In 1983 four writers (Bruce Birchall, Paul Goetzee, Jim Morris and Denis Wainwright) met in a pub called Chaucers and began to put on plays at lunchtime. Since then, as the Company has developed, The New Works Theatre Co. (formerly LLT, Liverpool's New Writing Theatre), has set many writers on course for professional careers in stage, tv and radio. From Chaucers the Company moved to the Albert Dock, the Royal Institution, the Playhouse Studio, the Unity Theatre and finally to our present address at the offices of Hope Street Ltd. The New Works have produced full length plays, won commissions for writers, worked in schools, toured abroad, secured regular funding from Arts Council England and landed a three year lottery funded project called PRODUCTION LINE. Since 2005 The New Works have also received funding from the Liverpool Culture Company to assist with our work in the run up to Liverpool's 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations.

Tilt (2007)
'A compelling ensemble... Created with such delicate intensity that it feels as if the audience itself is holding its breath'
The Irish Times

Tilt (2007)
'Beautifully choreographed by Graeme Maley, in a perfectly-pitched 45 minutes of theatre... Heart stopping performances'
The Scotsman

Red (2006)
'The acting is superb throughout Graeme Maley's flawlessly simple production - straightforward, hard as nails, yet full of a true sense of tragedy... A tremendous, frightening force-field of a 70-minute drama.'
The Scotsman

Red (2006)
'What is astonishing about Fittock's hypnotically poetic script is the freshness which he brings to the Oedipus myth. He uses it to bring a real understanding to the way men think about those they love.'
The Stage

Red (2006)
'...impressively intense...'
Time Out

The Doll Tower (2005)
'...splendidly written and excellently enacted production about soldier and adventurer T.E. Lawrence... Maley's opening shot sets sterling scripting, production and performance standards... Writer Ronan O'Donnell then takes the ensemble cast and audience on a flight of conscience... A feat in its own right.'
Liverpool Echo

The Doll Tower (2005)
'...the words fresh and different come to mind... This slick production is well paced with atmospheric music... Challenging and very thought provoking.'
Liverpool Daily Post

Fall from Grace (1991)
'A triumph...vital and exhilarating'
The Guardian

Permanent Damage (1996)
'Funny... powerful'
Liverpool Echo

On Famine Road (1995)
'A powerful piece of lyrical writing... robust and hauntingly beautiful'
Radio Merseyside