New Lucy Kirkwood, E V Crowe and Caryl Churchill Plays Announced in Royal Court 60th Season

The final two shows in the Royal Court Theatre's 60th year were announced today: pre-industrial England-set THE SEWING GROUP by E V Crowe, directed by Stewart Laing in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, 10 November-22 December; and THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by James Macdonald in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, 17 November-14 January 2017.

Other season announcements include Caryl Churchill returning with new short play PIGS AND DOGS, examining Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, directed by Dominic Cooke in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, 20-30 July. OPEN COURT returns for three weeks of work (18 July-6 August), this time curated by Young Court, with the keys to the building handed to the Youth Board and Young Writers aged 15-24 in association with the National Youth Theatre. Year Two of the Court's residency in Tottenham culminates in a SUMMER FESTIVAL across sites throughout Tottenham on 1-17 July.

There's also a third PRIMETIME tour of plays written by children between the ages of eight and eleven to return to 13 primary schools in London boroughs before running in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs (July 21-23), and a Royal Court 60th anniversary gala THE BASH.

Previously announced HARROGATE by Al Smith directed by Richard Twyman is revived in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs before a UK tour in partnership with HighTide and HOUSE, 20-29 October. A reworking of Tim Crouch's ADLER AND GIBB, which premiered at the Royal Court in 2014, will tour to Edinburgh and around the UK.

Highlights for 2017 include Katherine Soper's Bruntwood award-winning play WISH LIST, directed by Matthew Xia in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs (10 January-11 February), and the return of Caryl Churchill's ESCAPED ALONE to the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs (25 January-11 February) prior to a UK tour and New York staging.

Tickets for the new season go on sale to Friends on Wednesday 8 June at noon and to the general public on Friday 10 June at 10am. Telephone 020 7565 5000 or visit www.royalcourttheatre.com