Albatross by Martha Loader

What does one generation owe to the next?

Martha Loader is our 2024 commissioned playwright! She is currently working with us on her new play, Albatross, which was shared in July as a preview production as part of Hotbed 2024.

Martha Loader is a playwright, actor, and producer from Ipswich. Previous work has been presented by HighTide, Mercury Theatre, Menagerie Theatre Company, and INK. She is an associate artist of the New Wolsey Theatre, and has been commissioned by Menagerie Theatre, and the Almeida Theatre as part of their ‘Genesis New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme’. Her play BINDWEED won the Judges Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022 and will tour in 2024.

You can keep up with Martha and everything she’s up to on her Twitter (X) @MarthaLoader

Martha Loader talks all things Albatross

Martha Loader is our 2024 commissioned playwright who has been working closely with the Menagerie team to develop her commissioned piece of work - Albatross.

Martha also led one of our Young Writers’ Workshops in February. After which, she sat down to speak with Sarah Saxby about the project, its themes, and her writing in general.

This interview was done based on Martha’s first draft of Albatross, therefore themes and plot points may change by the time the play is previewed.