How far would you go for what you believe in?Kat gets up one morning, leaves her family behind and travels to London to carry out an act that will change her life and, she hopes, everyone else’s.Raw,
Someone has seen a wolf. Where did it come from? How many are there? Someone must be able to do something about them. Otherwise, how will our children get to school? And how will we all get to line-da
An orphan girl, adopted by a wealthy Dublin family, is given a pair of beautiful red shoes. At first it appears her dreams have come true... but appearances can be very deceptive. The Red Shoes is a c
In the ruins of a garden in rural England, in a house which was once a home, one woman searches for seeds of hope. Albion premiered in October 2017 at the Almeida Theatre in London to critical acclaim
Maddy and Rory are devoted parents to 3-year-old Joshua, committed to keeping him happy and safe. But when an everyday visit to a supermarket café turns into a far more troubling incident, their trust
1969 – Man takes his first steps on the Moon, while Sylvia meets an astronaut at a party.2055 – Sylvia’s granddaughter is set to become the first person to walk on Mars. Witness the adventures of thre
Abandoning theatre and living a life of squalid splendor, August Strindberg practices alchemy. As his grasp on reality weakens, his first two wives try to bring him to his senses, but their interventi
A prodigiously talented young musician, an Ivy League school, a life changing allegation.Out of 37,451 applicants to Eliot University, Angela stands out - but not for the right reasons. An ambiguous e
Young men are dying and everyone assumes they’re just casualties of London’s chemsex scene. Everyone, that is, but Anthony, who is determined to investigate. Tumulus by Christopher Adams is a chilling
A practical guide to creating verbatim theatre by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner. Verbatim theatre is an increasingly influential form of theatre, fashioned from words spoken by real pe
In Comment Is Free, a journalist forms the center of a devastating media storm. After being staged by Old Vic New Voices in 2015, the version published here was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016, winni
In a small town in Syria, soldiers are celebrated as heroes and grieving families are nourished on propaganda.As coffins pile up, a local party leader decides on a radical compensation scheme: a goat
We’re ... A man and a womanWho’ve lost a childWho first lost a childAnd then... each otherOr maybe I should say: Who first lost a child, then themselves and then each otherAn extraordinary play that a
Scotland. One wet, midge-riddled field trip. Ramona is 15 and she’s totally cool. Honestly. She’s completely cool.In 1998, Ramona, of Englandshire, has a penchant for Enya and hates bananas. On her ge
A brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic – one of the most loved short stories ever written. In one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himse
“We should have brought a gift.”“We’ve brought a gift. It’s called twenty-two thousand pounds.”Purchased from Russia. Developed in India. Delivered to the UK. A global transaction over nine months tha
Annie's not really a fan of herself. How did she get a life like this? While her perfect sister poses in hipster hats, she has to take care of her sick mother. And she keeps mistaking hot men for her
Edited by NYT Associate Artist Michael Bryher, the book contains over 75 monologues, all taken from plays performed by the NYT, by writers such as Zawe Ashton, Moira Buffini, Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Fr
Martin Crimp's razor-sharp satire, The Treatment, was first seen at the Royal Court Theatre in 1993. It was revived at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2017, in a production directed by Lyndsey Turner.
A young soldier returning from the trenches of the First World War recollects a love that dare not speak its name. Almost one hundred years later, a groom-to-be prepares for his gay wedding.Poignant a
On a summer’s day in 1900, three Australian schoolgirls on a picnic expedition to the remote Hanging Rock abscond from their group. They are last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock...In Wright’s
Alice wants to be a singer, Liam wants to travel, Rob wants to make a killing and Sally’s been there too long but it’s okay, it’s not forever, is it? Is it?A comedy/drama about being young, working in
Adam is single. He doesn’t like it. He misses Holly. He deserves Holly. Doesn’t he?Mr Incredible takes a sharp scalpel to modern relationships and what it is to be ?in love’.This volume also contains
Remember your best friend? No, the other one. The one that liked to lie. Maybe it’s time they 'fessed up.Doll is on the mic, Ted is on backing vocals. Set to the greatest love songs of all time, this
The Collector: set during the Coalition’s occupation of Iraq, a team of prison guards become brutalized by war.Echoes is a bloody story of colonialism, drawing parallels between the lives of a Jihadi
Expert Jeannette Nelson's belief is that all of us, not just actors, can learn to use our voices well.Whether you perform professionally or you just want to be understood clearly and easily, you can i
Twelve leading actors, including Alan Rickman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, discuss playing twelve key Shakespearean roles.
Mary, a mother of two, is ironing one Saturday morning when she feels something on her shoulder. It’s the beginning of a series of events that will change things for ever. For every one.A re-imagining
Alice and Michael met six years ago. Three years later their daughter Lily was born. Now, in a Yorkshire meadow, just past midnight, they're having an argument. Because Alice is cold, she's tired, and
Now in paperback: Sir Antony Sher’s acclaimed account of researching, rehearsing and performing Falstaff, one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters. Richly supplemented by Sher’s own
Bartlett's complete scripts for his superb television drama series, winner of Best New Drama at the 2016 National Television Awards. Doctor Gemma Foster is a woman seemingly in control . . . but her l
McMillan has been writing about theatre in Scotland for more than three decades. During that time she has borne witness to an extraordinary cultural and political renaissance in Scotland. Compiled by
Rona Munro's vividly imagined trilogy brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century. Winner of the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Ne
As a video goes viral, a revolution begins to stir. A startlingly theatrical look at what happens when it all kicks off, Elinor Cook's Image of an Unknown Young Woman premiered at the Gate Theatre, Lo
Mary had a son, now her son is dead. That is all. Jenn is hosting a dinner party, a chance to catch up. No pressure. Nothing big. Just old friends.Darkly funny, and achingly tender, Staying Alive is a
Five interconnected short plays for a solo performer. Five of the most exciting voices in theatre explore the pressures on our public services as one young woman buckles under pressures of her own.
In 1969 Loren McIntyre, a National Geographic photographer, found himself lost among the people of the remote Javari Valley in Brazil. It was an encounter that was to change his life, bringing the lim
