SLT Summer Shorts 2025

by various writers

Performances: 5 - 9 August 2025

Our annual new writing vehicle comes racing into town once again, with the opportunity for anyone with an idea to put together a 10-minute play which can be easily staged, with no more than 5 actors. Our 10 short plays have been selected, cast and directed on this year's theme of "Scale"

Cold Water

by Philippa Lawford

Performances: 2 - 6 September 2025

A romcom about attraction and aspiration, told through snapshots from six months of Emma and Matt working together on a school production of The Seagull.

Director: Jessika Hivronen

NSFW

by Lucy Kirkwood

Performances: 16-20 September 2025

A biting workplace satire that skewers media ethics, gender politics, and exploitation. Sharp, darkly funny, and provocative.

Director: Sapphire Shoferpoor

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden

Performances: 30 September - 4 October 2025

A fast-paced political farce exposing police corruption through absurdity, satire, and razor-sharp wit. Chaotic, clever, and outrageously funny.

Director: Mark Ireson

Es & Flo

by Jennifer Lunn

Performances: 14 - 18 October 2025

An exploration of the power of women through the lens of Es and Flo’s relationship and others who come into their home. Es & Flo is by turns humorous and reflective.

Director: Jess Osorio

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Contractions

by Mike Bartlett

Performances: 28 October - 1 November 2025

An ink-black comedy about the boundaries between work and play. Emma's been seeing Darren. She thinks she's in love. Her boss thinks she's in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved…
Director: Ingrid Miller

CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller

Performances: 11 - 15 November 2025

A gripping classic tale of fear, power, and mass hysteria, set during the Salem witch trials. Intense, timeless, and powerfully resonant.

Director: Yohann Philip

CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Mixed Feelings

by Ajjaz Awad-Ibrahim

New Writing!

Performances: 26 - 29 November 2025

A dynamic piece of new writing looking at race, sexuality, family and the intersection of the above. With pace, it explores identity in British society today.

Director: Ajjaz Awad-Ibrahim
Auditions: TBC

Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Cinderella


Music by Richard Rodgers, Original book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, New Book by Douglas Carter Beane

Performances: 11–20 December 2025, including matinees

This timeless musical brings the classic fairytale to life, with unforgettable songs, magical transformations, and a heartwarming story of dreams coming true.

Director: Florence Henderson
Auditions: 27/28 July