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 FULL LENGTH PLAYS

Full-length contemporary plays for schools, suitable for performance, festivals, and assessment. Ensemble driven, flexible, female heavy/gender neutral casting; fun and engaging plays for young people. 

​QUEENS

Students performing Queens (Full Length), a Tudor Drama about Henry VIII and his six wives by Kristen Doherty

10–30+ actors | 40 mins | 300+ productions worldwide  

Henry VIII is trapped in purgatory, forced to relive the sins he committed against his Queens and court for eternity.

THE DREAM

Students performing The Dream, a contemporary A Midsummer Night's Dream magical realism adaptation by Kristen Doherty

12–30+ actors | 70 mins 

A group of teenage actors rehearsing A Midsummer Night’s Dream stumble into an enchanted forest where Shakespeare’s magic becomes real. Helena must fight to rewrite her story, while a band of wayward students race to rescue Nick—their would-be Bottom—from the spell of Titania and her fairies.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Students performing A Christmas Carol, a full-length stage adaptation of Charles Dickens classic by Kristen Doherty

10–60+ actors | 60–70 Minutes

A flexible, non-musical adaptation of Dickens’ beloved Christmas classic, using Narrators to weave his beautiful original prose through the dialogue. With 57 characters, female-heavy casting and extensive doubling and ensemble opportunities, it can be staged by casts both large and small.

 

Students performing The Marvellous Mellow Melodrama, a full-length comedy by Kristen Doherty

THE MARVELLOUS MELLOW MELODRAMA OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE MISLAID MINOR

8–19+ actors | 60 Minutes

A fast, funny romp through all the best traditions of Victorian melodrama — dastardly villains, ridiculous heroes, bungling sidekicks and a damsel in distress who is determined to save herself

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