Newly Available for Licensing – November 2025 (UK)

We’re thankful for new theatre! Check out these titles that are newly available for licensing in November from Concord Theatricals in the UK.

A Burial Place by Owen Panettieri
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3m)
Three university-aged friends reunite for a night of beers and laughs at their annual summer sleepover. A gruesome discovery out in the woods where they used to play puts a pause on the memory-fest. Their town becomes the epicentre of an investigation, and what’s been found could be connected to one of the boys. Some secrets, no matter how far you push them down, never find a place to rest. With a single set, contemporary costumes and university-aged characters, this thriller offers university students an age-appropriate exploration of more serious themes.

California by Trish Harnetiaux
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 3m)
A family road trip takes an unexpected turn when, in the dark of night, on the plains of eastern Oregon, reality splits. In this brilliant exploration of deep familial bonds and the threat of mortality, playwright Trish Harnetiaux addresses fractured time, memory and interpersonal relationships with real honesty in a thoughtful blend of melancholy and heart.

Inspired by True Events by Ryan Spahn
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
The clue is in the title! In this hilarious yet horrifying play, Ryan Spahn invites the audience backstage, where a tenacious group of show people determine at what cost the show must go on. Backstage in their community theatre’s green room in Rochester, New York, the Uptown Theatre Performers are getting ready to play to a full house after opening to rave reviews the previous night. When their star actor arrives in a dangerously unhinged state, they must improvise on and off stage in ways they could not have imagined. Based on a single true crime headline that Spahn had read, the play imagines what might possess people to keep going, even in the face of unfortunate events.

Machine Learning by Francisco Mendoza
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m, 1 boy)
When his estranged, alcoholic father is diagnosed with liver cancer, computer scientist Jorge dreams up a nursing app to manage the disease in his stead. As the machine’s capabilities grow, however, the possibility of leaving it in charge of the treatment becomes more real, forcing Jorge to reckon with his responsibilities as a son and as a creator. Dealing with issues of immigration, legacy and life dreams, this outstanding new sci-fi dramedy explores what it means to be children and what it means to be parents.

The Border Game by Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 1w, 1m)
On a farm on the border, a fence is in need of repair. When Sinead finds Henry hungover in her field, she ropes him in to help – but rebuilding a fence is more complicated than it seems. What begins as a simple task soon turns to talk of their past, a reliving of old memories, and a relentless competition to come out on top. A timely and powerful reflection on 100 years of the border in Ireland, this dark comedy was inspired by testimonies from 100 real people living on or near the boundary.

The Timing of a Day by Owen Panettieri
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m)
Josh, Doug and Paige are happily sharing a cramped Harlem apartment when an unforeseeable tragedy forever changes the course of their lives. Over the course of a single day, small moments from their years living together take on new meaning as they are forced to question: Is there really such a thing as “perfect timing” or is all timing perfectly flawed? With no intermission, contemporary costumes and college-aged characters, this impressively realistic portrait of friends offers university students an age-appropriate acting study of the sublime potential of human connection.

For more new titles, read more in our Newly Available for Licensing series on Breaking Character or visit the Concord Theatricals website in the UK for more plays and musicals.