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Steve Waters

Steve Waters

Steve Waters is a playwright whose plays include: The Last King of Scotland, adapted from the novel by Giles Foden (Sheffield Theatres, 2019); Limehouse (Donmar Warehouse, 2017); Temple (Donmar Warehouse, 2015); Why Can’t We Live Together? (Menagerie Theatre/Soho/Theatre503, 2013); Europa, as co-author (Birmingham Repertory Theatre/Dresden State Theatre/Teatr Polski Bydgoszcz/Zagreb Youth Theatre, 2013); Ignorance/Jahiliyyah (Hampstead Downstairs, 2012); Little Platoons (Bush Theatre, 2011); The Contingency Plan (Bush Theatre, 2009; revived in a new version at Sheffield Theatres, 2022); Fast Labour (Hampstead, in association with West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2008); Out of Your Knowledge (Menagerie Theatre/ Pleasance, Edinburgh/East Anglian tour, 2006-8); World Music (Sheffield Crucible, 2003, and subsequent transfer to the Donmar Warehouse, 2004); The Unthinkable (Sheffield Crucible, 2004); After the Gods (Hampstead Theatre, 2002); and English Journeys (Hampstead Theatre, 1998).

His writing for television and radio includes Safe House (BBC4), The Air Gap, The Moderniser (BBC Radio 4), Scribblers and Bretton Woods (BBC Radio 3).

He ran the MPhil in Playwriting at Birmingham University between 2006 and 2011, and is now Professor of Scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia, where he convenes the MA in Creative Writing: Scriptwriting programme. He is the author of The Secret Life of Plays, published by Nick Hern Books.

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The Contingency Plan

The Contingency Plan (2022 edition)

Two plays

By Steve Waters

A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change – an epic portrait of Britain in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

The Contingency Plan

The Contingency Plan (2009 edition)

Two plays

By Steve Waters

A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change - an epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods. Original 2009 edition.

Death of a Cyclist

Death of a Cyclist

By Steve Waters

A poignant, bleakly comic short monologue told by a woman killed in a cycling accident.

Fast Labour

Fast Labour

By Steve Waters

A powerful play about the growing culture of human exploitation in the UK, delving below the surface to reveal a personal account of life as a migrant worker.

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Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

Ignorance/Jahiliyyah

By Steve Waters

An absorbing study of attitudes towards outsiders, spanning two continents and sixty years.

In a Vulnerable Place

In a Vulnerable Place

By Steve Waters

A monologue documenting Steve Waters' own journey from the Norfolk Broads to the steppes of Mongolia to explore, first hand, what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland (stage version)

By Giles Foden Adapted by Steve Waters

An electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity, adapted from Giles Foden's multi-award-winning novel.

Limehouse

Limehouse

By Steve Waters

A thrilling drama that takes us behind closed doors to imagine the personal conflicts behind the making of political history.

Little Platoons

Little Platoons

By Steve Waters

Moving from satiric comedy to poignant family drama, Little Platoons explores what the retreat of the state and the growth of people power really means for society and its youngest citizens.

On the Beach

On the Beach

By Steve Waters

Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Published in volume The Contingency Plan
    Out of Your Knowledge

    Out of Your Knowledge

    By Steve Waters

    A short play that explores our changing attitudes towards the landscape.

    The Play About Calais

    The Play About Calais

    By Steve Waters

    A short play based on the author's own visit to the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais and the people he met along the way.