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New short play by Caryl Churchill Announced

Ding Dong The Wicked, a new short play by Caryl Churchill will run in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court between 1 and 13 October as an addition to the Royal Court's autumn season

Free Love and Information Desktop Wallpaper

To accompany Love and Information by Caryl Churchill (6 Sep-13 Oct) download a FREE desktop wallpaper September calendar.

Cast Announced for The River

Laura Donnelly, Miranda Raison and Dominic West have been announced as the cast of Jez Butterworth's new play The River in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 18 October - 17 Novembe

Pussy Riot: Final Verdict, Friday 17 August

The Royal Court Theatre in London will join a global day of protest in solidarity with Moscow's feminist punk band Pussy Riot on Friday 17 August at 11am

Free August desktop calendar

To accompany our production of Ten Billion with Stephen Emmott (12 Jul - 11 Aug), here is your free desktop wallpaper (background), complete with a handy August calendar.

Cast announced for Love and Information by Caryl Churchill

The cast has been announced for Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, which opens in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, running from 6 September to 13 October (press night 14 September).

Cast Announced for Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney

The cast has been announced for Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play Choir Boy, a commission by and co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club.

JOE PENHALL'S BIRTHDAY TO EXTEND AT ROYAL COURT THEATRE

Joe Penhall's new play Birthday, which features Stephen Mangan as Ed - a pregnant man in the final stages of labour - at the Royal Court Theatre is to be extended until Aug 11

Nick Payne awarded Harold Pinter Playwright's Award

Nick Payne, writer of acclaimed play Constellations is the second recipient of the Harold Pinter Playwright's Award, introduced last year to support a new commission at the Royal Court Theatre.

Cast announced for Jumpy

Free July desktop calendar

Download your free desktop July calendar to accompany our production of Birthday by Joe Penhall.

Playwrights' Playwrights at the Duke of York's Theatre

Four of the UK's leading playwrights will direct one of their all-time favourite plays in a series of one-off afternoon readings from 29 June at the Duke of York's Theatre in a special event supported by The Ambassador Theatre Group.

Posh in our society: Join the debate on Thursday 14 June, 6pm at The Duke of York's Theatre

Posh in our society: Join the debate on Thursday 14 June, 6pm at The Duke of York's Theatre

Royal Court Theatre Announces Autumn Season

Artistic Director Dominic Cooke announces his penultimate season at the Royal Court Theatre today (Monday), which includes new plays by established Royal Court writers Caryl Churchill, Martin Crimp and Jez Butterworth. Tarell Alvin McCraney and E.V. Crowe both return with second plays at the Royal Court in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and Lucy Kirkwood makes her Court debut with a new play in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.

Free desktop calendar for June

To accompany Theatre Local in Peckham (31 May - 28 July), please download a FREE desktop June calendar.

Simon Amstell to perform one off gig in aid of Royal Court's Young Writers Programme

Comedian Simon Amstell will perform a one-off gig in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court on Sunday 10 June at 8pm. All proceeds from the performance will go towards the Royal Court's Young Writers Programme which has been finding and nurturing new voices for the stage for the past forty years.*

CONSTELLATIONS TO TRANSFER TO THE DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE AS PART OF WEST END SEASON

Continuing the season of transfers, Royal Court Theatre Productions and Ambassador Theatre Group announce the third in a set of sell-out new plays by the U.K's finest writers under Artistic Director Dominic Cooke's tenure into the heart of the West End.

Royal Court Theatre Announces Vicky Featherstone as Next Artistic Director

Vicky Featherstone will succeed Dominic Cooke as Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, when he steps down in April 2013, it was announced today (Friday 11 May).

Free Desktop Wallpaper for May

To accompany LOVE LOVE LOVE by Mike Bartlett (27 Apr - 9 Jun), a Royal Court and Paines Plough co-production in association with Drum Theatre Plymouth, download a FREE desktop wallpaper May calendar.

Lisa Dillon and Stephen Mangan in Birthday by Joe Penhall

Stephen Mangan is joined by Lisa Dillon in Joe Penhall's new play Birthday at the Royal Court Theatre from 22 June to 4 August (Press night 28 June). Further casting to be announced.

David Ajala, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Danny Webb in The Witness by Vivienne Franzmann

David Ajala, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Danny Webb have been cast in Vivienne Franzmann's new play The Witness, which opens in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court from 1 - 30 June (press night 8 June).