A Co-Production with Crow's Theatre

Primary Trust

By Eboni Booth

January 20 to February 7, 2026

Opening Night: Friday, January 23

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Running Time: 95 minutes, no intermission.

Age recommendation: 13+

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Kenneth loves nothing more in the world than mai tais, his job, and his best friend Bert – but one day, everything changes.

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Thirty-something Cranberry Lake local Kenneth finds himself adrift after unexpectedly losing his long-time job at a bookstore. Stuck in self-doubt, he drowns his worries in cheap mai tais and quality time with his best friend, Bert. But when a kind waitress named Corrina mentions a job lead, Kenneth seizes the chance for a fresh start. Join us for a happy hour (and a half) filled with love, loss, and self-discovery as Kenneth navigates the ups and downs of starting over.

This profound and deeply human play made its world premiere Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre in 2023. Critics have praised it as 'genuinely touching' and a 'thoughtful exploration of personal growth.' In 2024, American playwright Eboni Booth was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Primary Trust, cementing its place as a landmark addition to contemporary theatre.

"This is my favourite play that I read this year! And now I am so excited to get to share it with London audiences. Full of magic realism, humour, and heart, Primary Trust lets you walk in the shoes of someone else in a way that unlocks the world a little differently."
- Rachel Peake, Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre

Audience Advisory

Mature language and themes; simulated smoking; depiction of heavy alcohol consumption; descriptions of childhood trauma.

The Cast

Peter N. Bailey

Bert

Creative Team

Cherissa Richards

Director

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Shedding a Skin (Nightwood Theatre); Controlled Damage (NAC/Neptune Theatre); Rapunzel: A Merry (Hairy); Holiday Panto (Capitol Theatre); Deadline (NTS); Sleuth (Vertigo Theatre); Middletown (Dalhousie U); Julius Caesar, Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); Trouble in Mind (Royal MTC/Citadel Theatre); Red Velvet (Crow’s Theatre); Meet me at Dawn (Theatre by the River).

Other: Cherissa’s production of Red Velvet received six Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations, winning Outstanding Direction and Outstanding

Production in the General Theatre category in 2023. She is a Crow’s Theatre RBC Rising Star Emerging Director recipient-‘21, Why Not This Gen Directing Fellow-‘21, diploma from National Theatre School.

Upcoming: Stag & Doe (Thousand Islands Playhouse), The Last Wife (Royal MTC).