The Royal Court Theatre News

Vicky Featherstone has announced she will step down later this year when the search for a new Artistic Director is complete and once they have taken up post. 

'New Plays: Japan' was presented at the Royal Court Theatre in London, U.K. from 26 to 28 January 2023.

Read the reviews for Travis Alabanza’s Sound of the Underground, now playing at the Royal Court Theatre.

Griffin Theatre Company will continue its 33rd season with the Midwest premiere drama HEISENBERG: The Uncertainty Principle by Simon Stephens, directed by Nate Cohen, playing February 23 – March 26, 2023 on Raven Theatre’s Schwartz Stage.

Dyllón Burnside, known for his performances in Pose and Dahmer, will make his London stage debut in Black Superhero this Spring! The show will run at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs beginning in March. Learn more here!

Arcola Theatre has announced their programming into 2023. Opening the season in Studio 1 is Under the Black Rock, starring Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch. Learn more about the full season here!

Exclusive Presale for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy

The Royal Court Theatre and Nica Burns have announced that For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy by Ryan Calais Cameron will transfer to the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End for a limited run of six weeks only.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) has announced an extension for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street. The production, which will begin performances this Friday, January 20th and open on Tuesday, February 14th, will now play through Sunday, March 5th, Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2.

Ensemble Theatre continues its 22/23 season with the Cleveland Premiere of Jez Butterworth'sTHE RIVER, directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz, two-time winner of the Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Director (The Iceman Cometh, Godspell).

2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of the legendary smash hit musical The Rocky Horror Show, as it continues to play a newly extended tour through 2023 to sell-out crowds. Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical celebrates 50 years of non-stop partying with this special anniversary production.

Gun to your Head will run at The Cavern, The Vaults, from Tuesday 14th- Saturday 18th February 2023.

Alice Hamilton directs the UK premiere of One Who Wants To Cross by award-winning French playwright Marc-Emmanuel Soriano at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 (Press Nights: Thursday, 2 February 2023 and Friday, 3 February 2023 at 7.30 pm).

The Public Theater will begin performances for the 18th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4. Learn more about the lineup and how to get tickets!

We start the 2023 as we mean to go on; with some cracking West End shows. From some well-deserved transfers from the Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Festival Theatre, to the UK premiere of George Takei's musical and the unknown story of Charlie  Chaplin and  Stan Laurel there are some true theatrical treats in store in January.

Live Arts Theater's 2022/23 Transformations Season is leaping into the new year with the Virginia premiere of Jez Butterworth's hauntingly lyrical THE RIVER, directed by Robert Chapel.

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street, with a book by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens. Find out who is joining the cast, the performance schedule and how to get tickets.

​​​​​​​The brand-new Australian production of iconic Rock 'N' Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show has added new dates to its Sydney season after incredible demand for tickets with several performances already sold-out.

OBSESSED, The Story of Diane Warren...so far, a new musical based on the incredible life of one of the most famous and successful songwriters of all time, is in development.

Casting has been announced for Travis Alabanza's first play for the Royal Court Theatre, Sound of the Underground. Spotlighting London's iconic underground club culture and questioning what it means to get your money's worth when it comes to art, Sound of the Underground will bring together legends of the London Queer club scene from Thursday 19 January - Saturday 25 February 2023 in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.