1536 West End Tickets, News, Info & More
Ambassadors Theatre
West St, West End, London WC2H 9ND, United Kingdom London
Written by Ava Pickett, winner of the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, this “razor-sharp, darkly comic and blisteringly relevant” (Independent) new play explores the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women.
Kings don’t kill their wives alright? It’s not – it just don’t happen. It doesn’t.
Tudor England.
A field in Essex.
Three women hurry to their childhood meeting place, thirsty for gossip from London.
Word spreads of a clash between King Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn. And closer to home,
another rumour begins to catch fire.
As these women begin to see echoes of the royal drama in their own rural lives and a rise in violence spreads throughout the land, the actions of a queen imprisoned in a tower threaten to cost them everything.
1536 - West End Cast
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by Debbie Gilpin - May 14, 2026
On 13 May 1536, Anne Boleyn’s household is broken up ahead of her going on trial for treason. On 13 May 2026, Ava Pickett’s play 1536 continues performances in its new West End home. 490 years may feel like a long time, but just how much has actually changed? Set against the backdrop of Anne Boleyn’s catastrophic fall from grace, three women try to navigate through life in an increasingly misogynistic Tudor village.
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released from 1536, the historical drama with a modern edge at the Ambassadors Theatre. Check out the photos and learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2026
The full cast has been announced for the West End transfer of the 1536. Performances will run from 02 May to 01 August 2026 at the Ambassadors Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2026
The Almeida Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions, and Annapurna Theatre have announced the cast for the West End transfer of 1536, with LuckyChap joining as a producer. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2025
1536, the historical drama with a modern edge, will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, running from 02 May to 01 August 2026 at the Ambassadors Theatre.
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