June 22, 2020David Almond on Writing for Young People Explore the inspiration behind David Almond’s Skellig, Heaven Eyes, The Savage and My Dad’s a Birdman, and find out how they were adapted from page to stage.Authors/Titles/UK/
June 17, 2020Plays by Black Writers: Stories for This Moment Concord Theatricals is proud to represent plays by Black authors that grapple with current themes and the history of the Black community. To commemorate Juneteenth, we’ve pulled a selection of titles.Community/Playwrights/Titles/
June 9, 2020DROOD: 150 Years Later, Dickens’ Unfinished Novel Remains A Mystery Charles Dickens died while writing Edwin Drood, and the story of his unfinished novel’s development is almost as intriguing as its contents.Authors/Titles/
May 28, 2020Q&A with Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen Watts Discover more about the writer and composer team behind musicals such as Mrs Beeton Says… and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.Playwrights/Titles/UK/
May 13, 2020Miss Littlewood: Q&A with playwright and composer Sam Kenyon Find out more about the Miss Littlewood, written and composed by Sam Kenyon!Playwrights/Titles/UK/
May 4, 2020The King and I: A Brief History Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, looks back on the development of the groundbreaking musical.Authors/Titles/
April 24, 2020Stimulating Reads Open your mind to new ideas with a selection of stimulating reads!Titles/
April 23, 2020Musicals With Great Female Roles Explore our collection of brilliant shows featuring strong female voices!Titles/UK/
April 22, 2020Escapist Musicals These great musical comedies will whisk you away to a trouble-free world of love, laughter, song and dance.Titles/
April 15, 2020Three’s a Crowd: Two-Actor Shows Keep things simple with these dynamic plays and musicals featuring two characters!Titles/
April 15, 2020Shows to Make Your Mind Travel Be transported around the world with shows that let you travel from the comfort of your own home!Titles/
April 15, 2020Spun: Q&A with playwright Rabiah Hussain Author Rabiah Hussain shares the inspiration behind Spun, a story the evolution of a friendship, and also offers a few tips to those wanting to stage it!Authors/Playwrights/Titles/UK/
April 3, 2020Shows That’ll Put a Smile on Your Face Put an instant grin on your face with these bubbly, bouncing, happiness-inducing plays and musicals.Titles/
April 3, 2020One-Person Shows Keep the theatrical spirit alive with some of our one-person shows, perfect for those who are home alone.Titles/
April 2, 2020Plays and Musicals Inspired by Children’s Books Celebrating brilliant children’s books that have been adapted for the stage!Titles/UK/
April 1, 2020Shows That are Perfect for a Singalong Dust off the old hairbrush-microphone and get ready to sing along with these Broadway hits from the classic to the contemporary.Titles/
March 25, 2020Long Reads for Long Evenings Get relaxing with these long shows to help fill your afternoons with theatre magic.Titles/
March 19, 2020Barbara’s Blue Kitchen and Hometown Humanity When Britt Hancock saw Barbara’s Blue Kitchen for the first time, he was immediately transported to his childhood. From inspiration to mounting the production, his journey with this diner musical would remind him and his audience of the hometown humanity they all love.Titles/
March 3, 2020The Best in the West: Bringing Stories of African American Women During the Westward Expansion to the Stage Bella: An American Tall Tale began as a response to the erasure of African Americans in the history books that turned into a celebration of Black women and people of color in the American West. Read more about this joyful musical and its beginnings.Titles/
February 28, 2020COOKIES: Q&A with playwright Emily Jenkins Playwright Emily Jenkins discusses working with students to create COOKIES and gives advice for anyone wanting to license the play too.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/UK/
February 25, 202030 Plays for Strong Leading Women Let the women take center stage with these 30 plays for leading ladies.Titles/
February 25, 2020Musicals Featuring Female Characters of Color Billie Holiday, Lady Thiang, Diana Morales, Nina Rosario, Effie White. Explore musicals featuring some of the complex and compelling roles created specifically for female actors of color.Titles/
February 24, 2020Plays Featuring Female Characters of Color A matriarch from Chicago’s South Side; an undocumented maid at an El Paso home; two twin girls determined to win a coveted early admission minority scholarship. Delve into plays featuring some of the gripping and gutsy roles written specifically for female actors of color.Titles/
February 13, 2020Building Nature’s House The birth of a play is a magical process. Playwright Donal Davoren (aka E. A. Moore) takes us through his process of creating this environmentally conscious play perfect for community, school, and college groups.Titles/
February 13, 2020Emma Reeves on adapting The Worst Witch for the stage Emma Reeves discusses her process of adapting Jill Murphy’s Worst Witch books for the stage.Titles/UK/
January 29, 2020Celebrating Chekhov: Seven Plays to Perform From the incredibly funny, to the slightly dark, there’s a Chekhov play for any occasion.Authors/Titles/UK/
January 17, 20202020/21 Season Picks for Colleges and Community Theatres Plan your perfect season this year with these exciting plays and musicals hand-picked by our Licensing team.Titles/
January 17, 2020Anne & Gilbert, The Musical: a Q&A with Rebecca Parent The relevancy of Anne Shirley remains one hundred years later. Read more about her timeless appeal with Rebecca Parent.Titles/
December 13, 2019Alternative Austen: New Adaptations and Fresh Versions of Jane Austen Classics We bring together refreshed versions of Jane Austen classics and new writing inspired by her work.Titles/UK/
December 6, 2019Seven Facts You Might Not Know About Peter Pan Discover seven magical facts about Peter Pan.Titles/UK/
December 4, 2019English and American Sign Language Share the Stage in Production of Eurydice City Lights Theater Company in California had a unique idea when they decided to produce Eurydice: a bilingual English/American Sign Language production with each role double-cast. Their journey taking Sarah Ruhl’s stunning play from page to stage was unique and opened their eyes to a whole new world of storytelling.Community/Titles/
November 19, 201910 Festive Plays To Read This Season Ten plays guaranteed to put you in a festive mood.Titles/UK/