M4 F2. A garden shed. Fee code F. In a humble garden shed in deepest Suburbia, four young idealists have decided to form a new political party to save the world from itself. The new fifth member, Duncan, sets about saving the world from them. "Party" is a comic play about small minds tackling big issues - China, sex trafficking, cycle lanes, unfair trade coffee, whether to call the party 'The Friendly Party' or 'Gladios'. And when, exactly, they should break to eat a cake. Tom Basden's hilarious, critically-acclaimed comedy was seen at the Edinburgh Festival in 2009 and the Arts Theatre, London, in 2010. Tom Basden's astonishingly well written and incredibly funny debut play about four idealists deciding to form a new political party comes to the West End ..."It's by turns hilarious and incisive, poignant and tragic. Don't miss this ..." ("Time Out").

An absurd, hilarious and fast-paced comedy by the writer of some of Britain's most acclaimed TV comedies. Flight BA043 has crashed on an island. Stranded, four survivors wait. Surely somebody will find them. Planes don't just disappear, do they? And, if no one's coming... what do they do now? Tom Basden's razor-sharp comedy Holes opened at the Arcola Tent, London, in July 2014, following a run at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A darkly comic stage adaptation of The Trial, relocating Kafka's classic novel to twenty-first-century London. On his thirtieth birthday, Joseph K has his sushi home-delivery intercepted by two unidentified men who inform him he is under arrest. He has no idea what he's done wrong but he's determined to clear his name. As he tries to make sense of his situation and to confront those who threaten his freedom, Joseph is thrown headlong into a fight against an invisible and illogical law. Tom Basden's play Joseph K was first staged at the Gate Theatre, London, in 2010.

'I'm not angry with you, Zack, I'm angry in general. I'm an artist, that's my job.' Ivan is a struggling actor who hasn't yet achieved the recognition he feels he deserves. But all that is about to change when, one afternoon at the zoo with his friend Zack, he is swallowed whole by a crocodile. Based on Dostoyevsky's short story, Tom Basden's The Crocodile is a ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile. It premiered as part of the 2015 Manchester International Festival, in a co-production with The Invisible Dot.

BBC comedy thriller written by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. Council employees Phil Bourne (Corden) and Sam Pinkett (Baynton) become embroiled in crime and conspiracy when Sam answers a ringing mobile he finds at the scene of a car crash. When their identity is mistaken Phil and Sam find themselves in danger, wanted by both criminals and the authorities. The pair are forced to go on the run where they find themselves on bizarre and life-threatening adventures. The cast also features Sarah Solemani, Dawn French and Raoul Trujillo. Series 1 episodes are: 'The Wrong Mans', 'Bad Mans', 'Dead Mans', 'Inside Mans', 'Wanted Mans' and 'Running Mans'. Series 2 episodes are: 'X-Mans', 'White Mans', 'Action Mans' and 'Wise Mans'.