Producing

Getting Through It

Current Productions

A double-bill on love, loss and mortality, written and performed by Michael Rosen.

Currently touring the UK – see dates here.

"simple yet powerfully affecting... a remarkable event ”

– West End Best Friend (★★★★★)

"Remarkable... a deeply human exploration that refuses easy sentimentality or pat conclusions."

– Everything Theatre (★★★★★)

Design by Laura Whitehouse, photo by Billie Charity

Life With Oscar

A playwriting contest with a twist – the winner is chosen completely at random.

The Play Lottery debuted at the Mercury Theatre in 2024, and now performs every other month at the Libra Theatre in Camden.

So far we have supported over 10 writers via the Play Lottery – will you be next?

Find out more and apply to be part of the Play Lottery here.

As featured in The Guardian, BBC News and The Stage.

Roger McGough's The Sound Collector

The Play Lottery

Beloved poet Roger McGough presents a musical adaptation of The Sound Collector, telling the story of blind musician Keith, whose favourite sounds are stolen by his nosy neighbour Topsy.

The show was developed in Sale and Barnes in 2023, and has so far performed in Dublin in the Kidzfield at Glastonbury.

Nominated, Off West End Award for Best Performance

Nominated, Off West End Award for Best Sound Design

"A quirky, laughter-packed production that beautifully celebrates sounds and friendship."

– Everything Theatre (★★★★)

What would you do for an Oscar? Actor and filmmaker Nick Cohen relives his desperate Hollywood years, in a one-man confessional show telling the true story of his time living with a double Oscar-winner who promises to help him win his own golden statue...

Has toured so far to the Edinburgh Fringe, Arcola Theatre, Philadelphia Fringe, Cambridge, New Orleans, and other venues across the UK and USA.

Coming to the following venues near you in 2025:

• 20 September, Williams Center, New Jersey

• 21 September, Deep End Studios, Philly Fringe

• 22 September, Boston Arts Center

• 26 September, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Cape Cod

• 1 October, Questors Theatre

• 5-6 October, Hope Theatre Islington

• 22 October, Chelmsford Theatre

• 25 October, OSO Arts Centre

Enigma Variations

Two Men. One Secret. A Confrontation Years in the Making.

On a remote island in the Norwegian Sea, Nobel Prize-winning author Abel Znorko lives in isolation. He has just published his final masterpiece: a passionate love story told entirely through letters.

Into this solitude comes journalist Erik Larsen, determined to speak with the elusive writer.

But this is no ordinary interview. Znorko is guarded. Larsen won’t back down. And at the centre of their exchange is a woman—enigmatic, absent, yet vividly alive in every word they utter.

As the tension mounts, a web of secrets, betrayals, and long-buried truths begins to unravel. Who was she? Why does she haunt them both? And what really brought Larsen to Znorko’s door?

Enigma Variations is the second ever in-house production at the OSO Arts Centre and will perform in November 2025. Tickets available here

NICE! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen

Poetry legend Michael Rosen celebrates his 80th birthday with a brand-new live show!

Michael looks back at a lifetime in poetry, performing beloved classics including Hot Food, No Breathing and Chocolate Cake, along with never-before-heard poems from his new collection 80 Years Young.

NICE! Is a show for all ages, from the young to the young at heart.

Touring the UK from May 2026 – dates to be announced soon.