{"title":"Plays for young people","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore our collection of plays and anthologies for young people with our curated selection of titles.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-changing-room-playtext","title":"The Changing Room Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Chris Bush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in and around a swimming pool, Chris Bush's play The Changing Room follows a group of teenagers full of excitement, impatience and uncertainty. They know change is coming, but not what it'll look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten specifically for young people, The Changing Room was part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. It offers opportunities for a large, flexible cast of any size or mix of genders, and incorporates chorus work and music. 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The plays are performed by approximately 200 schools and youth theatre companies across the UK and Ireland, in partnership with multiple professional regional theatres where the works are showcased.The anthology contains all ten of the play scripts, and notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play, as well as production notes and exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains: Baby by Jamie Brittain, Hood by Katherine Chandler, The Boy Preference by Elinor Cook, The Edelweiss Pirates by Ayub Khan Din, Follow by Katie Douglas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"National Theatre Connections Festival\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/learn-explore\/young-people\/connections\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiscover more about the yearly National Theatre Connections Festival here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31703297949768,"sku":"9781474237680","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781474237680.jpg?v=1721407625"},{"product_id":"national-theatre-connections-2014-play-collection","title":"National Theatre Connections 2014 Play Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing together the work of ten leading playwrights - a mixture of established and emerging writers - this National Theatre Connections anthology is published to coincide with the 2014 festival, which takes place across the UK and finishes up at the National Theatre in London. 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