• Performance dates 16 January 2027 - 26 February 2028

Jessie Buckley, Juliet Stevenson and Tobias Menzies lead the Royal Court’s 2027 season, bringing together new work from established and emerging writers. The new season includes one Broadway transfer and six world premieres, including work from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and V, formerly known as Eve Ensler.

The Royal Court Theatre has unveiled the first part of its 2027 season, which includes one Broadway transfer, six world premieres and a look ahead to 2028. Coming out of its 70th anniversary year, the venue is presenting a set of new plays that Artistic Director David Byrne describes as knotty, original and adventurous.

The season brings together new work from established and emerging writers, with stories that move from a political dynasty in a snowbound house to a family coping with the aftermath of birth, a thriller about trust, and a comedy about four teenage girls with a plan to stop a billionaire. The launch itself is also unusual, with a music video made with British-Chilean artist Naomi in Blue that features performers from across the season.

Season Highlights

The new season will include:

  • The European premiere of Purpose, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2025 Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama, presented by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and directed by Phylicia Rashad.
  • The world premiere of The Apology, written by and starring V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, alongside Tobias Menzies. Complicité’s Simon McBurney directs, with set design by Es Devlin.
  • The Briar Patch, a domestic thriller by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth about losing trust in the people closest to you. Olivier Award winner Juliet Stevenson stars, and David Byrne directs.
  • The premiere of Afterbirth by Nina Segal, starring Oscar winner Jessie Buckley. Maria Aberg directs this funny and unflinching play about life after birth.
  • Aneesha Srinivasan directs Alex Medland’s professional debut We’re Gonna Kill Billy, a part comedy, part eco-thriller about four teenage girls who kidnap a billionaire’s grandson to stop a marina project.
  • New play War Face, by 2027 Jerwood New Playwright Georgie Dettmer, created with serving and retired soldiers.
  • Working Men, Benjamin Kuffuor’s George Devine Award-winning play about a site visit to a council estate.

The season will also feature the return of The Young Playwrights Award Festival 2027, showcasing plays by 13 to 18 year-olds from across the UK, running from 8 to 10 July 2027. The fourth Open Submissions Festival, a week-long showcase of new playwrights, will also take place as part of the season.

Check out the new Royal Court season for 2027



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Purpose

16 January 2027 - 27 February 2027
Purpose at the Royal Court, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway sensation from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Phylicia Rashad.
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We're Gonna Kill Billy

18 February 2027 - 27 March 2027
Book We're Gonna Kill Billy tickets at the Royal Court Theatre, the debut comedy eco-thriller from Alex Medland.
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The Apology

19 March 2027 - 24 April 2027
The Apology, V’s autobiographical new play starring Tobias Menzies and directed by Simon McBurney at the Royal Court.
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The Briar Patch

14 May 2027 - 26 June 2027
The Briar Patch, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s domestic thriller starring Juliet Stevenson and directed by David Byrne, at the Royal Court.
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Working Men

4 June 2027 - 10 July 2027
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Afterbirth

15 January 2028 - 26 February 2028
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