The Plays

Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season 4 includes 6 exciting new plays with varying and flexible cast sizes. The writers have been working with the new Positive Stories Youth Board to ensure that the plays are not only made for young people, but with them too.

All the ‘plays’ are very different and we believe there’s something for everyone no matter their size, age or experience of making theatre. We say ‘plays’ because not all are traditional plays, some of based around devising and are a blue-print for your group to base their own work around.

Extracts of each play are available to download from September 2024. You will receive the full script of your chosen play after you sign up.

Roman Cardboard Swift
by Ella Hickson

Three generations of one family help each other through tough times and learn the important lessons of looking forward and learning to laugh.

Age range: 12 – 25

Cast Size: 4 – 16

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Careful What You Wish For
by Hannah Low

A ‘paint’ your own adventure story featuring crazy characters, talking paintings and all your wishes brought to life on stage! (With an accompanying process drama)

Age range: 6 – 12

Cast Size: 8 – 50

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We Ain’t Movin’
by Travis Alabanza

An angry overhead announcement. The sound of bulldozers. One drama block at risk of being demolished.  Can the students save their building?

Age range: 12 – 18

Cast Size: 6+

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The Book of Spin
by Mammalian Diving Reflex

Real world audiences are guided telephonically by performers, who provide instructions to engage with the world around them in intimate and unusual ways.

Age range: 12 – 25

Cast Size: 1 – 100

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Hold Me Closer Bunny Baxter
by James Ley

On the final night of an unsettling Scottish tour with queer music collective The Queer Animals, Bunny Baxter discovers the importance of finding your tribe.

Age range: 14 – 25

Cast Size: 14

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