We Anchor in Hope (NHB Modern Plays)

'This is a locals pub. And what's the problem with locals? They die.' 'Inconsiderate bastards.' All over London public houses become private flats. Tomorrow The Anchor closes for good. It's the end of an era, but Kenny and the gang are going out with a bang. There's a blow-up sheep, karaoke and a lot of Campari. There's secrets and grudges and forgotten dreams. As the front doors are locked and the bar is drunk dry, there's a lot more to lose than just a pub. Anna Jordan's play We Anchor in Hope was premiered at The Bunker, London, in September 2019.

Anna Jordan's play Yen won the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Her other plays include: We Anchor in Hope (Bunker Theatre, London, 2019); The Unreturning (Frantic Assembly & Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2018); Pop Music (Paines Plough & Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 2018); Chicken Shop (Park Theatre, 2014); Freak (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 2014); Closer To God (Best Play and Audience Award at the Offcut Festival, 2009) and Just For Fun - Totally Random (Best New Writing at the Lost One Act Festival, 2009). As a director her work has included Crystal Springs (Eureka, San Francisco, 2014) and Tomorrow I'll Be Happy by Jonathan Harvey at the National Theatre Shed as part of the 2013 Connections Festival. She is Artistic Director of Without a Paddle Theatre, Associate Director at Theatre503, London, and teaches acting and playwriting.