New Wimbledon Theatre announces three world premiere plays

Following on from their successful inaugural 2021 season of productions, New Wimbledon Theatre have unveiled their next Premieres Season, with the new writing initiative returning in full force for 2022.

Featuring three hand-picked, world premiere full-length productions, set to headline the venue’s studio this Autumn, the season is designed to help facilitate creatives in getting their new work up on its feet for the first time.

The first piece is Alexander Knott’s Ballooniana! by Boxless Theatre, running from 22 September-1 October.

On November 21st in the year of our lord 1783, Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier watched a creation that was lighter than air soar away from them, in an effort to touch the face of God. Intentionally or not, this single action, this untethering of our collective dreams, led to us taking flight, in constant pursuit of the unattainable, and the unknown. 

Knott also directs, with original music composed and performed live by James Demaine and Samuel Heron, alongside other performers Zöe Grain and Freya Sharp.

The next piece is Turning The Screw by Kevin Kelly, directed by Tim McArthur and playing from 20-29 October.

It's 1954 and Benjamin Britten is working on a new opera about purity and innocence. He's in an illegal gay relationship with Peter Pears so they mustn't draw attention to themselves.

The star of the opera, a roguish 12-year-old choirboy, is coming to stay with them and he has other things on his mind. Someone's going to get hurt and someone might end up in jail. A play about love, music, and memory.

The final piece is Graham Hill’s Don’t Shoot The Meistersinger from 3-12 November.

Christmas 1914. Carol singing in the trenches. A football match in No Mans Land. Enemies coming together as friends. The inordinate power of the human spirit. 

Yeah, yeah. You know all that. Now find out what you don’t know (and probably don’t need to). 

All join up for a game of war. No girls! 

But hang on a minute…

Tickets are on sale for the above productions now here.