1. The Shitheads

    Written by Jack Nicholls. Directed by David Byrne and Aneesha Srinivasan

    The Shitheads by Jack Nicholls is sold out.But there are still a few ways to access tickets:£15 Mondays: Legendary since 1979 - every Monday, all Royal Court…

  2. John Proctor is the Villain

    Written by Kimberly Belflower. Directed by Danya Taymor

    'One day, maybe, the new world we were promised will actually be new.'Five young women running on pop music, optimism and fury are about to shed light on the…

  3. Open Submissions Festival 2026

    A first look at the future of contemporary theatre.The Royal Court receives and reads thousands of new plays every year, with every one considered for…

70th Anniversary Season

Full programme
  1. Are You Watching?

    Written by Georgie Dettmer.

    'He undresses. He stands behind the camera and presses record. He approaches.' Porn. Deepfakes. Disappearing girls. A journalist wired to a machine. A mother’s…

  2. Krapp's Last Tape / Godot's To-Do List

    Written by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Gary Oldman

    'Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn’t want them back. Not with the fire in me now.' On his 69th birthday, a man…

  3. Archduke

    Written by Rajiv Joseph. Directed by Lyndsey Turner

    'Maybe the world don’t have to end at all. We can just get off the train… go get a sandwich.' Belgrade, 1914. Three hungry young men are offered something to…

  4. Man to Man

    Written by Manfred Karge, translated by Anthony Vivis. Directed by Stephen Unwin

    In 1930s Germany, a woman puts on her dead husband’s trousers and never takes them off. As the world around her changes, she endures war and dictatorship,…

  5. The Afronauts

    Written by Ryan Calais Cameron

    'As long as a man can dream, he can push the limits of what’s possible.' Zambia, 1964: the space race has a new contender. As the world’s great powers set…