SKELETON CREW

★★★★★ "A funny, humane, deeply moving drama — not so much state-of-the-nation as state-of-the-world.” Financial Times

★★★★★  “Director Matthew Xia superbly complements writer Dominique Morisseau’s wonderful source material” Afridiziak  

★★★★ “A thoroughly entertaining night out.” Evening Standard

★★★★ "Heartfelt, captivating” The Telegraph

★★★★ “An infectious soundtrack and a bubbling script” The Guardian

★★★★ "Not to be missed" Broadway World

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★★★★ Everything Theatre ★★★★ Theatre Weekly ★★★★ Broadway World ★★★★ All That Dazzles
★★★★ Arts Desk ★★★★ Spy in the Stalls ★★★★ London Living Large

"I’m not asking you to make up happy endings. All I’m asking is that you tell ‘em they can’t write us off. You got to fight for us."

In 2008 Detroit, one of the city’s last surviving car factories is threatened with closure. A tight-knit group of workers face crushing economic reality. Torn between loyalty to each other and the instinct to save their own skin, can they hang on to their dreams, to their ambitions, to hope?

Detroit-born playwright Dominique Morisseau’s masterful feeling for voice and character brings depth and authenticity to a story about the human effects of a global financial crisis. A Tony Award-winning hit on Broadway in 2022, Olivier Award-winner Matthew Xia directs its UK premiere production.

Production photos by Helen Murray

This production is generously supported by our Season Supporter, Charles Holloway OBE

Find out about the music of J Dilla used in the show