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Please note this event is now taking place on Wednesday 11 March 2026.
General sales tickets are for a seat to the show only.
Join as a friend or patron to access these benefits and priority booking. All tickets bought on priority sale are £85, with all proceeds from the event going directly towards supporting Theatre503’s vital work with debut playwrights.
IN ADDITION TO PRIORITY BOOKING, FRIENDS AND PATRONS WILL ALSO ACCESS THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE AND AN INVITATION TO THE EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS/PATRONS POST SHOW DRINKS AND CANAPES RECEPTION WITH ACTORS AND ARTISTS THEATRE503 HAS WORKED WITH.
Every writer has to start somewhere… and that somewhere has long been Theatre503.
Join us for this special Theatre503 fundraising event, celebrating the power of the debut play.
Ben Whishaw (Black Doves, Paddington, This is Going to Hurt) and Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education, White Lotus, Film Club) read Dennis Kelly’s brilliant first ever play ‘Debris’, which premiered at Theatre503 in 2003. The reading will be following by a Q&A with the cast and special guests.
The evening will take place at The Cinema in the Power Station, and feature a script-in-hand reading of Debris, followed by a Q&A with the cast and special guests on the importance of new writing for theatre and the power of debut plays.
“Like mushrooms, babies grow in rubbish. They construct themselves from rotting leaves, coke cans, syringes and empty packets of monster munch and wait for their parents to find them. I know this to be the truth. Because I found one.”
An odyssey of pain, blood, love and loss. An funny, dark and gruesome journey through two disturbed minds. Enter the insane world of siblings Michael and Michelle. Debris chronicles a bizarre, fantastic series of events resulting in betrayal and bloodshed.
Recommended age guidance 18+
Wednesday 11 March, 7pm (doors from 6:45pm) – The Cinema at the Power Station
Standard Tickets (£85) include access to our exclusive reading with general seating, and post show Q&A.
If you are a wheelchair user and require an accessible ticket, please email boxoffice@theatre503.com or 02079787040.
Limited availability.
Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Lou Wood is a BAFTA award-winning actress known for her talent across television, film, and theatre.Wood is well-known for her breakout role as ‘Aimee Gibbs’ in the Netflix original comedy series SEX EDUCATION, written by Laurie Nunn and starring Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, and Gillian Anderson. In 2021, Wood was honored with the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance. The fourth and final season premiered on Netflix on September 21, 2023.
Last spring, Wood starred as ‘Chelsea’ in season 3 of HBO’s prolific drama series THE WHITE LOTUS. Season 3 broke the series’ viewing record with over 6 million viewers for the finale and Wood earned an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance. Earlier last year, Wood starred in the Netflix miniseries TOXIC TOWN, a fictionalized telling of the Corby toxic waste case, one of the biggest environmental scandals to occur in the UK, and three mothers in their fight for justice.
Wood starred in the BBC miniseries FILM CLUB, for which she co-wrote alongside Ralph Davies. The series follows two movie enthusiasts, Tom and Evie (Wood), whose unspoken feelings grow in a weekly film club. The show will premiere on October 7, 2025. Wood also returned as executive producer and star of the BBC Three series DADDY ISSUES Season 2, which premiered late last year. She was nominated for a Royal Television Society (UK) award for her performance in Season 1. Additional television credits include appearing as ‘Maya’ in the Channel 4 series ALICE & JACK and as ‘Jane’ in season 4 of ON THE EDGE. In film, Wood recently wrapped on the comedy film ANXIOUS PEOPLE directed by Marc Forster and written by David Magee, based on the 2019 novel by Fredrik Backman of the same name. The film also stars Angelina Jolie and Jason Segel.
Wood also wrapped production on THE IDIOTS, in which she stars as ‘Anna’ alongside Johnny Flynn. The film is based on the novel “The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky” by Andrew D. Kaufman, and follows the lives of a writer (Flynn) and his wife (Wood) as they embark on their honeymoon, which leads to a 4-year stay at a Swiss resort and a gambling addiction while the writer works on his masterpiece novel.
In 2024 Wood appeared alongside Nicola Coughlan, Lolly Adefope, Nick Frost, and Jessica Hynes in the British comedy film SEIZE THEM! In 2022, Wood appeared opposite Bill Nighy in Oliver Hermanus’s film, LIVING, which screened at Sundance, Venice, Toronto and London Film Festivals. For this performance, Wood was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Performance at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2021, Wood can be seen as ‘Clair Wain’ in THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN directed by Will Sharpe and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, and Andrea Riseborough.
Wood is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her stage credits include the role of ‘Sonya’ in UNCLE VANYA at The Harold Pinter Theatre, DOWNSTATE at The National Theatre, and most recently ‘Sally Bowles’ in the critically acclaimed CABARET at London’s Kit Kat Club. For this role, Wood won the Whatsonstage Award for Best Take Over Performance.
In 2023, Wood was honoured with a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw is a multi-award-winning British actor. His film credits include the role of Q in SKYFALL, SPECTRE and NO TIME TO DIE; the voice of Paddington in PADDINGTON, PADDINGTON 2 and PADDINGTON IN PERU; PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER, BRIGHT STAR, CLOUD ATLAS, THE DANISH GIRL, THE LOBSTER, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, BAD BEHAVIOUR and PASSAGES. He also appeared in WOMEN TALKING, earning multiple award nominations including a Satellite Award and a BAFTA longlist. Ben starred as Eduard Limonov in LIMONOV: THE BALLAD and in the title role of Ira Sachs’ PETER HUJAR’S DAY, which is currently screening in the US and in UK cinemas.
He starred in the short film GOOD BOY, the directorial debut of Tom Stuart, which was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards. His television credits include A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THE HOUR, FARGO and THE HOLLOW CROWN. He led THIS IS GOING TO HURT, winning the 2023 BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actor and receiving multiple further nominations and awards. His most recent television project is BLACK DOVES (Netflix), for which he won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series at the 2025 Gotham Awards, alongside further nominations.
Ben’s theatre credits include MOJO, PETER AND ALICE, THE SEAGULL, HAMLET, JULIUS CAESAR, THE CRUCIBLE, BLUETS, and most recently WAITING FOR GODOT at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a writer for theatre, television, and film. He grew up in Barnet, North London, and after leaving school at 16 to work at a market he became interested in theatre.
Aged 30, he graduated from Goldsmiths with a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts and went on to write plays such as Debris (2003), Osama the Hero (2005), Love and Money (2006), and Taking Care of Baby (2007).
He co-wrote Matilda the Musical (2010), which has won numerous awards including seven Olivier Awards and five Tony awards. Kelly won a Tony Award for 'Best Book of a Musical' for his role writing the book for Matilda the Musical.
He also co-wrote BBC Three's BAFTA-nominated sitcom Pulling and wrote Channel 4 thriller Utopia.
Most recently, Kelly created and wrote Waiting for the Out (2026), a six‑part BBC drama adapted from Andy West’s memoir A Life Inside. The series explores themes of freedom, identity and philosophical inquiry within the prison system and has received strong critical praise, with The Guardian describing it as “totally magnificent”.
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