Tired of not being able to find plays for older actors?

HELP HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!

Playstage Senior plays have plenty of lead roles for actors aged 40 – 70+.
Playstage Senior was formed in the UK in 2008 by playwright Lynn Brittney and friends and now our plays have been performed by English-speaking drama groups all over the world.

Unlike other companies that offer play scripts, Playstage Senior is committed to offering new plays that contain good parts for older actors, because we understand the needs of most amateur dramatic groups! The plays contain some younger parts but the majority of the roles are for actors aged forty and beyond (sometimes way beyond) – and not a Zimmer frame in sight!

We have comedies, dramas, murder mysteries, period costume plays – all in one act and full length formats – and we are adding new plays to our catalogue all the time.

And not only that but we have some of the cheapest licence fees in the business. Performing one of our plays is not going to break the bank, no matter how small your venue.

Where you can find our plays

Most of our plays are deposited in reading sets with designated drama libraries throughout the UK (and some in the Republic of Ireland). However, since we started, libraries that you can visit to select playscripts, have gradually disappeared, so you may have to order reading sets from the Inter Library Service, to be delivered to your nearest branch.

You can buy perusal copies from this website and, now, because overseas postal charges and customs charges have become so prohibitive, we offer a copyright-protected PDF of every play, from this website.

You can also, wherever you live in the world, download a Kindle version of all our plays. We give the Amazon UK/USA links by every listing on this website. They should be available on every Amazon site worldwide.

How to apply for a licence

Click apply for a licence to go to the application form. Fill in our application form online and submit it to us electronically. Your application will be checked against other applications, to ensure that you are not clashing with a nearby drama group, and if there is no conflict, you will receive an invoice from us requesting payment of the licence fee 30 days before your first performance date. We also give you options for methods of payment.

Professional performances and foreign translation rights

Any company or publisher interested in the above should contact Playstage Senior by using the contact form on this website. All fees and sales of rights are subject to negotiation.