Selected Works
Selected stage and screen work by Joshua Val Martin, spanning short film, original plays, musical theatre and autobiographical performance.
Short film · Writer and director · 2026
Condensation
Jordan discovers he’s forever had a literal cloud wrapped around his head, and has only a few hours to get rid of it, so that he can attend the university LGBT Society and get closer to the man he met that morning.
Premiered at HOME, Manchester, during SCENE Festival in August 2026.
10 Hours in Kraków
Autobiographical play · Writer and performer · 2026
A gay man disappears during a straight stag weekend, leaving both performer and audience to piece together where he went.
First work-in-progress performances at Aviva Studios, produced by Factory International, in July 2026.
TODAY THE STREETS ARE OURS
An eccentric older lady, determined to clean up the streets of East Manchester, befriends a young man - who is secretly spraying graffiti tags.
Commissioned and produced by the Royal Exchange Theatre, with professional actors, and music by East Manchester community ensembles.
Play with music · Writer · 2023
A PERMANENT STATE OF EMERGENCY
Musical · Book & lyrics · 2019; 2022
Jess leaves Leicester in search of a more meaningful life, only to encounter a fresh political and personal crisis in every European city.
Commissioned by the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for its graduating Acting Musical Theatre company, with music by Toby Ingram and direction by Sue Dunderdale. Revived at Hope Mill Theatre in 2022.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA
Play · Writer · 2017; 2022
As Idris leaves Earth for Mars, the final ten seconds before departure fracture into scenes from the world he’s abandoning.
Received a Bruntwood Commendation Prize in 2017. Developed through readings at the Bush Theatre, Royal Exchange and Stephen Joseph Theatre.
A VOCATION (49 SCENARIOS FOR GAY MEN)
Short play · Writer · 2016–2021
Written in response to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shootings.
Shared by the Royal Court and subsequently presented at the Arcola, Contact Theatre, Octagon Bolton and Bury Art Museum.
