based on the novel by Patrick Ness devised by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck and the original company directed by Odette Abbasi Thirteen-year-old Conor OMalley is haunted by the same dream every night. But tonight is different. Tonight at seven minutes past twelve, there is a visitor at Conors window. It is ancient, elemental, a force of nature: it is a monster. And apparently it desires the most dangerous thing Conor possesses: the truth. Performed by a cast of fourth and fifth form actors, A Monster Calls navigates a series of fantastical tales, taking Conor on a journey of wonder, courage and acceptance.

by Henry Smith directed by Ethan Walker 1950s America. Peak McCarthyism. The national ideology is that it's better dead than red. As fearmongering, spying, insinuation and retaliation abound, the country appears to have moved from one war to another. Brooks and Carter are two FBI detectives at the heart of it all. They have a routine: bring in a communist, convict him, get coffee. But what if the case is personal? What if there's communists a little too close to home? Henry Smiths Viita Prize winning play receives its world premiere in the Milton Studio.