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Remembering the last wave of epic new writing before lockdowns

Which shows have left an impression as the best of the century?

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23 October 2026

new writing 2010s — The Lehman Trilogy, The Inheritance and Fairview, photos by Stephanie Burger, Matthew Murphy and Julieta Cervantes

Welcome to the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood are within touching distance of the 2020s as they continue their examination of the best plays of the century. Throughout 2018 and 2019 are an array of epic tales exploring American history, solo shows that leave audiences flabbergasted, and a lot (really, a lot) of plays based on hit novels – from A Little Life, to Life of Pi, to Small Island. But which plays will Crompton single out as her favourite of each year? She has some difficult choices to make…

Crompton and Wood host a weekly series on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future.

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