The American Pilot

A spy plane crash-lands in a remote valley in a distant country. The local villagers take in the wounded pilot and argue his fate. The American Pilot explores the way the world sees America and the way America sees the world. The American Pilot premiered with the RSC at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon in April 2005. 'Greig at his best.' Evening Standard. 'One of the most intellectually stimulating dramatists around... A richly provocative new play.' Guardian 'The sheer brilliance of Greig, storyteller and seer.' Herald. The American Pilot premiered with the RSC at The Other Place, Stratford Upon Avon, in April 2005.

David Greig is a writer and theatre director. He was born in Edinburgh in 1969. His play Europe was performed at the Traverse Theatre in 1994. Since then, his plays, adaptations and musical scripts have been performed widely in the UK and around the world. In 1990 he co-founded Suspect Culture, who produced collaborative, experimental work until their funding was ended in 2010. In 2016 he became the Artistic Director of Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre. In 2023 he published his first novel, Columba's Bones.