Oates first play Fan Fiction was produced as a reading at the St. James Theatre directed by Dominic Shaw and starring Iwan Rheon, Russell Tovey and Rebecca Ryan.
Silk Road tackles the issue of buying drugs online and was the first play funded by the digital currency Bitcoin,[10][11][12][13] it starred James Baxter[14] and was directed by Dominic Shaw.
[18] Following the boom in price of Bitcoin Silk Road was revived for Vault Festival London and Live Theatre Newcastle starring Josh Barrow.
To mark the production it was published by Bloomsbury Methuen Silk Road transferred into the West End in August 2018 where The Times four star review described it as "Sharp witted, effortlessly engaging and surprisingly sweet".
In 2023 Oates was awarded a Peter Schaffer commission by the Royal National Theatre to write a large scale play for Northern Stage.