National Theatre Connections 2019

National Theatre Connections is an annual festival that brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. It exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production. This anthology brings together 10 new plays by some of the UK's most prolific and current writers and artists, exploring performance for schools and youth groups.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 688 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The National Theatre Connections (NT Connections) is an annual festival that brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theaters across the UK and Ireland. Each year, the festival commissions exciting work from leading playwrights

Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13 to 19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production, from costume and set design to stage management and marketing campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays and regularly work with 500 theatre companies and 10,000 young people each year. This anthology brings together ten new plays by some of the UK's most prolific and current writers and artists, alongside notes on each of the texts exploring performance for schools and youth groups.

Salt Life is never plain sailing, but when a new government initiative comes into place offering young people the chance to train and learn skills overseas, droves of teens jump at the chance to secure their future. Once on board the transport ship, the promises of the glossy advert seem a far cry from what lies ahead. A play about generations, choices, and hope.

Class It's school election time, and while most of the school is busy enjoying their lunch break, a deadlock is taking place among the members of the school council. Bitter rivalries, secret alliances, and false promises are laid bare. As a ruthless battle ensues, who will win, and does anyone really care? A play about politics, populism, and the "ping of a text message.

The Sad Club This is a musical about depression and anxiety. It is a collection of monologues, songs, and duologues from all over time and space exploring what about living in this world stops us from being happy and how we might go about tackling those problems.

Chaos A girl is locked in a room. A boy brings another.

Weight: 644g
Dimension: 215 x 142 x 43 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350108370