Lucy Kirkwood Book order (chronological)

A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.

A slippery thriller for the stage, about love, power and belief. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true?

The astonishing new play from the award-winning author of Chimerica and The Children. One life in the hands of 12 women. Rural Suffolk, 1759. Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons have to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose.

A story of sibling love that explores subjects closely linked to science: faith and reason, certainty and uncertainty, the pursuit of excellence and scientists’ constant struggle to balance their research ambitions with family life.

First collection of plays for the acclaimed writer of the multi-award-winning Chimerica.

A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West.