The Watsons 2020

Ages: 12+
Opened: 2020

The Watsons - 2020 - West End History , Info & More

Harold Pinter Theatre
Panton Street London SW1Y 4DN London

Nineteen and new in town, Emma Watson's been cut off by her wealthy aunt. She needs to marry, and fast, or be faced with a life of poverty and spinsterhood stuck in her humdrum family home.



Luckily, she has plenty of prospective suitors asking to dance, from dashing socialite Tom Musgrave to the stinking rich, socially awkward Lord Osborne. Which partner to pick?



So far, so familiar, but that's when Jane Austen stopped writing. Two hundred years on, her forgotten heroine's happy ending still hangs in the balance.

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Christie Baugher, Paris Ray Dozier & Jaime Lozano Receive 2022 Jonathan Larson Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2023


The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2022 Jonathan Larson Grants. See who the recipients are, and learn more bout the grants.

Full Cast and Creative Team Set for ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN. at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023


Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written. 

HOME, I'M DARLING Will Embark on UK Tour Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2022


This new production of Home, I'm Darling opens at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 25 January 2023, prior to the play's first extensive national tour. Leading the cast are BAFTA award winner Jessica Ransom (Doc Martin, Armstrong and Miller, Horrible Histories) as Judy, Diane Keen (Doctors, The Cuckoo Waltz) as Sylvia and Neil McDermott (Eastenders, The Royal) as Johnny, with further casting to be announced.

Amanda Wilkin's SHEDDING A SKIN Returns to Soho Theatre in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022


Soho Theatre's production of the Verity Bargate Award-winning and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-shortlisted play Shedding a Skin, written and performed by Amanda Wilkin, returns Wednesday 2 – Saturday 26 March.

Soho Theatre Announces Upcoming November Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2021


Soho Theatre has announced their upcoming November programming featuring MUM, SESSIONS, MAKROOH and more. 

MRT Debuts World Premiere Commission: THE RISE AND FALL OF HOLLY FUDGE By Trista Baldwin
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2021


For the first time in 21 months, Merrimack Repertory Theatre will return to The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre for indoor performances when it presents a world premiere holiday comedy, The Rise and Fall of Holly Fudge by Trista Baldwin, from November 26 to December 12, according to Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.

First Stage Announces A Return to Live Performances in 2021/22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2021


First Stage is announce its safe and triumphant return to live theater performances in the 2021/22 season. 

Milwaukee's First Stage Announces A Return To Live Performances for 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2021


First Stage has announced its safe and triumphant return to live theater performances in the 2021/22 season. First Stage has announced the full 35th season kicking off in November at the Marcus Center's Todd Wehr Theater with the perennial and beloved holiday favorite, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS.

A SOLDIER'S PLAY's David Alan Grier Wins 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
by - Sep 26, 2021


David Alan Grier has won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for A SOLDIER'S PLAY.

HOME, I'M DARLING To Hit the Stage at Sydney Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2021


STC's Home, I'm Darling will finally hit the stage next month after its 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19, and the production will be able to welcome full audiences after the Sydney Opera House was approved to return to 100 per cent capacity. 

Sideshow Theatre Company Welcomes New Ensemble Members and Artistic Associates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2021


Sideshow Theatre Company is pleased to welcome eleven new ensemble members and artistic associates. Ensemble members include Wardell Julius Clark, Greg Geffrard, Arti Ishak, Krystal Ortiz, Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Netta Walker. Artistic Associates include Patrick Agada, J. Nicole Brooks, Brynne Frauenhoffer, Jyreika Guest and Sarah Price.

Phoenix Theatre & Indianapolis Public Library Present Actors Performing Holiday Books For Kids
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2020


It's the holly jolliest time of the year as the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre and the Indianapolis Public Library will present Season's Readings, a ten-book children's storytelling series that highlights a diversity of families, cultures and celebrations.

BWW Review: AMERICAN DREAMS at Round House Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Oct 8, 2020


Round House Theatre leans into our current circumstances and puts on a good show. It's just a shame that our reality is so much worse than we could have envisioned only a few years ago that even cautionary and bitingly political statements now fall short of where we really are.

Caltech Launches 2020-2021 Watson Lectures With 'Can America Have a Safe and Secure Presidential Election?
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2020


On Wednesday, October 7, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Caltech Professor of Political and Computational Science, R. Michael Alvarez, will launch the 2020-2021 Watson Lectures season by asking, 'Can America Have a Safe and Secure Presidential Election?'

Premiere Stages Returns To Live Programming With Cheryl L. West's FANNIE LOU HAMER, SPEAK ON IT!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2020


Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Cheryl L. West's new play Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!, directed by Marshall Jones III, at the outdoor tent at Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, October 15-18, 2020.

Arena Stage Announces Virtual Fall/Winter Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2020


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its Fall/Winter Looking Forward Season featuring more than 70 virtual events and programs to engage with and respond to audiences in Washington, D.C-metropolitan region and nationally.

A Guide to Broadway Stars in Hallmark Christmas Movies; Where to Watch Kristin Chenoweth, Jeremy Jordan & More
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 13, 2020


Many Broadway stars have taken their incredible talents off the stage and onto your TV screens. One channel that has welcomed Broadway talent is Hallmark! Stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Jeremy Jordan, Aaron Tveit, Anika Noni Rose, Nathan Lane, Patti Murin, Bernadette Peters, Beth Leavel and Lea Salonga have appeared in past fils.

Wake Up With BWW 6/30: Broadway Shutdown Extends to 2021, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2020


Today's top stories: the Broadway shutdown has been extended to January 2021, and more.

Main Street Theater Announces 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2020


Main Street Theater (MST)'s 45th Season will include six (6) productions on its MainStage and seven (7) at its Theater for Youth for 2020-2021.

David Alan Grier Will Star on PROSPECT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 5, 2020


Deadline reports that three time Tony-nominee David Alan Grier has joined the cast of upcoming ABC comedy 'Prospect.'

Chichester Festival Theatre Announces 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2020


Chichester Festival Theatre's Festival 2020 has today been unveiled by Artistic Director Daniel Evans and Executive Director Kathy Bourne.

Jane Austen's House Announces Laura Wade And Samuel West As Ambassadors For 2020
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2020


Jane Austen's House in Chawton, Hampshire, has announced that Laura Wade, Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter and her partner, actor and theatre director Samuel West will be its joint Ambassadors for 2020.

Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Spring Season For 2020
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2020


With the critically acclaimed production of The Boy Friend currently running at the theatre, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announce the forthcoming two productions a?" the European première of Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play Indecent, directed by Rebecca Taichman; and Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus directed by Patrick Marber, who returns to the Menier following his smash-hit production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties.

Shattered Globe Theatre to Present Chicago Premiere of SHEEPDOG in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2019


Shattered Globe Theatre will continue its 2019-20 Season with the Chicago premiere of Kevin Artigue's SHEEPDOG, a love story that investigates the blurred lines between duty and passion in the face of police brutality, directed by Wardell Julius Clark. SHEEPDOG will play January 16 a?" February 29, 2020 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.shatteredglobe.org, by calling (773) 975-8150 or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office. The press opening is Sunday, January 19  at 3 pm.

THE WATSONS Will Transfer To The West End
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2019


Following sold-out runs at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory, Laura Wade's The Watsons transfers to the West End in 2020. The production opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 19 May, with previews from 8 May, and runs until 26 September. Public booking opens on 15 November, priority booking is open now.

The Watsons FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Watsons have there been?
The Watsons has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 2020.

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