法兰西国王菲利普打着为英国王子亚瑟讨回王位的幌子，对英国国王约翰宣战，两国之间大战一触即发。与此同时，亚瑟的母亲康斯丹丝和约翰的母亲艾利诺之间，也因为彼此儿子之间的状况，而水火不容。 为了巩固自己的王位，约翰提出将侄女白兰琪嫁给约翰王的儿子路易，并且将自己的大片国土及巨额财产赠送给对方，在巨大的利益诱惑面前，菲利普妥协了，他将同亚瑟的盟誓抛之脑后，与英国签订了和平盟约。紧接着，罗马教皇的势力加入了法兰西和英国之间，使得情势变得更加复杂起来，约翰拒绝罗马教会对英国的统治，而在教皇的逼迫之下，法国王子路易不得不撕毁了和平盟约。

约翰国王竭尽全力要坐稳英格兰王位，使其成为教皇、法国及其侄子的敌人。

Lloyd Newson interviewed more than 50 men asking them frank questions, initially about love and sex. One of those men was John.

John is an eighteen years old Latino male prostitute, living in the poorest area of Hollywood, L.A. He often steals condoms and medicine from the local stores to support himself, due to his inexperience in the hustling world. Peaches is a black trans prostitute, who often helps John financially. Miguel is an older hustler that teaches John how to please men. John often spends his night wandering through the street, looking for older men to buy him for the night. His clients, men who come from all level of society, share with John their stories and secrets.

JOHN is a new verbatim dance-theatre work by Lloyd Newson, Artistic Director of DV8 Physical Theatre. Newson interviewed more than 50 men asking them frank questions about love and sex. One of those men was John. What emerged was a story that is both extraordinary and touching. Years of crime, drug use and struggling to survive lead John on a search where his life converges with others in an unexpected place, unknown by most. JOHN authentically depicts real-life stories, where movement and spoken word combine to create an intense, moving and poignant theatrical experience. Contains adult themes, strong language and nudity. Suitable for 16+.

约翰·里弗是一名受人尊敬的警官，然而一起谋杀案一直萦绕在他的脑海中挥之不去，他必须揭开谋杀案受害者的秘密。

马蒂厄已经35岁，却从未见过自己的父亲。母亲解释缘由时只推托说他是一夜情的结果。一天，他接到一个陌生来电，这个电话告诉他，他的亲生父亲刚刚过世。于是马蒂厄暂别妻子和孩子，决定飞去加拿大参加葬礼，并见见他那两个素未谋面的兄弟。在蒙特利尔，除了父亲的好友皮埃尔，没人知道他的存在与真实身份。但与此同时，马蒂厄也意识到他似乎进入了一个充满敌意的地方。

根据匈牙利爱国诗人裴多菲的一首长诗改编。 故事讲述少年约翰自小与少女伊露士卡相恋，但遭姑娘后母横加干涉，自己被迫远离家乡，开始了漫长的游历生涯。在经过一系列磨难之后，约翰以善良、勇敢和智慧获得巨人的帮助，终于同心爱的姑娘重新团聚。

约翰·亨利，一个自由的奴隶，在铁路建设项目中，如果他们在最后期限能完成，所有自由的奴隶被许诺，但他们已经筋疲力尽，无法继续。尽管约翰有十个人的力气，激励所有人，但当铁路发出了一个蒸汽锤来代替船员，并烧了合同，绝望又开始了，不过约翰提出了一个挑战：人和机器比赛......