Plays from Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, Nancy Medina and Ava Pickett will run at Stratford East in 2026 as part of new artistic director Lisa Spirling’s first season.
The East London venue will host the UK premiere of Kaufman and Gronich’s Here There Are Blueberries. Based on real events, the powerful play tells the story of a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs which arrives at the desk of a US Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist.
As curators unravel the shocking truth behind the images, the album soon makes headlines and ignites a debate that reverberates far beyond the museum walls. Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity. It runs from January 31 – February 28, 2026.
The London premiere of Medina production of Choir Boy, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, is a tender coming-of-age story that rejoices in what it means to march to your own drum, threaded with a cappella gospel hymns.
Pharus is a confident and gifted singer who has earned his position as soloist. But when his pride is sullied by one of his peers, he falters… what does it mean to be a young, Black, queer man – and to be one at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys? Choir Boy runs from Match 26 – April 25, 2026.
Pickett’s Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy sees Spirling make her directorial debut in post at Stratford East.
Helen has been brought home from the decade-long war fought in her name. Her husband celebrates. Her best friend Cee does not. Confronting the reality of Helen’s homecoming, old wounds reopen, loyalties fracture, and her true plans emerge. Dates are to be confirmed.
Tickets here.
Top image: Here There Are Blueberries (image supplied)