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Zoe Cooper’s Jess and Joe Forever, premiered in 2016, was my favourite show of the year. An exuberant hit of sweet, sticky romcom, and a nourishing examination of class, gender and rural English life, it fizzed with the joy of potential: both for the lives of its eponymous protagonists and the power of telling their story. Returning to the round of the Orange Tree Theatre, Cooper’s latest, Out of Water, revisits these themes and introduces us to a new trio ...

This play beautifully examines the connections between race, class, and growing up in Luton.

From the dullness of the day-to-day to the dread of a dystopian downfall, this play is compelling and ominously logical.

All elements of this production offer something creative and compelling to a thrilling hour of theatre.

Josie Lawrence leads the cast in a production that confronts us with the reality of war while keeping us entertained.

An environmental sketch show with really likeable presenters.

A heartfelt exploration of domestic abuse using varied theatrical devices.

This is a boldly realised world of heightened consumerism and addiction, but it contains more fun than fulfilling content and more manic energy than meaning.

The story of a pregnant man succeeds dramatically but struggles comedically.

Lively and honest examination of life in Swansea. A well-observed tragi-comedy that excels in the tragic.