JOY NESBITT
Writer | Director | Musician
Premiering in the Upstairs Space of the Royal Court Theatre in London, UK, as part of their 70th Anniversary Season in 2026.
Virgin Media Short Film, The Knife, won Best Short Film Script at the Writers Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards 2026
A short film directed by Joy Nesbitt
Premiering in the Upstairs Space of the Royal Court Theatre in London, UK, as part of their 70th Anniversary Season in 2026.
UP NEXT
'This belongs to me as much as it belongs to you.'
Bullock Creek, South Carolina, 1862: Ginnie Good raises five children in a cabin as a war rages outside.
Today: A woman rents the cabin on AirBnB to conjure her ancestors.
Playwright Joy Nesbitt makes her Royal Court debut with this new play about complicated histories, belonging - and what we hear when we listen to the voices of the past, directed by Tatenda Shamiso (No I.D.).
Supported by the Concord Theatricals Unpublished Playwrights Award.
Blood of my Blood
The Royal Court Theatre - London, UK
1 October - 7 November 2026
PRESS
BITESIZE FESTIVAL NEW WRITING AWARD WINNER 2026
"One of the biggest strengths of this black coming-of-age play is the viewpoint through the eyes of an innocent. The audience isn't being slammed with didactic messages about race and feminism. Instead, we get the powerful points that are made, but with intelligence, humour and grace."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— Broadway World, "Review: KÄTZCHEN, Riverside Studios"
