Lucas Closs is a playwright based in London. His latest play, The Sequel, directed by Imy Wyatt Corner and performed at King’s Head Theatre in Islington, in May 2026 followed a very positive critical reception ranging from four-five star reviews. The playtext was an extensively re-drafted version of Skunlip, directed by Lola Shaw performed for a week in 2024 in the attic space of The George Tavern, Whitechapel - a writer returns to her hometown to discover the ways her best-selling book has distorted the area and its residents. This received four stars by the Reviews Hub, described as ‘compelling, witty and unique’, and ‘poetic and intricate yet instantly accessible and familiar’ by actor, Ben Miles.

In 2023, he directed his first play Mitigating Circumstanceswhich was performed for three days at the Old Fire Station, Oxford,- a dark comedy following art students who use their experiences of grief to compete with each other.

He then co-wrote with Isabel Salt and directed Catfish the Cabaret, a parody musical of the Catfish TV Show, was performed for two weeks at Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 in collaboration with musician, Deniz Dortok, who continues to compose live scores for Lucas’ plays.

Following Skunlip, he wrote and co-directed The Practice with Lola Shaw, a play about the followers of a spiritual teacher who vie to control his foundation, was performed for a week in the George Tavern Theatre in April 2025 and was described as ‘an intelligent tapestry of menace’ in a Youngish Perspective.

To contact please email lucas@thedeepstage.com