Well, there’s a first time for everything!

Coming up this autumn: THE LIMIT in the Linbury at The Royal Ballet. Sam Steiner’s text, choreography from incredible Kristen McNally, and a new score by Isobel Waller-Bridge. A surprise and thrill every step of the way.

I can’t stop thinking about this. In the truest sense, extraordinary.

My next thing: Marek Horn’s brilliant new play OCTOPOLIS at Hampstead Theatre. It’s so good (faith, love, sentience, jokes - you name it, it’s got it!) and I can’t wait to start.

This is wonderful. Brilliantly strange, curiously sad, and superbly reported.

🐙EXCITING CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🐙 Jemma Redgrave (Grantchester, Holby City, Silent Witness) & Ewan Miller (Much Ado About Nothing, National Theatre) will be joining us for Marek Horn's #Octopolis, directed by Ed Madden, opening Downstairs 15 Sep! Book now: hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2023/…

"It’s a play about love, and faith, and grief." Find out more about Octopolis and director Ed Madden in his interview with THESP. Read it here 👇 thesp-club.com/players/ed-mad… #HTOctopolis opens 15 Sept, book now! hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2023/…

A thrill to be directing at the powerhouse @BushTheatre; so excited to be a part of this season with @SophiaLeuner’s sharply-observed, deeply humane play; working with @JessieProduces and @Broccoli_Arts.

This is so richly deserved. SOME DEMON is a superb play by any measure, but for a debut it’s astonishing. Go Laura Jayne Waldren!

'Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: the cult play about words becomes a ballet' 🍋 Read The Guardian's insight into The Royal Ballet's rehearsal for The Limit, adapted from Sam Steiner's play 📰 bit.ly/3M9mo7U 🎟 bit.ly/3PCXVZL

“You either think this country needs to change, or you don’t.” - Rishi Sunak, 4th October 2023

This is an extraordinary, truly striking play; with James at the helm, maybe the thing I’m most excited to see on stage next year.

Joining us in the world premiere of @SophiaLeuner's This Might Not Be It - Denzel Baidoo (Dear England), @debrabaker33 (Orlando) & dolly. Directed by Ed Madden, produced by Broccoli Arts & Jessie Anand Productions, it lands in our studio 30 Jan. 🎟️ bit.ly/ThisMightNotBe…

1536 is an extraordinary play - electric line by line, its plot tightening like a steel trap - and AvaPickett (she/her) is a massive talent. This is just such brilliant news.

PLAYWRIGHTS. I’ve been doing some more of this again in recent months, and the offer is still open. If you’re looking for dramaturgical support on a new play, I’d love to hear from you.

Very touched by this surprise mention in New York Times Arts, today. Never not proud to work with Marek Horn, and loved bringing Octopolis to life with the superb team at Hampstead Theatre last autumn.

Next year: so chuffed to be heading back to Hampstead Theatre to do this, @BradJackfield’s bright and brilliant debut about the power of play. I can’t wait to get stuck in.

An extraordinary opportunity for the right person. An 18-month, £61k p/a role developing plays for the RSC, and working alongside senior leadership on literary strategy. This plus the Associate Playwright roles at the Court feels like a bit of a sea change.