New Plays for Young People

A sparkling collection of three new plays by distinguished children’s playwright Charles Way. They have been successfully produced by professional theatre companies for children in the UK, the US and Germany.
These plays work equally well for use in schools, colleges or youth theatres. With contemporary themes and challenging roles, this is a collection that offers enjoyable theatre for young people of all ages to perform.
MISSING – a modern take on Hansel and Gretel, about the nature of poverty. This play won the German Children’s Theatre Prize 2010 and has had eight productions in Germany alone.
NIVELLI’S WAR – about a six-year-old German Evacuee and his journey home at the end of WW2.
PIRATES! – about a boy at sea, this was nominated both for the Writer’s Guild Best Children’s Play award and a Helen Hayes Award in America for ‘Outstanding New Play’. Winner of the the American Alliance for Theatre and Education ‘Distinguished Play’ Award 2012.