by Yasmin Reza

10 - 19 July 2008

One calamitous dinner party, three perspectives. Henry and Sonia are settling down to a quiet evening in when Henry's boss and his wife arrive for a dinner party - 24 hours early! In addition Henry's boss brings news that throws his professional life in turmoil. As the social discomfort grows the alchohol flows and the insults begin to fly. Soon everyone is behaving badly. Reza, the writer of 'Art', gives us three completely different perspectives on this scene of social disaster and offers up a play that is not only very funny, but also skilfully dissects the relationships of the main characters.

by Anthony Shaffer

5 - 14 June 2008

It is a dark and stormy night and six strangers and a butler have gathered in the gloomy country house of a wealthy lawyer. It appears that someone is about to be murdered and, naturally, everyone in the room has a motive! What follows is a riotous parody of Agatha Christie style murder mysteries, with more twists than a corkscrew and the full collection of eccentric stereotypes. Eventually the Detective arrives from Scotland Yard to solve the crime and explain the mystery to everyone - or does he?

A delightful, fun-filled evening from the author of 'Sleuth'.

by David Hare

1 - 10 May 2008

A young teacher, Kyra, is quietly getting on with her life in her 'difficult' inner London school when her former boss and lover, a successful restaurateur, makes a dramatic re-appearance. He is now a widower and his visit to Kyra re-ignites not just old passions but also the old differences. As Tom and Kyra replay their lives they seek to discover the exact nature of the love they once had and discover that things weren't always as they seemed to be.

A powerful and moving play from one of the foremost British playrights of recent years.

by David Haig

3 - 12 April 2008

This touching and heartwarming play by David Haig visits the family of Rudyard Kipling before, during and after World War One. Kipling, by now a very famous writer, is a staunch defender of The Empire and Britain's military power. He is desperate for his son Jack to join up, in spite of his poor eyesight, so that he may prove himself a man. The rest of the play follows Kipling as he deals with the inevitable consequences of war and its effect on his family and his own long held convictions. This terrific play does, however, contain some strong language.

by John Godber

14 - 23 February 2008

John Godber admits in his 'Forward' to the volume of his complete works that these two plays are his favourites.

The two plays are companion pieces concerning the marriage of Jack and Liz who come from a mining village in West Yorkshire. Jack is a miner, he has been all his life and Liz is his wife who worries about him and has done all her life. We see them at different stages of their marriage but in no chronological order.

The two plays are full of humour, frayed tempers, disguised love and, yes, a bit of sentimentality which never did anyone any harm and makes for a good night out.