KAITE O'REILLY / THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE (Date added 18/03/2008)

THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE by KAITE O'REILLY is on a nationwide tour:

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon (April 2); Clywd Theatr Cymru, Mold (April 4 & 5); Aberystwyth Arts Centre (April 8); Contact Theatre, Manchester (April 11 & 12)

For Gwennan, it's always 1985. The face in the mirror is unfamiliar and there's a strange man at the door claiming to be her husband. What happens when your ambushed by time - your memories deleting, relationships erasing? THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE is moving, intelligent and witty and looks at the impact of memory loss on two couples and its consequences on their everyday lives.

'A powerful drama, beautifully written' (The British Theatre Guide)

For more information and to book online:

Theatr Brycheiniog
Clwyd Theatre
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Contact Theatre

ANTHONY WEIGH / 200 FEET AWAY (Date added 18/03/2008)

ANTHONY WEIGH's new play 2000 FEET AWAY has its European Premiere at The Bush Theatre.
11th June - 12th July 2008
Directed by Josie Rourke

Eldon, Iowa is a tiny community in the heartland of America. Its Deputy Sheriff is charged with enforcing the new state law banning sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of schools, parks, bus stops, public libraries, or anywhere else children may gather. Powerful, compassionate and urgent, 2000 FEET AWAY tells a gripping story about reasonable laws with terrible consequences and the price we pay for safety at any cost.

For more information and to book online:The Bush Theatre

CHRISTINA BALIT / NEEDLE (Date added 10/03/2008)

CHRISTINA BALIT's radio play NEEDLE will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 11th March @ 2:15pm.
A girl is sold to the abbey. A tapestry is commissioned. A broken man is delivered in chains to design it... and a queen gets exactly what she wants. Creating the Bayeux Tapestry for their Norman conquerors is a bitter task for the women of Canterbury.

Listen for 7 days at BBC Radio 4

Christina is currently completing a stage version of NEEDLE that will soon be available.

For more details & to read a copy of the script please contact:info@steinplays.com

GLYN MAXWELL / THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD (Date added 11/02/2008)

THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD by GLYN MAXWELL
29th April - 24th May 2008, 8:15pm
Arcola Theatre


Mary Kelly is sexy, bright and devil-may-care. Joseph Barnett is a steady, decent sort. Just another couple struggling to keep love alive in modern Britain... Only this modern Britain is the East End in 1888; and the breaking news - of a man who slaughters prostitutes and calls himself 'Jack' - may be more than just a scare-story...

For more information: Arcola Theatre

GLYN MAXWELL / THE LIFEBLOOD (Date added 01/02/2008)

THE LIFEBLOOD by GLYN MAXWELL has its American premiere at
The Connelly Theatre, New York
1 - 23 February 2008

This dramatic telling of the last days of Mary Stuart first premiered at The Edinburgh Festival, winning 'Best Play on the Fringe' in 2004.

'A riveting tale of cool, calculated manipulation... Stunning! Shattering!' (NYTheatre.com)

For more information and to book online:
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

PHIL WILLMOTT / DICK BARTON (Date added 16/01/2008)

DICK BARTON - SPECIAL AGENT by PHIL WILLMOTT

New production at Oldham Coliseum Theatre (May 15 - June 7, 2008) in assocation with
Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke (June 10 - June 21, 2008)
Harrogate Theatre (June 26 - July 12, 2008)

Stiff-upper lip meets tongue-in-cheek in a hilarious musical spoof on the classic 1940s BBC radio show.

For more information: Oldham Coliseum Theatre
Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke
Harrogate Theatre

STEVE WATERS / FAST LABOUR (Date added 28/11/2007)

STEVE WATERS' powerful new play FAST LABOUR is a co-production between West Yorkshire Playhouse (April 19 - May 17) and Hampstead Theatre (May 30 - June 21), directed by Ian Brown.


This is not a crime. This is not a war. This is business.

It hasn't always been this way. In Ukraine, Victor had a business, a family and a home. Things change and he's fled to the UK in search of a better life. Now he's doing everything from gutting fish to picking carrots.

But Victor's a strong-minded man. He's not staying at the bottom of the economic food chain, he's going to build a business of his own and play the gang masters at their own game.


For further details please visit:
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Hampstead Theatre

GLYN MAXWELL/LIBERTY (Date added 23/11/2007)

GLYN MAXWELL's new play LIBERTY will premiere at Shakespeare's Globe in 2008 (dir. Guy Retallack).

He is also writing several new opera libretti including one about dementia for the composer Elena Langer.

STEPHEN SHARKEY/A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Date added 25/10/2007)

STEPHEN SHARKEY's A CHRISTMAS CAROL comes to Newcastle's Northern Stage.
24 November 07 - 12 January 08

Ebenezer Scrooge is the meanest man in England. Nothing is close to his heart except money. But Ebenezer is about to learn the true spirit of Christmas in the most terrifying lesson of his life... Funny, touching and full of Christmas cheer, the most famous Christmas ghost story for children over 7 and their families.

'There is a depth of characterisation...missing in many other adaptations...Highly recommended!' (British Theatre Guide)

For more information and to book online visit: Northern Stage

STEPHEN SHARKEY / CLOUDCUCKOOLAND (Date added 05/10/2007)

STEPHEN SHARKEY's version of Aristophanes' Birds for children (and their childish parents), CLOUDCUCKOOLAND is on a UK tour.

A world premiere of an Onassis Programme commission, with words by Stephen Sharkey and music by Alex Silverman, directed by Helen Eastman.

'Aristophanes for the X-Factor Generation' (Oxford Info)

Final dates: Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, Carshalton (5th - 6th April); Bridgewater Arts Centre, Bridgewater (16th April) and Komedia Brighton (27th April)

For more information and to book online: Onassis

DON TAYLOR/WOMEN OF TROY (Date added 22/08/2007)

DON TAYLOR's adaptation of Euripides' THE WOMEN OF TROY at the National Theatre.
November 21 - March 1 2008.
Director Katie Mitchell.

A radical interpretation of Euripides' great tragedy.

For more details and to book online: National Theatre

SARAH WOODS/FANTASTIC MR FOX (Date added 17/08/2007)

SARAH WOODS' acclaimed adaptation of FANTASTIC MR FOX, Roald Dahl's classic tale of wit and determination, will be presented this Christmas by the LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE in association with the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY.

Mr Fox has three very nasty enemies - Boggis, Bunce and Bean. These greedy farmers hate Mr Fox so much they will stop at nothing to get rid of him. They try to shoot, starve and dig him out of his hole, however Mr Fox is much cleverer than they are and has a cunning plan of his own. Discover the thrill of the chase and join Mr Fox and his family underground as they battle to save themselves and the rest of the countryside from disaster.

FANTASTIC MR FOX runs in repertoire from 19 December 2007 - 4 January 2008. The production then travels to the Manitoba Theatre for Young People in Canada.

For details and to book online:Royal Shakespeare Company

MARK ROBERTSON/MY SPY FAMILY (Date added 15/08/2007)

MARK ROBERTSON is currently writing several episodes of DENNIS AND GNASHER (Red Kite/CBBC) and THOMAS AND FRIENDS (HIT Entertainment).

SIMON JOWETT/PINKY AND PERKY (Date added 15/08/2007)

SIMON JOWETT is currently writing several episodes of PINKY AND PERKY, a C.G.I. revival of these classic Sixties characters (CBBC/Lupus Films) as well as DENNIS AND GNASHER, another classic revival (CBBC).

SHAUN PRENDERGAST/COLOSSUS (Date added 15/08/2007)

SHAUN PRENDERGAST's ROMAN MYSTERIES (SERIES 2) 'THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES'.

A one-hour live action episode of THE ROMAN MYSTERIES for CBBC produced by Little Entertainment Group.

For more information: CBBC

DIANE SAMUELS/TRACY-ANN OBERMAN/3 SISTERS ON HOPE STREET (Date added 15/08/2007)

DIANE SAMUELS and TRACY-ANN OBERMAN's 3 SISTERS ON HOPE STREET.
21 February - 29 March 2008.
Director Lindsay Posner.

For more details and to book online:
Liverpool Everyman
Hampstead Theatre

PENNY GOLD/THE PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAY (Date added 15/08/2007)

PENNY GOLD's THE PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAY
17 January - 16 February 2008
Director Patrick Sandford.

For more details and to book online:
Hampstead Theatre
Nuffield Theatre Southampton

Clare Bayley THE CONTAINER (Date added 26/07/2007)

CLARE BAYLEY's THE CONTAINER (Fringe First Award 2007) premieres at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in The Udderbelly from 3 - 26th August 2007.

Staged inside an actual container lorry, with the audience seated inside the enclosed space, The Container is site-specific theatre at its most real: A freight container somewhere in Europe. Inside are five people with one common aim: to reach England and start a new life.

For more details & to book online: The Udderbelly and Fringe First Award

** JUST ANNOUNCED - WINNER OF THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AWARD **

Rob Kinsman DOCTORS (Date added 26/07/2007)

ROB KINSMAN's latest DOCTORS episodes can be seen on Monday 10th December 2007 on BBC1 @ 2.05pm.