Our productions Current Productions (the) Woman by Jane Upton "THANK YOU FOR THIS JOYOUS WORK OF ART AND UNDERSTANDINGHANDS DOWN THE BEST PLAY I'VE SEEN IN YEARS"Paloma Faith OFFIES NOMINEE 2026in the following categories CREATION Jane Upton PERFORMER Jamie-Rose Monk PRODUCTION New Perspectives ABOUT THE PLAY “So good we thought it was written by a man!” M is a writer. M is a mother. M is a woman. The triumph of M’s hit play is hijacked by motherhood - M is burnt out, angry, lonely, craving intimacy but disengaged, and terrified of the future. She wants to tell her story, her way. But, everyone around her shares their opinions on who she is, who she should be and how she’s f*cking everything up. Fiercely funny and brutally honest, award-winning writer Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play shatters the glossy veneer of motherhood, exposing its raw, messy truth, and dares to question the definition of (her) Self. Featuring Cast: Lizzy Watts, Jamie-Rose Monk, André Squire and Cian Barry. © Charlie Flint. Content warning: Contains strong language, reference of a sexual nature and neonatal death. Cast: Creative Team:Writer: Jane UptonDirector: Angharad JonesDesigner: Sara PerksLighting Designer: Lily WoodfordSound Designer: Bella KearAssociate Sound Designer: Hattie NorthDramaturg: Sarah DickensonVideo Designer: Matt PowellAssociate Video Designer: Farah IshaqOriginal Movement: Lucy GlassbrookCasting Director: Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDGAssociate Director: Jessy Roberts DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME purchase a copy of the script More Reviews "Lizzy Watts’ full-throttle performance is gripping" Reviews Hub “Jamie-Rose Monk is a notable standout” West End Best Friend "Angharad Jones' direction adds weight and intensity" Operation Live Theatre “Exceptional dialogue – crackling, fizzing, scabrous, very in-your-face and very, very funny” London Unattached “Sharp and witty…powerful” All That Dazzles "A ground-breaking play" Fringe Review "Unfiltered look at early motherhood wrapped in thrilling metatheatre" The Stage "It’s rare to find a piece that might genuinely change your perspective on life and relationships, but this is one..." The Reviews Hub "It is affecting, sometimes disturbing, but it challenges your assumptions and when you leave the theatre you don’t leave the play behind" East Midlands Theatre "Extraordinary... unique and powerful" Elementary WhatsOn TAKE A PEAK BEHIND THE SCENES "This play screams the truth of women, especially mothers" checkout Angharad Jones' first person piece in Exeunt click here Lyn Gardner talks to writer Jane Upton about Motherhood, ambition, and the knotty rope of writing in Stagedoor click here TW:Weekly caught up with Jane Upton on (the) Woman click here A Young(ish) Perspectives caught up with Director Angharad Jones click here Tune into the British Theatre Guide podcast with writer Jane Upton and Director Angharad Jones click here (the) Woman has been developed with support from National Theatre Generate Programme, originally produced as a New Perspectives and Royal & Derngate, Northampton co-production PERFORMANCES Spring 2025 tour, a New Perspectives and Royal & Derngate co-production14 - 15 February, Royal & Derngate, Northampton18 - 19 February, Northwall Arts Centre, Oxford 27 - 28 February, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 7 - 8 March, Birmingham Rep 10 - 11 March, Nottingham Playhouse13 March, Connaught Theatre, Worthing 15 March, The Exchange, Twickenham Autumn 2025, in association with Park Theatre24 September - 25 October 2025, Park Theatre, London Image design by Steph Pyne; photography by Gemma PoyzerTrailer and behind the scenes filming by Karl Poyzer Banner image: Lizzy Watts. © Charlie Flint. Manage Cookie Preferences