Nine British theatre productions to make New York premieres in 2023 Brits Off Broadway

London’s New Diorama Theatre and New York City’s 59e59 theaters have announced 2023 Brits Off Broadway.

The festival, running 18 April – 2 July 2023, will see nine British theatre productions will make their New York across all three 59E59 theater spaces.

Co-curated by 59E59 and New Diorama’s Artistic Directors Val Day and David Byrne, the programme cements the transatlantic partnership between the two theatres and marks the festival’s first full return since the pandemic.

The 2023 season features some of the UK’s most exciting new talent, including NYC debuts for work from The Bush Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth, and shows such as Defibrillator’s multi-award-winning Foxes, the US premiere of Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art and Laura Horton’s Fringe First award-winning Breathless.

Completing the programme are Cecil Beaton’s Diaries adapted and performed by Richard Stirling, Sam Ward’s We Were Promised Honey!, Lucy Roslyn’s Orlando, Adrian Lukis and Catherine Curzon’s Being Mr. Wickham, Alex Howarth’s Cassie and the Lights and Nikhil Parmar’s Invisible.

The annual Brits Off Broadway season has been running at 59E59 Theaters since 2004. New York’s leading showcase for independent British work, helping theatre makers break into international markets by sharing their work audiences and critics in NYC. Previous NYC Brits off Broadway debutantes include Frantic Assembly, Mike Bartlett, John Tiffany, Steven Hoggett, Francesca Moody, Jon Brittain and Moira Buffini.

David Byrne, Artistic Director of New Diorama Theatre said: “I had my New York debut as a writer and director at 59E59, and as soon as we met Val Day and I hit it off. I’m delighted to be working together again to ensure this programme of outstanding British theatre talent gets the opportunity to showcase their work to audiences in NYC and make those connections. It’s going to be a brilliant summer.”

Val Day, Artistic Director of 59E59 added: “I’m so grateful to have found David so early in my tenure. It’s invaluable to the festival to work with someone so respected by, and connected to, the UK indie theater community. Our partnership feels so natural and easy – he’s a gift, really.”

Full casting and creative teams for the productions will be announced at a later date.

For more information, visit www.59E59.org or www.newdiorama.com