis, Cyril and Jenny have arranged to meet at a local trig point, but they have no idea why this place is so special.
2 men, 3 women. Three older actors and two younger actors. Doubling in Act II.
Very Short
Comedy
A New Garden
When a green-fingered vicar and his wife begin digging up the vicarage lawn for "unusual" flower beds, the gossiping village of Little Gittings starts to rot from the inside out
2F
One Act
Pantomime
Puss in Boots
A classic rags to riches tale of a poor Miller’s youngest son, and a talking cat. On the Miller’s death, how will Ed survive when his brothers scheme to take his inheritance?
10 young people without doubling. Additional ensemble cast if required. Min 6 (with doubling). Suitable for actors from ages 10 - 16.
Very Short
Drama
The Goldilocks Zone
A short science fiction play set in deep space en route to exoplanet Kepler 452b.
1M, 1F, 1M/F
One Act
Comedy
Sherlock Holmes and the Search for Silver Blaze
A sparkling, witty radio adaptation of an original Sherlock Holmes mystery.
3 to 5 men, 3 to 5 women
Full Length
Comedy
Sherlock and the Trained Cormorant
Based on an idea by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A hat-swapping romp through Victorian London.
A gender-neutral, age-neutral cast of 8 to 11 players
One Act
Comedy
Love and Freindship
Jane Austen's Love and Freindship adapted for the stage
2M and 3F with doubling.
Very Short
Comedy
Merseyside Mash-Up
The school band discovers the Mersey sound. A winner in the Woolton Drama Group (Liverpool) Taste of Funny Festival 2025.
2 men, 3 women (though there is some flexibility).
One Act
Comedy
Mrs Hudson and the Twisted Pilchard
A Holmes and Hudson Mystery. An exciting tale of international spies, blackmail and a woman's desire to protect her husband.
4 to 5 women, 3 to 4 men.
Full Length
Drama
Finding Alice
Adapted for the stage from Lewis Carroll's original trilogy: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of the Snark and Alice’s Adventures Underground.
14 to 30 young people. Although gender is implied in some of the casting, it may be adapted as required.
One Act
Drama
The Snow Queen
Two friends are torn apart as a result of an unexpected turn of events – can the power of friendship reunite them?
Approx 20 – 35 young people 12 – 17 years old - although gender is stated in the casting description it can be adapted as required
One Act
Drama
The Princess and the Frog
A selfish princess learns important life lessons from a frog
15 to 21 young people, 11 to 16 years old – gender unspecified
One Act
Drama
Shared Air
Loneliness is an unwise adviser
1 woman early 40’s, 2 men in their 40’s
One Act
Drama
Snow Day
A group of teenagers get locked in the school drama studio during rehearsals for their panto
21 young people, aged 12 to 16 years . Although gender is stated in the casting description it can be adapted as required.
One Act
Drama
50-50
Will Danni and Jo’s relationship survive? It's 50/50. Winner at Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8, Theatre Off the Square New Works and Renewal Festival.
2 women
Very Short
Comedy
Departure Lounge
An influencer meets her nemesis at a very inconvenient moment.
2 women (one aged 18 to 40 and one younger), 1 adult (any age and gender)
Very Short
Drama
Bucket List
Two old acquaintances meet again and discuss old times. Except - there's a twist.
2 women (aged approx 35 to 50 and 60+)
One Act
Drama
The Returning
A spooky, one-act radio mystery set at Halloween.
2 to 3 men, 3 to 4 women.
One Act
Drama
Granny and the Wolf
In this modern re-imagining of Red Riding Hood, just who is the wolf and who is in danger?
Written to be performed by adults of various ages.
Very Short
Drama
Hummanequins
All is not what it seems in the Howard Department Store window in this slightly spooky drama.
5 parts – all parts are not gender specific.
Full Length
Drama
Dancing in Bluebells
Past misdemeanours ripple through the generations.
2 to 4 men, 4 to 7 women
One Act
Drama
Tom Kitten's Big Adventure
Adapted from Beatrix Potter's Tale of Samuel Whiskers
9 young people aged 7 to 11, gender unspecified.
Very Short
Comedy
Raisin, Donut, Bacon Sandwich
Pigeons sit on a lamppost lamenting the loss of habitat in the local park, and vying for the crumbs that humanity drops.
1F, 2 any
Full Length
Comedy
The Adventures of Toad and Friends
A new stageplay adaptation of Wind in the Willows.
Minimum of 20 actors with most roles cast gender blind.
One Act
Comedy
A Christmas Carol (Condensed)
Adapted for youth theatre from Charles Dickens short story.
Minimum 12 (with doubling)
One Act
Comedy
The Holmes and Hudson Mysteries
Three, 30 minute, radio versions of the Holmes and Hudson Mysteries.
3 to 4 men, 4 to 5 women
One Act
Pantomime
Cinderella
A 20 minute potted pantomime in one scene
Cast: 9 without doubling (doubling possible, plus added guards, courtiers as required.)
Very Short
Comedy
The Unblocking of a Bladder
Is it hope that causes all our problems? A winner at the 2026 TakeTen festival on the theme of Angels.
2 people. Gender non-specific.
Very Short
Drama
Nous and Nonsense
A short play loosely inspired by Sense and Sensibility
3F (2 younger, 1 mature), 1M
Full Length
Pantomime
Jack and the Beanstalks - Youth Section
A 60 minute pantomine for young performers and audiences. May be run with or without an interval.
Min 14 with doubling (flexible maximum)
Very Short
Comedy
Unfinished Business
A quirky short play, inspired by Jane Austen's unfinished novel, 'Sanditon'
2M, 3F, 1M/F (very small part).
Full Length
Drama
Cracks in the Ceiling
Estate agency partner Brian holds an annual office festive party, masking a dark secret - his wife has sold her soul to an ambitious surveyor to cover up her systematic embezzlement.
2m, 4f
Very Short
Drama
Happily Ever After
A reflection on the role of marriage in society in 1916 and 2024
3 young women
Very Short
Drama
A Carnival of Clever Animals
A book takes a group of children on an unexpected adventure
10 – 25 actors aged 7 – 11 years
One Act
Drama
No Job For a Woman
A celebration of women's rights
2 young women, 1 older woman and 2 men playing multiple parts.
One Act
Comedy
Mrs Hudson and the Disappearing Trombonist
A Holmes and Hudson Mystery. Trombonists don't just disappear, do they?
1 to 3 men, 3 to 4 women
Very Short
Drama
Zoology on a Triple
When snakes and ladders isn't a game.
1 mature man, 1 older woman, 1 gender neutral adult.
Very Short
Comedy
The Small Print
In his jovial holiday mood, George just cannot help himself and is unable to resist temptation. If only he had read the small print.
2 male, 1 female, 1 male or female
Full Length
Drama
Seizing the Skies
The story of the R101 airship disaster, the people who flew in her and the people left behind.
8M, 6F and 2 children M/F
One Act
Drama
Little Red Riding Hood
A little girl gets turned around, in a number of ways, as she delivers supplies to Grandma’s house
Approx 12 to 20 young people, 14 to 18 years old, gender unspecified.
One Act
Drama
Hansel and Gretel
Two teams of narrators compete to tell the tale of Hansel and Gretel the way they think it should be done
Approx 20 to 30 young people, 11 to 16 years old, gender unspecified
Very Short
Comedy
The Brassica Quartet
Ebony and Ivory vie to create the best musical alternative to harps beyond the pearly gates.
2M, 2 any
One Act
Drama
Alice in the Mirror
Alice is intrigued by the topsy turvy world in the mirror.
Minimum 14, no maximum. Mixed adult/youth performers, or youth performers.
Full Length
Drama
Fragments
What happens if you don't have the courage to be true to yourself until it is too late?
With doubling: 2 men (40-50s), 4 women (18, 35, 40s, 60s)
Without doubling: 2 men, 6 women, 1 either
Full Length
Drama
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
A thrilling adaptation of the classic gothic horror with strong parts for women.
6 to 8 men, 6 to 7 women plus optional ensemble.
Very Short
Drama
You Saw Me Standing Alone
A chance meeting leads to an unlikely friendship in this poignant story of the enduring power of love. A winner at the 2022 Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8 festival.
2 women (aged approx 50+), 1 teenager
Full Length
Drama
The Franchise Affair
From the novel by Josephine Tey. Dramatised and adapted for a modern audience
1M, 2F with doubling but could be extended to 5 or more.
Very Short
Comedy
Pride
A short play loosely inspired by Pride and Prejudice.
3F (late 20s, 30s and 50s)
Very Short
Drama
Playing Pilchards
After a life changing accident, Brian continues to go to work day after day, even participating in the Christmas party - but nobody can bear to tell him that his wife is dead.
1M, 2F
Full Length
Pantomime
Fairy Forty Finds a Panto
Forty is an apprentice fairy, looking for work. She dreams of being in a festive pantomime – but how many panto stories really have fairies?
Cast: Flexible ( minimum 12 for full length production, no maximum).
Very Short
Comedy
Stuck in the Middle
John and Stella are enjoying eternity together, but their peace is shattered when Mary arrives. A winner in the Chesil Theatre TakeTen Festival 2026
1M, 2F
One Act
Drama
The Worn Out Shoes
All is not going well for the King – he decides to take drastic action to curb his many daughters’ spending habits.
Approx 25 to 30 young people, 14 to 16 years old.
Full Length
Drama
Tess: The D'Urberville Dilemma
A thrilling story of seduction, love and betrayal. Tess, an innocent young woman gets caught between manipulative Alec, her pretender cousin, and handsome educated farmer, Angel Clare.
2m, 4f with doubling
Very Short
Comedy
A Summer School Story
When Tom and Fiona meet in the cafeteria at Summer School there's more than just spicy noodles on the menu.
1 man, 1 woman