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15/07/2026

Team Application 39 working hard ahead of our National tour in September. Writer Ahmed Masoud and Director Cressida Brown defying the heat with ETT Creative Associate Sarvat Hasin 😎

Application 39 is a co-production with & and is heading on tour to:






Tour starts in September - ticket link in our bio ⬆️

09/06/2026

We’re very proud to present the world premiere production of Lettie Precious’ 12 Letters to My Name – in a co-production with Sheffield Theatres and Graeae - to be staged in Sheffield. Originally developed through ETT’s Nationwide Voices programme, supported by the John Ellerman Foundation.

Sheffield Playhouse 12 - 26 June 2027

09/06/2026

Our Artistic Director Richard Twyman will then direct the world premiere of Pericles, Prince of Lebanon, a new play by Sami Ibrahim, inspired by Shakespeare’s play. Set in modern day Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and Libya, Ibrahim’s version brings Shakespeare’s ancient story of displacement into urgent contact with the present, where today’s defining crisis is found hiding inside his most compassionate play. Featuring an international cast, Pericles is co-produced with long term collaborators Bristol Old Vic and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, and made in association with MMXX.

Sami Ibrahim, writer of Pericles, today said, “I’m so excited to bring Pericles to the stage with ETT and particularly with Richard as director. We’ve been wrestling with the text for years and it’s been a thrilling challenge to mix the original Shakespeare with modern dialogue and a modern story, tracking the journeys of people fleeing across continents. It’s a play about migration and the way families are both torn apart and reunited over decades. I’m aware of how personal a piece it is for both me and Richard so to work on the play together is a privilege and I know it’s in very safe hands. Of course, Pericles also features colossal shipwrecks and wrong turns so it’s only fitting that the piece should travel across countries to be performed. I can’t wait to share it with audiences.”

Bristol Old Vic 25 February - 20 March 2027
Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg 12-17 April 2027

An ETT, Bristol Old Vic and Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg Co-production in association with MMXX

09/06/2026

Chelsea Walker directs a new production of Romeo and Juliet in a co-production with Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Leeds Playhouse, and Nottingham Playhouse. ❤️

Chelsea Walker commented, “I am thrilled to join forces with ETT, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Leeds Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse to direct Romeo and Juliet. It’s a play I’ve always wanted to direct, and it feels more urgent and moving now than ever before, in a world where decisions are made in the blink of an eye and people are forced to grow up younger and younger. I can’t wait to bring our visceral, contemporary take to audiences across the UK.”

Royal Lyceum 30 January - 27 February 2027
Leeds Playhouse 1 - 20 March 2027
Yvonne Arnaud 22 - 27 March 2027
Nottingham Playhouse 19 April - 8 May 2027

09/06/2026

Next up is Lanny, in association with Bristol Old Vic, where the production will run. Directed by their Artistic Director Nancy Medina, this world premiere is a stage adaptation of Max Porter’s much loved novel adapted for the stage by West Country playwright Bea Roberts. 

Bristol Old Vic 16 October - 7 November 2026

A Bristol Old Vic Production in association with ETT

09/06/2026

The autumn season opens with Application 39, written by Palestinian writer Ahmed Masoud and directed by Cressida Brown, a satirical and resonating take on life in Gaza featuring lived testimony. The production will open in September 2026 at Bristol Old Vic, before travelling to Theatre Royal Stratford East, Factory International and then embarking on a UK tour.

An ETT, Matthew Schmolle Productions and Theatre Royal Stratford East co-production

Bristol Old Vic 21 -26 September 2026
Stratford East 12 - 17 October 2026

09/06/2026

✨✨✨Today we announce our new season for 26/27 ✨✨✨
We have 5 plays to announce, featuring world premieres of new writing, adaptations, and a major revival. Further productions in the season coming soon…

Richard Twyman, Artistic Director and joint CEO and Sophie Scull, Executive Producer and joint CEO today said, “We’re very proud to announce our season of work from Autumn ’26 until Spring ’27. This is a season of ambitious new work, classic titles re-imagined and bold adaptations. In response to the twin crises in British theatre: significant declines in new writing and a wide scale reduction in touring drama; this season sees ETT reassert its commitment to telling urgent stories that resonate nationally and are accessible to audiences in their local theatre. 

“Since the beginning of 2026 to the end of this season ETT will have produced nine shows, eight of which will be new plays or adaptations. We would like to thank the incredible artists and production teams that will realise this work and our partners and tour venues including Bristol Old Vic, Factory International, Graeae, Leeds Playhouse, MMXX, New Wolsey, Nottingham Playhouse, Northern Stage, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Sheffield Theatres, Theatre De La Ville Luxembourg, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Yvonne Arnaud.”

03/06/2026

20/05/2026

Tomorrow Folio Theatre's first radio production will air on BBC Radio 4 at 2.15pm.
Directed by Sara Pasco, "Nanny" is a play with songs about female friendship, ambition and the realities of modern caregiving.
"Like Motherland but with songs" The Telegraph

A new musical about the collision of reality and big dreams, directed by Sara Pascoe.