Almeida Theatre

• Directed by: Rupert Goold
• Written by: Brett Easton Ellis (book)

The high life in 1980s Manhattan is everything to Patrick Bateman including designer clothes and partying at the top nightclubs. In private, he deals with other forms of transgressions. And disappearances. Rupert Goold directs this Almeida Theatre and Headlong co-production, a musical thriller based on the novel by Bret…

• Directed by: Hester Chillingworth

Get In The Back Of The Van Theatre Company's contemporary, devised performance piece exploring what happens when voices become stifled. Lucy McCormick, Jennifer Pick, and Craig Hamblyn are directed by Hester Chillingworth.

• Directed by: Lyndsey Turner
• Written by: Lucy Kirkwood

A young American photojournalist, who captured a moment in time in Tiananmen Square, 1989, makes a startling discovery during the 2012 Presidential election race in the world premiere staging of Lucy Kirkwood's drama. Directed by Lyndsey Turner.

• Directed by: Lyndsey Turner
• Written by: Lucy Kirkwood

A young American photojournalist, who captured a moment in time in Tiananmen Square, 1989, makes a startling discovery during the 2012 Presidential election race in the world premiere staging of Lucy Kirkwood's drama. Directed by Lyndsey Turner.

• Written by: Roz Wyllie

The youth company, working alongside a professional team, presents a devised drama exploring social inequality and access to education. Text by Roz Wyllie.

Performance artist Bryony Kimmings presents a solo show in which she sets out to create, with the help of her nine-year-old niece Taylor, a positive role model for young people.

• Written by: Rebecca Prichard

Clean Break Theatre Company's intimate performance highlighting the plight of two sex-trafficked children from Nigeria who end up in a UK city.

• Directed by: Richard Eyre
• Written by: Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen's drama on the family travails of the Alvings, is adapted and directed by Richard Eyre. Starring Lesley Manville, Jack Lowden and Will Kenn.

• Directed by: Selma Dimitrijevic
• Written by: Selma Dimitrijevic

Greyscale Theatre presents work in progress on a Selma Dimitrijevic's drama exploring how our relationship with our parents changes as we grow older.

Made In China presents a new show, at once a delicate and violent three-way contest and a hilariously confused call-to-arms. It explores the psychology of winning and the nature of pride.

The Debate Society Theatre Company presents a drama set amongst the ski-bums and affluent holidaymakers in a Colorado resort town.

• Written by: Alice Birch

Clean Break Theatre, which works with women caught up in the criminal justice system, presents Alice Birch's drama in which two people living in a comfortless world reach out to one another.

• Written by: William Shakespeare

Custom/Practice Theatre, in association with TEG Productions and the Almeida Theatre, presents Shakespeare's romantic comedy in a version that moves from an inner city school detention room to the fantastical world of the enchanted forest.

• Written by: Rebecca Prichard

• Written by: Lucy Kirkwood

Dance-theatre company Lost Dog presents work in progress on a performance piece telling the story of newlyweds living in a fantasy world. Created in collaboration with choreographer Ben Duke and writer Lucy Kirkwood.

• Written by: Tony Mills

A multimedia dance piece created and performed by Tony Mills, exploring his love-hate relationship with his television.

Explore the history of the theatre, including the backstage, wardrobe and technical areas.

Dirty Protest Theatre Company presents three short dramas, each of which is lo-fi enough to be staged out of the contents of a bag.

• Written by: Tim Crouch

Tim Crouch and Andy Smith present a two-handed drama about friendship and betrayal.

• Written by: Nicolai Khalezin

Belarus Free Theatre presents a staged reading of a work by Nicolai Khalezin, which has been written for actress Adjoa Andoh.