Finborough Theatre Sets Spring Season

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre's Spring Season opens with the London premiere of award-winning playwright Alexandra Wood's startling new play, Merit, running 1-26 March 2016. It runs alongside the world premiere of award-winning African-American playwright Aurin Squire's Don't Smoke in Bed, on Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from 6-22 March 2016.

Multi-award winning composer, writer and director Phil Willmott's new musical, Princess Caraboo, receives its world premiere from 30 March-22 April 2016. It is accompanied by the first UK production in more than 40 years of Margaretta D'Arcy and John Arden's epic masterpiece, The Non-Stop Connolly Show, to commemorate the centenary of Dublin's Easter Rising. It plays on Sunday and Monday evenings from 4-18 April, and culminates in two all-day "come and go as you please" performances of the entire play cycle on the anniversary of the Easter Rising itself - Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 April 2016.

The season comes to an end with the world premiere of a new play, Schism by acclaimed playwright with a disability Athena Stevens from 27 April-14 May 2016.

For full information, please visit www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

- Neil McPherson, Artistic Director

Spring Season | Press Nights and Photocalls
Tuesday, 1 March - Saturday, 26 March 2016
The London premiere
MERIT
by Alexandra Wood. Directed by Tom Littler.
Press Nights: Press Nights: Thursday, 3 March 2016 and Friday, 4 March 2016 at 7.30pm
Photocall: Tuesday, 1 March 2016 at 1.00pm-1.30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 March 2016
The world premiere
DON'T SMOKE IN BED
by Aurin Squire. Directed by Andrew Twyman.
Press Night: Monday, 7 March 2016 at 7.30pm | Photocall: Monday, 7 March 2016 at 5.00pm-5.30pm

Wednesday, 30 March - Friday, 22 April 2016
The world premiere
PRINCESS CARABOO
Book and Lyrics by Phil Willmott. Music by Phil Willmott and Mark Collins. Directed by Phil Willmott.
Press Night: Friday, 1 April 2016 at 7.30pm
Photocall: Tuesday, 29 March 2016 at 1.00pm-1.30pm

Sundays and Mondays, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 April, and two all-day performances on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 April 2016
The first UK production for more than 40 years
THE NON-STOP CONNOLLY SHOW
by Margaretta D'Arcy and John Arden. Directed by Shane Dempsey
Press Night: Monday, 4 April 2016 at 7.00pm | Photocall: Monday, 4 April 2016 at 5.00pm-5.30pm

Wednesday, 27 April - Saturday 14 May 2016
The world premiere
SCHISM
by Athena Stevens.
Press Night: Friday, 29 April 2016 at 7.30pm | Photocall: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 from 1.00pm-1.30pm