Royal Court Theatre Announces Line-Up for Rough Cuts Series

Royal Court Theatre has announced the works that will be presented as part of Rough Cuts, a regular mini season of short plays, experimental readings and works-in-progress, to run August 9-20.

Arinze Kene’s Wild Child (August 9-10), Molly Davies’ God Bless This Child (August 17-18), and Leo Butler and Dan Persad’s rock opera A Separate Reality (August 19-20) will all be presented as part of Rough Cuts.

In addition, the series will include After the Spring (August 11-12), a selection of short plays from the Arab World, specially commissioned by the Royal Court, written by Mohammad Al Attar, Laila Soliman and Arzé Khodr.

In related news, the Royal Court has announced that Anders Lustgarten has won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award for his play A Day at the Racists. The award was presented to Lustgarten in a ceremony held on June 22. The award, presented by Pinter’s widow, Lady Antonia Fraser, is given to support a new commission at the Royal Court and can be given to any playwright, from a first-time, unpublished writer to one already established.

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