Lesson Plans

Five great plays…with superflexible casts

Publish Date: Edit Date: Plays for Study Script Work Production
Each issue of D&T, we bring you five suggested plays for studying or mounting with your students. This issue we look at plays with flexible casts, meaning they can be used year in, year out. All are published and licensed for performance by Nick Hern Books.

by Chris Bush

Cast: totally flexible, any size or mix of genders

Synopsis: Set 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.

Why it's great for any cast: Written 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. Designed to be performed by groups of any size and makeup – with the mostly unassigned dialogue meaning that roles can be as big or small as desired – it also offers plenty of opportunities for chorus work, movement and music.

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