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Oscar-winning actress Buckley will star in Nina Segal’s play Afterbirth, which has been described as a “funny, furious and unflinching” portrayal of life after birth and parenthood.
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which → win → birth
The production, directed by Maria Aberg, will have its world debut on January 15 2028 and will run until February 26 that year.
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production → direct → February
Menzies, best known for portraying the late Prince Philip in The Crown, is also among the famous faces performing at the venue.
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Menzies → know → venue
The Emmy-winner will star alongside V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, in the world premiere of The Apology next spring.
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winner → star → Apology
The play sees V summon her dead father to confront the abuse he inflicted on her as a child in a theatrical exploration of sexual violence, justice and atonement.
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he → see → violence
It will run at the Royal Court Theatre from March 19 to April 24 next year.
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It → run → April
The theatre will also host the European premiere of Purpose, which follows the fictional Jasper family – a prominent African-American political dynasty whose reputation is threatened when family secrets emerge.
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secrets → host → family
Written by Jacobs-Jenkins, the show won a Tony Award for best play and the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
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show → write → drama
It will run at the Royal Court from January 16 to February 27 next year.
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It → run → February
Olivier Award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson will star in The Briar Patch, a domestic thriller by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth about a woman named Dara who begins questioning those closest to her after a scandal rocks her community and a family friend is arrested.
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friend → win → community
Other productions planned for 2027 include War Face, a new play by Stage Debut Award-winner Georgie Dettmer, created with serving and retired soldiers in collaboration with the Chelsea Pensioners.
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productions → plan → Pensioners
The production will explore the lives of British Army veterans and will be directed by Jess Edwards.
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production → explore → Edwards
It will run from April 22 to May 1.
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It → run → May
Working Men is a new play by Benjamin Kuffour which follows a quantity surveyor, a building contractor and a project manager whose routine visit to a council estate “could become the day that defines the rest of their lives”.
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that → work → lives
The play will receive its world premiere during its run from June 4 to July 10 next year.
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play → receive → July
Elsewhere, the comedy eco-thriller We’re Gonna Kill Billy follows four teenage girls who plan to kidnap a billionaire’s grandson in an attempt to stop a marina development that threatens local wildlife.
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that → go → wildlife
The production is playwright Alex Medland’s professional debut and will be directed by Royal Court associate director Aneesha Srinivasan.
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production → direct → Srinivasan
It will run from February 18 to March 27 2027.
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It → run → March
The 2027 season will also feature the fourth edition of the Royal Court’s week-long open submission festival, which showcases work by emerging playwrights selected from the more than 3,000 new plays read by the theatre each year.
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which → feature → theatre
The young playwrights award festival will also return for its third year, running from July 8 to 10 and showcasing plays by writers aged 13 to 18 from across the UK.
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festival → return → UK
Royal Court artistic director Mr Byrne said: “Three years since I became artistic director of the Royal Court, and coming out of our 70th anniversary year, this is the most thrilling season we could imagine bringing together.
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we → say → year
“I almost can’t believe it’s ours – but of course it is, because this extraordinary set of knotty, original, adventurous new plays couldn’t be truly at home anywhere else.”
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set → believe → home
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