Since exploding joyously into theatres in 2008 with the critically acclaimed and genre defying backwards play Fucked, Penelope Skinner has become a literate and thought provoking writer whose work is enlightening, stimulating and unique. Latest production Meek continues her ever growing pedigree, it is an exquisitely performed reflection on prescient motifs such as state control and political repression that will spark thought and debate.

Tue 4 Sep to Sat 8 Sep at The Rep, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP £10 www.birmingham-rep.co.uk