Methuen has published The Narcissist, available on Kindle now and in paperback soon.
The Narcissist opens
The Narcissist has opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and runs through September 24.
Caroline Gruber, Akshay Khanna, Jenny Walser, Stuart Thompson, Simon Lennon, Paksie Vernon, Claire Skinner, and Harry Lloyd. Photo by Johan Persson
The Narcissist rehearsal photos
A first look at The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre can be found here.
Stuart Thompson, Harry Lloyd, Akshay Khanna, and Claire Skinner. Photo by Johan Persson
Harry Lloyd in The Narcissist
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre. Joining Harry Lloyd are Claire Skinner, Caroline Gruber, Akshay Khanna, Simon Lennon, Stuart Thompson, Paksie Vernon and Jenny Walser.
Harry Lloyd
Against at Rose Bruford College
Against is being performed at Rose Bruford in a production directed by Hanna Berrigan.
Liam Watson, Ethan Reid, and Abdul Malik-Janneh
Against at LAMDA
Against will be performed this April at LAMDA.
Kira Guess and Elijah Cook
Checking in with East Forest
For the third time in the last few years, I chatted with East Forest. We talk about how I’ve experienced the pandemic and its impact on how I think of myself as an artist.
The Narcissist at Chichester
After a two-year pandemic delay, The Narcissist gets its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer, directed by Josh Seymour.
Against at ALRA
Against is being performed in person at ALRA this March.
Year in review
For the first half of 2021, I focused on my research at the Cullman Center (below, see the plaque outside the office I occupied, to which my name was added at the end of my fellowship term). In the second half of the year, I focused on various writing projects. 2022 looks to be a busy year, God willing — watch this space!
Against at Guildford School of Acting
Against is being performed in person at Guildford School of Acting this December.
Against at Manchester School of Theatre
My play Against will be performed in person at Manchester School of Theater this November and streamed in January.
Against at RADA
My play Against was performed by students at RADA recently. The production was filmed and edited, and is available to industry professionals May 17-21. It was directed by Psyche Stott and designed by Simon Kenny.
Adam Woolley and Tom Mackean. Photographer: Linda Carter
Year in review
It was a quiet year for me as the pandemic brought theatre to a halt. Still, there were a few bright spots: Methuen published Now or Later in their Modern Classics series, featuring an insightful introduction by Dominic Cooke. I began a fellowship at the Cullman Center, giving me an extraordinary opportunity to further my work on disability and culture. And just before the election, The Guardian ran an excerpt of The Narcissist, which I hope will not be the last word for the play. While next year remains a mystery in many ways, I am hopeful that at the least there will be more to report than there is this year.
my office at the Cullman Center
The Narcissist in The Guardian
As part of their Future Plays series, The Guardian has run an excerpt from my play The Narcissist, with a short introduction by me.
East Forest redux
I had another wonderful chat with Trevor Oswalt on Ten Laws with East Forest, a year or so after our last chat. We talk about the lockdown, our dreams, and how art functions in our tech-mediated culture.
What plays am I reading?
American Theatre asked me and others that question in April and has just published our answers. Here’s mine:
Theatre in Times of Crisis
I’m so pleased to be one of twenty extraordinary playwrights in this anthology of scenes exploring the idea of “crisis.” It’s edited by Dom O’Hanlon, who also interviewed me for the book, and contains an introduction by Edward Bond.
Cullman Center Fellowship
I’m thrilled to be a fellow at the Cullman Center for 2020-21!
Now or Later Modern Classics edition
My 2008 play Now or Later has been published in Methuen’s “Modern Classics” series! The new edition contains an extraordinary introduction by Dominic Cooke.
