Kiln Theatre Announces Three New Productions for 2020 Season

Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham today announces Pass Over, A Museum in Baghdad and The Glee Club which will be staged at Kiln Theatre in 2020, following the previously announced Snowflake by Mike Bartlett.

Indhu Rubasingham said today, “Since we re-opened we have put new work at the centre of our programming. This season continues to amplify unheard voices which speak to our times; whether it’s the young African American male in this time of Black Lives Matter or the idea of ‘Culture’, who owns it and who appropriates it in the Middle East, or the voice of the white working class community in the North of England. This work together reflects the connectivity and humanity of our diverse communities. Today we announce three extraordinary plays directed by three Artistic Directors.

“Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over is a timely, powerful piece of writing, and gives us the perfect opportunity to explore what our new auditorium offers; following his beautiful design for Blues in the Night, Robert Jones returns to design this production for the round, a first for this theatre. I’m also thrilled that Paapa Essiedu will be making his Kiln Theatre debut.

“It is a pleasure to welcome two formidable and brilliant directors, Erica Whyman and her production of Hannah Khalil’s A Museum in Baghdad in a co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company; and Kate Wasserberg and her revival of Richard Cameron’s The Glee Club in a co-production with Out of Joint and Cast.”

In the year since Kiln Theatre re-opened, the theatre has staged a season of seven world premières, with White Teeth, Blues in the Night and The Son becoming the best-selling shows in the theatre’s history. Over 100,000 tickets have been sold across the theatre’s productions and cinema. Of the theatre audiences, 35% are from Brent and Camden, and 50% are first time attendees to Kiln Theatre.