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Then, Now & Next: New Perspectives @50 playwriting, memory, and community

Then, Now & Next: New Perspectives @50 playwriting, memory, and community

A symposium hosted by New Perspectives Theatre Company, supported by the Writers’ Guild, of Great Britain Read more

Published: 22nd July, 2024

Updated: 18th June, 2025

Author: Helen Rodgers

Make Good: The Post Office Scandal (2024)

Make Good: The Post Office Scandal (2024)

A co-production to celebrate the 50th anniversary of both New Perspectives and Pentabus, jointly marking 100 years of rural touring. Read more

Published: 26th July, 2023

Updated: 7th August, 2025

Author: Helen Rodgers

Model Village (2023)

Model Village (2023)

Kicking off New Perspectives' 50th anniversary year, we invite you to the Model Village where model-makers Bob and Holly are joined by a radical urban artist to try and save the attraction. Read more

Published: 21st July, 2023

Updated: 26th June, 2025

Author: Helen Rodgers

We Need New Names (2023)

We Need New Names (2023)

Co-produced by Fifth Word and New Perspectives in association with Brixton House, We Need New Names is a defiant coming-of-age story is full of exuberance, humour and humanity. Read more

Published: 20th July, 2023

Updated: 12th January, 2025

Author: Helen Rodgers

The Swearing Jar (2023)

The Swearing Jar (2023)

Written by Kate Hewlett and presented by New Perspectives, The Swearing Jar is a truthful and heartfelt depiction of love and grief. Toured in Spring 2023. Read more

Published: 5th July, 2023

Updated: 12th January, 2025

Author: Helen Rodgers

The Great Almighty Gill (2022)

The Great Almighty Gill (2022)

Join Daniel as family and friends, to experience the legendary life and times of Dave through a tour-de-force autobiographical performance Read more

Published: 16th January, 2023

Updated: 16th January, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

Maryland - A Script In-Hand Reading (2021)

Maryland - A Script In-Hand Reading (2021)

This script in-hand reading of Olivier Award-winning playwright Lucy Kirkwood's timely and important play Maryland is New Perspectives' Artistic Director Angharad Jones' directing debut since joining NP. Read more

Published: 15th January, 2023

Updated: 13th August, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

Stay Safe (2020)

Stay Safe (2020)

Told entirely live through Whatsapp, Stay Safe was a bite-sized drama based on short story 'The Witch' by Shirley Jackson. Read more

Published: 12th January, 2023

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Love From Cleethorpes (2020)

Love From Cleethorpes (2020)

Isla promised she would never write to David again. But 30 years is a long time to keep a promise... follow Isla and David's story in this drama told in six postcards. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2023

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

The Spirit (2020)

The Spirit (2020)

The Spirit is a physical theatre piece split into three parts: The Camel, The Lion and The Child. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2023

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

The Fishermen (2018 & 2019)

The Fishermen (2018 & 2019)

Based on the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by one of Africa's major new voices, New Perspectives presents this powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate in a new adaptation by award-winning playwright Gbolahan Obisesan. Read more

Published: 9th January, 2023

Updated: 11th January, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

trade (2019)

trade (2019)

Journey to the Caribbean in debbie tucker green's 'trade' where three women of different ages, backgrounds and attitudes explore their relationship with the island. Read more

Published: 8th January, 2023

Updated: 13th August, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse (2019)

The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse (2019)

Following our smash hit tour of The Giant Jam Sandwich, this New Perspectives and Unicorn production brings Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's brilliantly subversive picture book to life live on stage. Read more

Published: 5th January, 2023

Updated: 13th August, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

A Fortunate Man (2019)

A Fortunate Man (2019)

New Perspectives collaborates with theatre-maker Michael Pinchbeck to explore and expand on John Berger and Jean Mohr's book 'A Fortunate Man'. Read more

Published: 4th January, 2023

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

The Man Without A Past (2018)

The Man Without A Past (2018)

Featuring a soundtrack from songs of praise to sultry jazz, this part-melancholic love story, part-deliciously deadpan comedy takes you on one man's extraordinary journey from anonymity to unexpected salvation. Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2023

Updated: 13th August, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

The Giant Jam Sandwich (2017 & 2018)

The Giant Jam Sandwich (2017 & 2018)

Join the villagers in their giant sandwich-making plan to defeat the wasps and help save the day, in a fun-packed feast for 3-7 year olds and their families. Read more

Published: 2nd January, 2023

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Finding Nana (2017 & 2018)

Finding Nana (2017 & 2018)

Set in a seaside hotel of halcyon childhood summers, this autobiographical play by award-winning writer Jane Upton charts the journey back to find a beloved Nana before she forgot who she was. Read more

Published: 31st December, 2022

Updated: 9th December, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

Harvest (2017)

Harvest (2017)

From the writer of the international hit One Man, Two Guvnors, Harvest is a sweeping rural saga, an epic story spanning the 20th century. Read more

Published: 30th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Sisyphus (2017)

Sisyphus (2017)

Belgian performance artist Thibault Delférière uses his body, paint and objects to confront the inevitability of repetition in this exploration of the mythological being Sisyphus. Read more

Published: 29th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You (2016)

Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You (2016)

A re-imagining of M. R. James' eerie tale written by David Rudkin and directed by Theresa Keogh. Read more

Published: 28th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Darkness, Darkness (2016)

Darkness, Darkness (2016)

Written by award-winning novelist John Harvey, Darkness, Darkness premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in 2016 and is a tense contemporary crime drama. Read more

Published: 27th December, 2022

Updated: 13th August, 2024

Author: Sally A Tye

Unforgettable (2015)

Unforgettable (2015)

Share Jed and Rosie's revelations in Tim Elgood's funny and poignant play about growing up, growing old and a lifetime of rediscovery. Read more

Published: 20th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Playland (2015)

Playland (2015)

Playland is one of Athol Fugard's most personal and rarely performed plays; gripping, comic and deeply moving. Read more

Published: 19th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

Watching The Living (2014)

Watching The Living (2014)

Daphne Du Maurier's atmospheric short stories about the mystery of love, life and desire are vividly brought to life on stage - a testament to why she remains one of the greatest authors of modern literature. Read more

Published: 18th December, 2022

Updated: 12th December, 2023

Author: Sally A Tye

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  • Fred Baker

    Fred Baker

    Fred Baker is a writer-actor, sound designer and theatre-maker, Completing Nottingham Playhouse’s Homegrown Creatives programme in 2024 Fred has became a member of the National Youth Theatre from 2025.

  • Keilah Chambers-Turner

    Keilah Chambers-Turner

    Keilah Chambers-Turner is a creative producer, focused on creating and supporting arts, cultural, and community projects through creativity, strategy, and joy. She brings extensive project management and events experience, both in and out of the arts sector, allowing a well-rounded bank of experience to draw on.

  • Daron Carey

    Daron Carey

    Daron Carey is a poet and writer, passionate about telling dynamic and vibrant stories about human behaviour and relationships. The audio version of his play Last Orders is currently in production the New Perspectives' Open Pitch programme.

  • Susan Earl

    Susan Earl

    Susan Earl has spent the last 30 years writing and performing for the BBC, Baby Cow Productions, and Rise Films. An actor, stand up comedian and writer, Susan loves to create complex female characters trapped between how they thought life would turn out and the messier, more frustrating version they got instead.

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(the) Woman by Jane Upton

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"Hands down the best play I've seen in years" Paloma Faith Read more

Published: 26th July, 2024

Updated: 7th May, 2026

Author: Helen Rodgers

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