Simon Armitage, James Graham, Scott Graham, Carl Grose, Steven Hoggett, Stacey Gregg, Bryony Lavery, Davey Anderson, Patrick Marber, Mark Ravenhill, Katori Hall, Lucinda Coxon, Jackie Kay, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Frantic Assembly
Each play has been specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department over the years, with the young performer in mind. In 2016, these plays were then performed by approximately 500 schools and youth theatre companies across the UK and Ireland, in partnership with multiple professional partner regional theatres at which the works were showcased.
The anthology contains all 12 of the play scripts; notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play; and production notes and exercises for the drama groups.
This year's anniversary anthology includes plays by...
James Graham is a playwright and screenwriter.
His recent work includes the play Dear England, commissioned by the National Theatre, about Gareth Southgate’s transformation of the national team. After a sold-out run at the National in 2023, the play transferred to the West End ...
Bryony Lavery’s play Frozen won the TMA Best Play Award and the Eileen Anderson Central Television Award when it was produced at Birmingham Rep, then the National Theatre, then on Broadway where it was nominated for four Tony Awards. Stockholm, for Frantic Assembly, won the W ...
Katori Hall is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright hailing from Memphis, Tennessee. She is currently the showrunner and executive producer of the hit Starz drama P-Valley, adapted from her play Pussy Valley. The critically acclaimed, record-breaking and Emmy-nominated series ...