Alterations

Closing: April 05, 2025

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Lyttelton Theatre

National Theatre London

Market West End

Previews February 20, 2025

Walker Holt has big dreams for his tailor’s shop, and an even bigger order to complete. Over the course of 24 hours he must work tirelessly to satisfy his new client’s impossible tailoring needs.

But as the night goes on, it’s not just the trouser hems that start to fray as tensions rise and Walker’s friendships and relationships are pushed to their limits. His success comes at a cost, but what price is he willing to pay?

Lynette Linton (Blues for an Alabama Sky, Shifters) directs Michael Abbensetts’ (Sweet Talk, Empire Road) era-defining comedy, with additional material by Trish Cooke, in its largest ever staging.

FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Alterations

Alterations at the National Theatre review: 'a finely tailored play'

From: Evening Standard By: Tim Bano Date: 2025-03-04

8 / 10

Linton keeps everything in a square patch on stage, which often revolves, with just a few dreamlike, fantasy-infused moments taking place outside the square. That little shop floor is Walker’s safe space, away from a society where - as he and Buster discuss - he’s only ever seen as ‘a problem’. And though a few threads could be snipped away here and there, Cooke and Linton don’t just revive this finely tailored play. They make it burst at its seams.

'Alterations' review — this glorious, firecracker revival proves that Michael Abbensetts’s work deserves to be seen

From: London Theatre By: Anya Ryan Date: 2025-03-04