NHB Modern Plays Juniper Blood

A powerful and poignant stage play exploring the true cost of pursuing our ideals in an imperfect world. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2025. 'Dreams. You don't compromise on those.' Lip and Ruth have left the city behind for a new life on a farm; trying to live differently, live better. But when Ruth's stepdaughter and her incendiary best friend arrive, this quiet rural project is thrown into chaos, as conflicting visions of the future come crashing into the present. Poignant and powerful, Mike Bartlett's play Juniper Blood explores the true cost of pursuing our ideals in an imperfect world. It premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2025, directed by James Macdonald.