maggots

Farah Najib’s darkly funny play about loneliness and community runs at the Bush Theatre in January 2026, in a production directed by Jess Barton and starring Sam Baker Jones, Safiyya Ingar and Marcia Lecky.

other projects

Projects in development include:

• This Blessed Plot, a new play by Liv Hennessy which was shortlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting.

• The Wife of Michael Cleary, a folk musical by Maz O’Connor. You can listen here to an EP of songs from the show. The Wife of Michael Cleary was the recipient of the MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award and received a full presentation in October 2024.