Science Fiction plays
(Not) the End of the World
A daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.
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Coincidences, omens and vision collide with political reality in this epic new play by the award-winning Mike Bartlett.
After Life
A surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.
Dark Sublime
3f 2m doubling, plus one m/f voice onlyA play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.
Earthquakes in London
7f 10m, doubling, large cast possibleAn epic rollercoaster of a play travelling from 1968 to 2525 and back again, driven by an all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present.
Frankenstein (stage version)
By Mary Shelley Adapted by Patrick Sandford4f 8m, plus extrasOne of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.
Genesis Inc.
5f 4m, doubling (12f 9m 8f/m), plus voice-oversAn explosively funny comedy that takes a closer look at the lengths to which people will go to defy biology – and at the moral compass of an industry that trades on fear and hope.
Girl in the Machine
By Stef Smith1f 1m 1f or mA disturbing but compassionate vision of our potential digital future, and what it might mean for 'life' as we know it.
How to Spot an Alien
2f 1m, doubling (1f playing 5 roles)A play for young people (age five and up) to watch, read and perform, about one confused alien, two brave kids and a busted spaceship.
I Fucked You in My Spaceship
2f 4mA razor-sharp sci-fi comedy-drama about sex and relationships, winner of the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work at VAULT Festival, London.
In Event of Moone Disaster
2-4f 4-8mWinner of the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Andrew Thompson's debut play is about the adventures of three extraordinary women spanning 80 years, against the backdrop of humanity’s journey to the stars.
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
By Sam Steiner1f 1mA play about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey