After Birth – the reality of life after birth at Royal Court Theatre
‘People think the birth’s the end of it. The hard part. But there’s all the rest.’ The baby is fine. The birth was fine. Annie is fine. She’s fine. She’s really, really, really fine. Nina Segal’s Afterbirth is a funny, furious and unflinching story about the disorienting reality of life after birth. Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley […]
Working Men at the Royal Court – the day that defines their lives
‘They want for working men to betray working men so they can say it wasn’t them.’ A quantity surveyor, a building contractor and a project manager walk onto a council estate. What starts as another routine site visit could become the day that defines the rest of their lives. The world premiere of Benjamin Kuffuor’s […]
War Face – British Army veterans reflect on lives shaped by service at Royal Court Theatre
At the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a community of British Army veterans reflect on lives shaped by service. Weaving together real experiences across generations, War Face is a brand-new play by 2027 Jerwood New Playwright Georgie Dettmer, created with serving and retired soldiers. Directed by Jess Edwards, reuniting with Georgie Dettmer following their award-winning Royal Court […]
Domestic thriller The Briar Patch at Royal Court Theatre
‘I was starting to feel like my head was full of holes.’ Dara is learning to live with the blank spaces – conversations she can’t remember, the occasional hallucination. When scandal rocks her community and a family friend is arrested, Dara starts asking questions. The answers risk pulling her life apart. Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s The […]
Confronting child abuse in The Apology at Royal Court Theatre
For all the women who are still waiting for an apology. The Apology is an act of theatrical imagination: a ritual in which V conjures her dead father to confront the abuse he inflicted on her as a child. Written by V (formerly known as Eve Ensler, Tony and Obie Award-winning writer of The Vagina […]
Alex Medland’s We’re Gonna Kill Billy comes to the Royal Court Theatre
‘Not that we’re actually gonna kill him though’ Four teenage girls want to stop a billionaire building a marina that will destroy local wildlife. Step one: kidnap his grandson. Step two: revolution. Part comedy, part eco-thriller, We’re Gonna Kill Billy is Alex Medland’s professional debut and winner of the Concord Theatricals Unpublished Playwright Award. Directed […]
Three generations under one roof – Purpose at the Royal Court Theatre
From civil rights leaders to pastors and congressmen, the Jasper dynasty is a pillar of Black American Politics – with a reputation to protect. When a snowstorm traps three generations under one roof, family secrets claw their way to the surface. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2025 Tony Award-winning Best Play and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a portrait […]
CLOUD 9 at the National Theatre, Review – “overly complicated brilliance” ★★★★
Caryl Churchill‘s play, Cloud 9, premiered back in 1979. The story explores the line between gender and sexuality throughout the ages. Set a century apart (although the characters only age 25 years), Act One takes place in Victorian colonial Africa and Act Two in a London park in 1979. There is a lot to unpack […]
A HOMO ALONE 2: YIKES, WE DID IT AGAIN! at The Other Palace
The camp, bawdy musical parody A HOMO ALONE 2: YIKES, WE DID IT AGAIN! plays The Other Palace Studio from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
THE JUNGLE BOOK at the National Theatre
Hiran Abeysekera plays Mowgli in Anupama Chandrasekhar’s new play THE JUNGLE BOOK, directed by Indhu Rubasingham, in the Olivier from 13 November 2026.