The Real Estate (Multiplay Drama)

A sharply observed, epic play combining elements of social realism and satire, which asks: who do our homes really belong to, and who gets to tell our stories? A tower block in central London is bought by private developers. Their plan is to raise rents, forcing the current tenants out. But the residents won't give up their homes that easily. Recruiting the help of a film crew already shooting on the estate, they take on big business - and come face to face with their history in the process. The Real Estate was first performed and produced by the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Multiplay Drama is an exciting new series of large-cast plays, specifically written to be performed by and appeal to older teenagers and young adults.

Based on his play of the same title, Freddie Machin wrote the feature film Chicken, which received its UK cinema release in May 2016. Mark Kermode included it in his best films of that year for the Guardian, and it received its network premiere on FilmFour. Freddie's plays include Party Pooper (Drama Studio London), The Real Estate, Candy Cansino Checks In (Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Arts), Nailhouse (Old Red Lion), Winston on the Run (Edinburgh Festival Fringe/UK tour), The Revenge of Martha G. (Chichester Festival Theatre), Don't Waste Your Bullets on the Dead (Vault Festival), Chicken (Southwark Playhouse), and Twelve Miles from Nowhere (Action Transport Theatre). Freddie trained as an actor at Manchester School of Theatre, and has taught both acting and playwriting for Shakespeare's Globe, the Almeida Theatre, the Royal Opera House, and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama amongst others.