The Bronze Age. The Iron Age. The Age of Oil.
The Stone Age didn't end for want of stones.
Oil follows the lives of one woman and her daughter in an epic, hurtling collision of empire, history and family.
Ella Hickson's explosive play drills deep into the world's relationship with this finite resource.

A thrilling exploration of the gray area between childhood and adulthood, from one of playwriting's hottest young talents. Funny and bleak in equal measure, Boys offers a startling glimpse into a lost generation, following four new graduates who celebrate their impending adulthood with one hell of a party.

1908. Wendy Darling and her brothers sleep peacefully in the bedroom, as their parents bicker downstairs. In a sudden flurry, their window blows open, and into their lives tumbles a mischievous boy called Peter, followed by a very fractious fairy by the name of Tink.
With the aid of a little fairy dust, Wendy sees promise of an awfully big adventure.

'I want the world to change shape.''I'm not sure theatre can do that.''Well then where am I supposed to take that impulse because I'm very serious about the endeavour?' A young writer challenges the staus quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

A first collection of plays from the playwright described by the Guardian as "the voice of her generation."

1968. East Berlin. Anna and Hans are married, in love and moving up in the world - but it is a world ruled by suspicion. Who can be trusted when everyone is listening? Can we ever escape our past? Ella Hickson's tense new thriller receives its world premiere at the National Theatre in May 2019.

Sex as power in the reign of Elizabeth I. Elizabeth was a political mastermind and monarchic force who reigned supreme for 45 years, and yet she still felt that her power ultimately resided in her beauty. Ella Hickson's new play Swive [Elizabeth] interrogates the power of aesthetics in gaining and maintaining control in a patriarchy. It is premiered at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in December 2019.