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My Master Builder
Lila Raicek

On the eve of July 4th, in the Hamptons, Elena is preparing to throw a party to celebrate her husband, Henry, as he unveils his latest architectural masterpiece. But their already vulnerable union is shattered by the unexpected arrival of a former student of Henry's, Mathilde, with whom he shared an intimate connection…

Red or Dead
David Peace Adapted by Phillip Breen

Bill Shankly had one aim: to make Liverpool Football Club invincible. As its manager from 1959, he secured the team promotion, the First Division title, the FA Cup and success in Europe. For fifteen years, he defined what it was to be a Liverpool fan, and demanded total loyalty from his players and coaches. A loyalty that Bill hoped would be repaid when he retired…

The Seagull
Anton Chekhov Adapted by Duncan Macmillan, Thomas Ostermeier

When celebrated actress Irina Arkádina arrives at her family's country estate for the summer, she finds herself caught in a perfect storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin, is struggling to step out of her shadow to pursue his own artistic ambitions. Her lover Trigorin, a famous novelist, has entranced the aspiring young actress Nina, with whom Konstantin is in love. As their lives entwine and they each grapple with their desires, ambitions and disappointments,…

Animal Farm
George Orwell Adapted by Tatty Hennessy

Exploring loss of identity, the seductive allure of privilege, and the corrupting nature of political power, George Orwell's Animal Farm is a classic story of rebellion and treachery, and a timely reminder of the importance of resistance.

Elektra
Sophokles Translated by Anne Carson

Elektra, haunted by her father's assassination, is tormented by grief; a fierce instinct for survival; and a thirst for vengeance. When her long-lost brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to take savage and terrifying action, but at what cost? This edition of Sophokles' electrifying and timeless play features the magisterial translation by award-winning poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson.

Pig Heart Boy
Malorie Blackman Adapted by Winsome Pinnock

Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal, but he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he's finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose between a pig's heart that works… or a human heart that doesn't. 

The Years (West End Edition)
Annie Ernaux Adapted by Eline Arbo Translated by Stephanie Bain

Les Années (The Years) is Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), charting a woman's personal and political life against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Europe.

Life Raft
Fin Kennedy Contributions by Tassos Stevens Original author Georg Kaiser

In a mysterious dystopia, against a backdrop of war, a life raft filled with children is adrift at sea – their passenger liner sunk by an unknown and unseen enemy. As darkness falls and their rations dwindle, fear, superstition and madness start to take hold. Hours turn into days, and it becomes clear that not all of them will make it back to dry land alive...

Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist
Chris Bush, Matt Winkworth

As winter's first snow falls, there's not much Christmas cheer in Sherwood Forest. Cupboards are bare, the nights are cold, and the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham squeezes his citizens for every penny they're worth. But deep in the forest, in the heart of the Major Oak, Robin and Marian are plotting an audacious scheme to bring some festive joy to all…

The Mermaid
Cassandra Fumi

A little mermaid trades her voice for legs. She dreams of a human world bathed in sun. A group of teenagers trade stories about life in 2020. They dream of all the worlds that could have been. Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairytale is radically re-imagined by a collective of teenage and adult theatre makers in The Mermaid by Cassandra Fumi.

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