Ballad of Hattie and James

Samuel Adamson's plays include: Some Kind of Bliss (Trafalgar Studios), All About My Mother (from Almodóvar; Old Vic), Southwark Fair (National Theatre), Clocks and Whistles (Bush Theatre), contributions to the 24 Hour Plays (Old Vic), A Chain Play (Almeida Theatre) and Wife (Kiln Theatre). Adaptations include: Ibsen's Pillars of the Community and Mrs Affleck, from Ibsen's Little Eyolf, (both at the National Theatre), A Doll's House (Southwark Playhouse); a musical based on George MacDonald's The Light Princess, with Tori Amos (National Theatre); and Jack Maggs, from Peter Carey's novel (State Theatre Company of South Australia).