Winter 2036, two old men search for a way to say goodbye after a lifetime spent together. In the perfect summer of 1971, their younger selves search for the courage to fall in love. Poised halfway between these two stories, one imagined, one remembered, their real-life counterparts bear witness to both the beginning and ending of an incredible journey.

In this unique and original series of monologues, acclaimed and outspoken playwright Neil Bartlett returns to the radical queer cultural roots that brought him to prominence in the early 1980s. A vivid, fierce, and tender collection of highly actable new works from one of British theater's most idiosyncratic voices.

-Mr. Bartlett is a deft hand at reinventing classic literature for live performances.- - New York Times
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of actors, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage versions of Dickens have gathered wide critical acclaim. This collection includes:
Great Expectations From its opening image of little Pip, alone on the windswept marshes, to the haunted darkness of mad Miss Haversham's cobweb-strewn lair, this adaptation takes its audience on a journey right to the heart of Dickens' great exploration of childhood...

'If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.' A series of random nocturnal assaults in the back streets and alleyways of Victorian London are spreading fear and panic. Meanwhile, the friends of a highly respected doctor are beginning to wonder why he goes missing on exactly the same nights... Neil Bartlett's inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation cuts right to the heart of Robert Louis Stevenson's darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege. It premiered at Derby Theatre in 2022, directed by Artistic Director Sarah Brigham,...