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Edna OBriens wonderful, wild and moving novel shocked the nation on its publication in 1960. Adapted for the stage by the author, The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing telling of this classic coming of age story.This new edition of The Country Girls was published to coincide with its revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2019.

Dealers ChoiceI feel its my duty to proclaim it from the rooftops: this is it, this is the play that will remind you, at the end of a year that has contained too few stand-out new-writing hits and far too many musicals, why we go to the theatre - and just how good it can get.TelegraphCloserPatrick Marbers searing follow-up to Dealers Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation.Independent on SundayOne of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williamss Streetcar, Mamets Oleanna, Albees Virginia Woolf, Pinters Old Times and Hares Skylight.Sunday TimesHoward KatzAfter Dealers Choice (1995), his gripping study of self-destructive gamblers, and Closer (1997), a thrilling account of love, sex and betrayal, this third instalment of his trilogy set in contemporary London tackles the biggest themes of all - life, death, God and the human soul. Its great to see a contemporary dramatist wrestling with such material.TelegraphDon Juan in SohoOne of the foremost dramatic chroniclers of modern British life. Line by line, this is the best written of all Marbers plays. You want to hang around its phrases (how often does that happen in the theatre?): hardly a minute passes without a satirical swipe, a gutsy joke.ObserverThe Red LionMarber, in this riveting new piece, uses the world of non-league, semi-pro football to explore issues of trust and loyalty and the larger division between individual ambition and the collective ethic. If big issues emerge naturally from the action, it is because Marber is writing about a world he knows intimately. Everything feels right. Guardian

It takes just a moment to make history.Based on the incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is darkly funny and dangerously tense a gripping psychological thriller for our politically violent times.Written by Alexandra Wood, this daring play is an audacious game of power, class and conviction that asks the biggest what if? of them all.Its late summer, 1983. Out in the street, the world is waiting to greet Margaret Thatcher as she emerges from hospital. Just routine surgery what on earth could go wrong? But here in this room her life is up for deadly debate and history is holding its breath.Two people. One window. One gun.If the time comes to pull the trigger, which side of history will you be on?Premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2026.

An epic family drama takes us to the very boundaries of love and devotion in the age of climate catastrophe.When Alice returns from a gruelling Antarctic odyssey, she finds that everything has changed. Theres been a flood, a funeral and a new romance.At 1:30am, her daughter Alba is sleeping. Her mother, Eve, has never been more awake. And Alice? Maybe the cracks she discovered in the Antarctic ice have followed her home.Martha Loaders play Albatross is toured in the UK by Menagerie Theatre Company in 2026.

his cheekbones so beautiful I have to close my eyes in case he blinds meA young man relives the youth he spent in a refuge for wayward boys. In his memories, the forces of faith, power and money dominate this starkly unsettling institution, where not everything is as it seems. The boys call it Gomorrah.Gomorrah is a mirror to the contradictions of 1970s Ulster, a place where violence, control and desire meet. Now, years later, the man must make peace with his past to find his way in the world.Do You Come From Gomorrah? opened at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in April 2026.

Thank you for trusting us with your pleasure!The Dancing Bears strip club is failing. Ten covers on a Saturday night. One booking next week. The new club down the street are packing fifty women a night with their twelve-inch synchronised dicks.When the bosss daughter shows up, she realises theyre gonna need a bigger show.Dave Harriss play Tender tells a steamy, boisterous and tender story about breaking free from masculinitys seductive cage. It is premiered at Soho Theatre in 2026.

dis is my home. My whole life. My history here. And de only future I go have is here.As colonial Trinidad advances towards political independence, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemens club becomes entangled in a different kind of custody battle.ALMA promises its guests a comfortable environment to relax and indulge. Owned by Englishman Mansion, its governed by Pearl and coveted by beguiling Ruby. Then Diamond drifts in. His impetuous deal with a corrupt US Marine imperils ALMA, and all their lives are collateral damage. One wrong move and everything could shatter.Martina Lairds debut play Driftwood is set in the 1950s in the Caribbean, a deeply evocative story of self-determination and the search for family and belonging. It is premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Kiln Theatre, London, in 2026.

Rhoda. Bernard. Susan. Neville. Jinny. Louis.They begin by the coast. Then, school. Youth. Forming. Swelling. Terror. Joy. Working. Falling. Fame. Grief. Alone. Together.The Waves is a tender, thrilling story about growing up together. Flora Wilson Browns adaptation of Virginia Woolfs novel is premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2026.

Its funny what people do and what they tell. Were all hiding bits of ourselves. The bits were not proud of. I can see that now.Its Friday night and Franky is back at her local pub for the first time in years. Pints are poured, Motown music drifts from the tinny speakers, and karaoke starts at eight. Its reassuringly familiar. Like nothings changed. But, haunted by grief, Frankys family are quietly unravelling around her. Her dad is hiding himself away, and buried family secrets are leaking through the cracks in every room.A bittersweet, tender exploration of the long tail of grief and the fickleness of memory, Heart Wall asks where we go when the walls start closing in and home has become somewhere you dont know.Kit Withingtons play is premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026.

In a minute there are many days.In Verona, in the height of summer, two young people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy.Shakespeares electrifying and timeless tale of love was brought to life in a new production directed by Robert Icke, which premiered at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London, in 2026. It was produced by Empire Street Productions and starred Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts.This edition features the version of the text used in that production, alongside an introduction by the director and an essay by author and academic Daniel Swift.

Were all failing a generation of boys, and therefore were failing a whole generation of girls. Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, and a true maverick at the peak of her career as a London Crown Court Judge. The system needs to change, and shes challenging it one case at a time.Behind the robe, Jessica is a loving wife, a supportive parent and a karaoke fiend. But when an incident involving her son threatens to blow the family apart, she finds herself having to fight for everything she holds dear.A scalding examination of modern masculinity and motherhood, Inter Alia premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2025, with Rosamund Pike as Jessica. From Suzie Miller and Justin Martin, writer and director of the award-winning global phenomenon Prima Facie, the production received widespread critical acclaim.This edition was published alongside the 2026 West End transfer to Wyndhams Theatre in a co-production with the National Theatre and Playful Productions, featuring the revised, definitive text of the play and an introduction by the playwright.

We believe it is important to confront the reality of history. We are trying to bring hidden histories into the light. No more secrets.Soon after inheriting her familys stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers a stash of hidden diaries, and she enlists a young academic, Marva, to confirm their identity.Joined by Marvas brilliant but overlooked mentor, Abi, the three women come together to seek the truth, soon realising that the secrets at the heart of Harford Hall are darker than they could have imagined.Winsome Pinnocks play The Authenticator is a gripping psychological thriller and a searing exploration of the haunting history of colonialism. It opened at the National Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Miranda Cromwell.

Im not gonna stand up in front of a bunch of strangers and tell stories about you and me.Shes signed them both up. Her and her husband. For stand-up comedy. So tonight theyre locking themselves in their living room until theyve got a tight five, delving through their past for material. But some jokes hurt and laughter isnt always the best medicine.With the clock ticking and nothing but a baby monitor for an audience, they wrestle with the spotlight as questions about their future are forced to the surface. A new play about hope, endings and how to survive if a knock knock joke hits you in the gut, Piers Blacks Im Not Being Funny is premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026.

Exclude the impossible and what is left, however improbable, must be the truth.Harry Houdini is the greatest illusionist the world has ever known. Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of literatures most brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes. Their mutual admiration blossoms into a profound friendship, even as they discover a shared obsession with spiritualism. Conan Doyle believes fervently in the psychic world and the promise of reunion with his dead son; Houdini is determined to demonstrate its a cruel fraud. Which of these sparring partners will be proved right: the genius writer of fiction or the infallible magician? Based on extraordinary historical events, David Haigs new play Magic asks what were prepared to believe, and why. It is premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2026.

In a factory like this, youre part of a team. Youre a family.Greenock, 1981. Faced with the threat of their factory closing, and with 240 jobs on the line, theres no way the women of the Lee Jeans factory are going down without a fight.They barricade the doors, take a stand against corporate greed and stage a sit-in that lasts for 7 long months.Developed in conversation with some of the key women involved in the strike, this new play is full of authentic details that bring this significant moment in Scottish history to life.Frances Poets Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is the true story of the gallus Greenock girls who fought a battle against injustice that thrust them onto the world stage.It is premiered by National Theatre Scotland and Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on tour in 2026.