Upcoming SLT Productions
The Habits
by Jack Bradfield
Performances: 24-28 February 2026
Rehearsing: from 30 November 2025
A tender look at who we are, and who we wish we were, in the face of bereavement, The Habits is equal parts charming, nerdy humour and bittersweet family tragedy, set among a group of fantasy gamers.
Director: Jo Boniface
Terminus
by Mark O'Rowe
Performances: 10 - 14 March 2026
Rehearsing: from 28 December 2025
A poetic, blackly comic urban Dublin fantasy. Three people ripped from their daily lives are catapulted amongst serial killers, avenging angels and lovesick demons.
Director: Tom Watts
The Madwoman of Chaillot
by Jean Giradoux
Performances: 24 - 28 March 2026
Rehearsing: from 11 January 2026
Beneath the charming streets of Paris, greed is bubbling to the surface. A group of ruthless businessmen has discovered oil under the city and plans to destroy it in the name of profit. But they haven’t reckoned with the Countess Aurelia, the eccentric Madwoman of Chaillot, and her loyal friends, whose wit, imagination, and faith in humanity just might save the world.
Director: Cristina Jerney
Wanderlust
by Nick Payne
Performances: 7 - 11 April 2026
Rehearsing: from 25 January 2026
Joy’s lost interest in sex. Alan hasn’t. Their son Tim is curious. Wanderlust is a painfully funny exploration of intimacy and the awkward nature of relationships. (3F & 4M)
Director: Owen Thomas James
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Black Mountain
by Brad Birch
Performances: 21 - 25 April 2026
Auditions: 4/5 January 2026
Rehearsing: from February 2026
Rebecca and Paul are running away, trying to save their relationship. But you can’t run forever, especially when you’re being followed. A tense psychological thriller about betrayal and forgiveness. (2F & 1M)
Director: Kurban Kassam
Nora: A Doll's House
by Stef Smith
Performances: 5 - 9 May 2026
Auditions: 18/19 January 2026
Rehearsing: from March 2026
Ibsen's play outraged society in 1879. This bold new version reframes the drama in three different time periods, asking how far have we really come in the past hundred years? (3F & 3M) Script
Director: Mark Ireson
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Hamlet - Into The Manosphere
based on the play by William Shakespeare
Performances: 19 - 23 May 2026
Auditions: 1/2 February 2026 (applications now closed)
Rehearsing: from March 2026
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's most famous tale, which sees Hamlet as a toxic masculine influencer marshalling his millions of followers against his treacherous uncle. (Multiple F & M-presenting roles) More info
Director: David Frost
CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
My Night With Reg
by Kevin Elyot
Performances: 2 - 6 June 2026
Auditions: 15/16 February 2026
Rehearsing: from April 2026
A multi-award-winning comedy that is both deliciously funny and bittersweet. A group of gay friends old and new gather to party, but their world is about to change forever. (6M) Script
Director: Barry Heselden
CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
The River
by Jez Butterworth
Performances: 16 - 20 June 2026
Auditions: 1/2 March 2026 (apply when advertised)
Rehearsing: from April 2026
A remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night; The River asks, when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? (2F & 1M) Script
Director: Janine Wunsche
Come From Away
by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Performances: 1 - 11 July 2026
Auditions: 21 & 22 Feb 2026 (apply when advertised)
Rehearsing: from Spring 2026
A multi-award winning musical that tells the heartwarming true story of a small town in Newfoundland that came together when the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the world. (6F & 6M)
Director: Lily Ann Green
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stephenson, adapted by Briony Lavery
Performances: 23 July - 3 August 2026
Auditions: 12/13 April 2026 (apply when advertised)
Rehearsing: from May 2026
On a dark and stormy night, Jim, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger with a huge sea-chest at his feet, full of secrets. Jim invites him in - and her dangerous voyage begins. (6-8F & 10-12M) Script
Director: Lisa Thomas
SLT Summer Shorts 2026
Performances: 11 - 15 August 2026
Auditions: 17 / 18 May 2026 (apply when advertised)
Rehearsing: from 31 May 2026
We're back with yet another celebration of new writing. A bill of 10 x 10-minute short plays to be staged over 5 nights. Multiple roles available and a smaller rehearsal commitment. Submit your writing to this year's theme of Window. Click the button to find out more.