National Theatre Connections 2023 draws together ten new plays for
young people to perform, from some of the UK's most exciting and popular
playwrights. These are plays for a generation of theatre-makers who want
to ask questions, challenge assertions and test the boundaries, and for
those who love to invent and imagine a world of possibilities.
The plays offer young performers an engaging and diverse range of
material to perform, read or study. Touching on themes like climate
change, politics, toxic masculinity and gang culture, the collection
provides topical, pressing subject matter for students to explore in
their performance.
This 2023 anthology represents the full set of ten plays offered by the
National Theatre 2023 Festival, as well as comprehensive workshop notes
that give insights and inspiration for building characters, running
rehearsals and staging a production.