A superb adaptation for the musical stage of E. Nebit's quintessentially English classic.

The Railway Children is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 18032 3

Ade Morris's play, based on a the true characters in a short story by Bryan Gallagher, skilfully weaves the narrative backwards and forwards through a span of 50 years and the result is a richly emotive, lyrical drama of enduring love.

"It is impossible to be less than charmed or moved." The Daily Telegraph

I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 11570 7

Back in the good old, bad old days, Michael and Ray were East End villains, working together on a series of crimes. Now they meet up in Michael's sumptuous villa in southern Spain.

Going Straight is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 11211 9

Samuel Adamson's highly acclaimed new version of the Ibsen classic was presented at the National Theatre in 2005, directed by Marianne Elliott and starring Damian Lewis.

Pillars of the Community is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 11336 9

“Probably one the funniest parts of the pantomime was the clever play with the English language ... With fast-flowing comedy coming from the characters Rolo and Polo there was never a dull moment. During the Silent Movie scenes this lack of dull moments was clearly apparent ... an amazing scriptwriter ...” Standard and Guardian

Goody Two Shoes is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 16455 2

Sharp comedy and affectionate satire characterize this zany, imaginative play in which six aspiring authors meet on a winter's evening to discuss their work.

Deilver Us From Evil is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 11552 3

Fay, host of the TV chat show Frankly Fay, is worried that her career is on the wain — and her private life isn't up to much either. The fickle nature of fame, the difficulties faced by older women in the media and the vagaries of friendship are dissected hilariously in this sly and witty comedy.

My Own Show is released for amateur performance

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 11263 8

Can Phileas Frog (aided by his faithful friend Pass) get round the pond in eighty days? He’d better, because he’s wagered his boss, Fink, that he can — the stake being Phil’s luxury lily pad. Catchy songs, imaginative staging opportunities and numerous excellent frog jokes make this likeable, joyful musical a feast of fun for actors and audiences alike.

Around the Pond in 80 Days is available for amateur performance

Libretto price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 08130 9

The six teenager characters in Chatroom never meet each other, they just communicate via the internet. The play was first seen as part of the Shell Connections series at the National Theatre in London in 2005.

Playscript price £4.75

ISBN 978 0 573 05256 9

This is Jean McConnell’s fourth volume of Deckchairs plays, each with a cast of two women and requiring only a simple setting. Two are comedies, two dramas, and all display Jean McConnell’s keen-eyed view of human nature and of the foibles and fancies of women in particular.

Deckchairs 4 is released for amateur performance.

Playscript price £8.50

ISBN 978 0 573 10021 5

This lively, funny and outspoken drama for young people was performed at the National Theatre in 2006 as part of the NT Shell Connections programme.

" ... a wonderfully comic resilience in the writing ..." Paul Taylor, Independent

"... captures excellently the sexual insecurity of adolescence as well as the inifinite curiosity." Guardian

Playscript price £4.75

ISBN 978 0 573 05255 2

Life changing meetings can happen in the oddest of places: in this case, the vestry of a C of E church is the scene. Funny, touching and wry, this play for one man and one woman is an example of comedy writing at its very best.

Purvis is available for amateur performance

Playscript price £4.75

ISBN 978 0 573 02381 1

The Guide to Selecting Plays for Performance 92nd Edition

(current January 2006 to December 2008)

The new edition of The GUIDE gives details of all the plays handled by Samuel French Ltd, London, available for amateur performance in the British Isles*

• Section A Full length plays (including all male and all female plays)
• Section B One act plays (including all female and all male plays)
• Section C Plays for children and young people
• Section D Pantomimes and Christmas plays
• Section E List of musical plays
• Section F French's technical books

It is current from January 2006 until December 2008

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The Catalogue of Musical Plays

(current 2006 to 2008)

• Section I Full scale musicals, with full synopsis, etc.
• Section II Plays with music
• Section III Plays with music for children and young people
• Section IV Pantomimes with published scores

It is current from January 2006 until December 2008

Price £4.00 (UK post free)

The NEW Supplement to the 92nd edition of the Guide to Selecting Plays for Performance

(No. 2 - Spring 2007)

Details of all plays and musicals released for amateur performance in the British Isles since The Guide was published in January 2006.

Supplement No. 2 Spring 2007 (pdf.691KB)

Supplement No. 1 Summer 2006 (pdf.216KB)

Now available in pdf format for you to download and print off yourself. To access the pdf you will need Adobe Reader which is available free from Adobe.

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