Martina Laird

The hour before actors go on stage at the National Theatre in London is a performance in and of itself.

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting...

Ex-con Clarkie is betrayed by his best friend, he has no one to turn to as he tracks down his brother's killers. The war spills onto London's mean...

A period adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. After a change in circumstances, Marianne is torn between two men, while Elinor longs for...

A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.Caius...

In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have...

A rich tapestry of image, music and poetry is interwoven in this powerful meditation on Black resilience.

The first installment of Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking all-female Shakespeare Trilogy sees Harriet Walter take on the role of Brutus, who...

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

Harriet Walter takes the lead in the second installment of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Featuring a diverse company of...

Phyllida Lloyd’s final installment of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy concludes with an all-female version of The Tempest starring Harriet...

Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric...