Soho Theatre has announced a bold new season of five in-house and co-produced plays for its Main House, marking a landmark year that includes the opening of Soho Theatre Walthamstow and the celebration of 25 years at its Dean Street venue.
The season kicks off with the world premiere of Little Brother by Eoin McAndrew, winner of the 2024 Verity Bargate Award. Directed by Emma Jordan, the play runs from 17 October to 22 November 2025.
Set in modern-day Belfast, Little Brother is a darkly comic exploration of sibling love, self-destruction, and the limits of care. At 3AM, Brigid’s phone rings—her brother Niall is by the river with a plastic bag and lighter fluid.
“I’d like you to promise me that you’re not going to try and set yourself on fire again,” she pleads.
The production stars Cormac McAlinden, Catherine Rees, Conor O’Donnell, and Laura Dos Santos. It features design by Zoë Hurwitz, lighting by Bethany Gupwell, and sound by Áine O’Sullivan.
Following Little Brother, the season continues with:
- Most Favoured by David Ireland (11 Dec – 24 Jan), starring Lauren Lyle and Alexander Arnold, directed by Max Elton.
- The Virgins by Miriam Battye (29 Jan – 7 Mar), directed by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart.
- Welcome to Pemfort by Sarah Power (12 Mar – 18 Apr), directed by Ed Madden.
- Tender by Dave Harris (23 Apr – 30 May), directed by Matthew Xia.
Rose Abderabbani, newly appointed Head of Theatre Programme, said:
“This season of five new plays by five razor-sharp voices… is a powerful statement of creative intent about our ambition for theatre and new writing.”
The season also introduces Soho ReDraft, a new development programme supporting five playwrights—Lena Kaur, Nadya Menuhin, Rianna Simons, Eleanor Tindall, and Natasha Tripney—whose scripts were selected from over 1,700 submissions to the Verity Bargate Award.
Mark Godfrey, Executive Director & CEO, added:
“As we mark 25 years in Soho… our platform and reach has taken a giant leap forward with four London performance spaces, and UK and international touring.”
The Verity Bargate Award will return in 2026 with its biggest prize yet, continuing its legacy as the UK’s longest-running playwriting competition.
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