A favourite haunt of literary icon Caryl Churchill, the Royal Court Theatre presents a quartet of new plays by the celebrated playwright this autumn. Directed by frequent Churchill collaborator James McDonald with a stage design by German set designer Miriam Buether, little is known about the premiere production, but expect Churchill's trademark boundary pushing of language, richly complex examinations of contemporary social issues and surrealist interludes.

British Egyptian playwright, poet and performer Sabrina Mahfouz first rose to prominence with With A Little Bit of Luck, a cultural exploration of the UK garage-scene in the early 2000s. Drawing upon her own rich mixed heritage she carries on her insightful and deeply poetic anthropological examinations in her latest work The History of Water in the Middle East, showing as part the Royal Court Theatre's 2019/20 season this Autumn.

Once a thriving community hub known for being a place you could pick up just about anything, Bear Ridge Stores and the tiny village it services has gone a bit Brigadoon of late. Although it has seemingly vanished from maps or is just too isolated for any tourists, owners John Daniel and Noni keep the doors open, reminiscing about the good old days and depleting the last stocks of booze. But who's that coming out of the darkness? Could it be a much longed-for customer, or something far less welcome?

Innovative playwright Eve Leigh takes us into the heart of the online experience, namely the identities we create for ourselves in this exciting new venture premiering at the Royal Court this winter. Layering spoken word, performance, British Sign Language, audio descriptions and subtitles, Midnight Movie is billed as a relaxed production, open to a full range of abilities.

Emerging British Sikh writer Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti has received much critical acclaim for her contributions to stage, screen and theatre, which also include a previous stint at the Royal Court with heartwarming family dramedy Khandan. Bhatti returns to the London theatre with a brand new work, this time exploring the colourful shades of a contemporary multicultural British community.