Following its critically-acclaimed run at the Orange Tree in 2014, Pomona played at the National Theatre 10 Sep – 10 Oct 2015 and at the Royal Exchange Theatre 29 Oct – 21 Nov 2015 WINNER OF 4 OFFIES! Best New Play | Best Production | Best Director | Best Lighting Designer “One of the most … Read more
An Orange Tree Theatre and Snapdragon co-production NOMINATED FOR 3 OFF WEST END AWARDS Best Director | Best Designer | Best Lighting Designer Glasgow, 1943. A city of falling bombs, dark corners and whispered secrets. In the blitzed blacked-out streets, a naval officer walks into Isla’s life and sweeps her off her feet. But by 1944, Isla … Read more
I’m just a little conscious of time… From the logical case for kissing immediately, to the crisis of filling a free afternoon, buckets is a warm, wise and witty take on a universal dilemma – how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out? An interwoven web of stories, characters and moments – moments … Read more
These people talk about politics with all the passionate intensity other people reserve for sex. It’s 1958. Tony, back from National Service disillusioned and dissatisfied, finds his mother still the political activist she’s been since her youth. To Myra, Tony’s attitude is a mystery – where’s the anger? Myra and her friend Milly’s restless Bohemianism … Read more
Winner of the Alfred Fagon Audience Award Nominated for 3 OFF WEST END AWARDS Best Production Best Director – Paulette Randall Best Male Performance – Seun Shote 1950s Port of Spain. Samuel, a young tailor’s assistant, dreams of Trinidad’s independence. On the eve of carnival everyone fills the streets, dressed up to play mas. This annual celebration turns to … Read more
Reminiscing. Once a year to tell stories. To share little bits of our little lives. A house by the sea. Teddy wants more light. He’s knocked that staircase down. Alison is soaked through. She’s livid. Clarissa’s ready to burst. They can’t keep meeting like this. An explosive new family drama that asks if we can ever let go. Alice Birch’s … Read more
Ah, my dear fellow, the love of money is the root of all evil. Yes sir, and we’d all like to have the tree growing in our garden. When Harry met Blanche by the banks of the Rhine he knew he’d met his match. He just needed the approval of her father, the fearsome Sartorius. But is he quite what … Read more
I am asking you both, as my oldest, closest friends, to accept the decision I have made. And I am sorry if it’s difficult to accept. I can assure you, it has been difficult to make. Good friends should be there for one another – no matter what. But when Bea returns home after five years abroad having made … Read more
Do you think I care about what you say? Oh, I’ve had enough. I’ve tried, I’ve tried for years, for the children’s sake. Now I’ve had enough of your shame and disgrace. Lizzie Holroyd faces a terrible choice: to stick with the life she’s been dealt or to escape. But such a monumental decision has … Read more