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Blue Mist
Mohamed-Zain Dada

Chunkyz Shisha Lounge is a home away from home for Jihad, Rashid and Asif, a space where community whispers are heard, jokes are told, and new hustles are born. But its future is under threat, having become a target for local politicians. Aspiring journalist Jihad wants to fight back. He sets out to create a documentary that gives a voice to his community and challenges the usual stereotypes that fill the airwaves. 

Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka Adapted by Lemn Sissay

Metamorphosis is a visceral and vital depiction of humans struggling within a system that crushes them under its heel, a shocking tale of cruelty and kindness.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
Javaad Alipoor With Chris Thorpe

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World is an investigation into the nature of investigation. It is a thrilling ride down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia and true-crime podcasts, sorting through the tangle of information available online to reveal the limits of the search engines in solving a decades-old cold case.

Word-Play
Rabiah Hussain

Rabiah Hussain's play Word-Play explores how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations.

When This Is Over
Ned Glasier, Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey, Company Three

When This Is Over is a uniquely personal, theatrical celebration of hope, possibility and imagination. It's about how we can work with chaos, and embrace our collective imagination as we prepare for a deeply uncertain future – together.

Miss Peony
Michelle Law

Lily's grandmother was a beauty queen back in Hong Kong. She doesn't care that times have changed, that Lily lives in a new country and a new century. She sees a granddaughter caught between worlds. So Poh Poh pushes Lily into entering the highly competitive Miss Peony, and no matter how hard Lily tries to wriggle out of it, her grandma won't take no for an answer. And to make matters worse, she's a ghost.

With breathless hilarity, Kimber Lee's untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play jumps through time, wriggling inside of and then exploding lifetimes of repeating Asian stereotypes, wrestling with history for the right to control your own narrative in a world that thinks it can tell you who you are.

Tambo & Bones
Dave Harris

Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even.

A Little Life
Original author Hanya Yanagihara Adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life follows the complex relationships of four college friends in New York City: Willem, an actor; Malcolm, an architect; JB, an artist; and, at the centre of their group, Jude, a lawyer. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, changed by ambition, addiction and pride. Yet their greatest challenge is Jude himself, whose secrets – and shame – define not just his own life, but that of his friends as well.

BLACK SUPERHERO
Danny Lee Wynter

Danny Lee Wynter's play BLACK SUPERHERO is a brutal, unflinching, funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.

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