30 women. 30 chairs. And a fish. ‘Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down’ flings the spotlight onto 30 women who have one thing in common: they sit down. A woman who was afraid of the dust. A woman who could not smile. A woman who sold a sponge. And 27 more... This play is about...
A look behind the scenes of the 50th Jubilee of the historic Helsinki Peace and Security Conference where plots to fight wars and import nukes threaten to steal the message despite the best efforts of the organisers. This is our Canadian-Finnish troupe´s third visit to the...
In Northallerton, Yorkshire, siblings Saf and Luke, work on their family-owned farm with close friend, Jasmine. When Saf and Luke's brother, Nick, returns to the farm 4 years after the death of the sibling's younger brother, he finds that his role in the family has been filled...
Anywhere You Go is a contemporary musical about love, friendship, and learning how to move on when the life you imagined no longer fits. Caught between a recent breakup and her best friend’s decision to leave London, Flo clings to memories, crystals, and the comfort of what she...
ORWELL: The Road to 1984tells the fascinating story of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and the extraordinary personal experiences that inspired his classic tales Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. A timely portrait of a writer whose words remain a warning...
Shalom Belfast is a stage play about a Jewish family in Ireland. It spans a period of over 100 years the late-nineteenth century to the present. The Easter Rising, the War of Independence, two World Wars and ‘The Troubles’ all impact on the lives of the Barkovskis. "JAMES JOYCE...
Camden, 1985. Behind the door of a London terrace, a queer Irish household is cobbling together a life filled with humour, drag, and a freedom they could never have imagined back home. But their community is on the edge of their greatest challenge yet. Being Irish in the UK is...
At 28, BROOKE ADAMS , starring in Terence Malick’s DAYS OF HEAVEN, centered a cinematic—and actual—love triangle with Richard Gere and Sam Shepard. In CUBA, she eschewed leading man Sean Connery for a dwarf. At 35, headlining THE HEIDI CHRONICLES on Broadway, she humoured the...
Thanks be to the Germans for expressing a gloom state that feels surprisingly American. “Grief Bacon,” translated from “Kummerspeck,” literally—and embarrassingly—means “weight gain from emotional overeating.” When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidency to Donald Trump...
Some summers ago, while his TV writing partner took up a lunchtime gym regimen, Andrew Nicholls decided to write a long, strict-meter poem. The challenge: find a subject particularly resistant to tight dactylic tetrameter—a literary stunt in itself. Candidates included The...
A celebratory final Theatre Lab, LOLA Live! will star a fun mix of London and Los Angeles performers, from celebrities to newbies. Expect comic cold readings, theatrical demonstrations, surprise performances, and audience participation. LOLA-palooza!
MADWOMEN OF THE WEST, Sandra Tsing Loh’s outrageous comedy about a women’s brunch that goes hilariously wrong, has delighted and provoked audiences from LA to New York to London over its rip-roaring maiden 15-month tour. This first ever “cocktail concert” version welcomes the...
‘Love Me, Love Me Not...’ is an intimate evening of music celebrating the many faces of love. From the excitement of first sparks and the comfort of unwavering devotion to heartbreak, uncertainty, and the moments that leave us questioning it all, this carefully curated...
You will hear her. Leaving behind the safety of her homeland, Medea places her trust in Jason and his promise of a glittering future together. But is her faith misguided? With an original folk score, an ensemble of actor-musicians brings a new dimension to the story you thought...
Four of the King’s entourage wake up in the garden to find they have made a terrible drunken decision: no food, no fun, and, most disastrously, absolutely NO women. For three whole years. What could possibly go wrong? Enter the Princess and her dazzling retinue, and… well, you...
Join us, once a season, for an evening of Magic at the Gatehouse presented by an exciting line-up of top magicians. Witness miracles manifest before your eyes in an intimate theatre that puts you at the heart of the magic. Line up to be announced!
Dracula. An ancient creature, embittered by the burden of immortality and the intolerance of those who would decry him monster. Alone in his keep, but for the memories of centuries past. A living death that only a vampire could understand. Or perhaps a special guest or two...
First seen 45 years ago, the Olivier Award-winning Jeeves Takes Charge returns to London for a short season at the Charing Cross Theatre. This one-man show sees the affable and endlessly adaptable Sam Harrison take on all 22 roles in a highly energetic and adept performance.…
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous…
With some reluctance, longtime fans of Game of Thrones have acknowledged that the novel series that inspired the era-defining HBO fantasy show – George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire – will likely never be finished, and the franchise will be chiefly remembered for its disappointing TV endi…
Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times…
It's over a decade since David McVicar’s glorious version of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) debuted at Glyndebourne. A fitting finale to a wonderful season, the comedy about a clash of cultures returns with an energetic young cast and some exceptional wor…
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!…
The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. This little gem of an opera company cleverly relocates the action from an Italian town to its own surroundings in Hardy's countryside. Home-grown references include London Gin instead of red wine, taking th…
Kenneth Branagh triumphs as rags to riches Lopakhin in Laura Wade's fresh rendering of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Part of a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company cast, including Helen Hunt and Bill Pullman, he gives a multifaceted portrait of a serf's son who ultimately wins what he wants …
Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment. Two rival musical companies – a burlesque group and a serious opera compan…
Tom Wentworth and Stephanie Kempson’s new reimagining of the beloved novel The Secret Garden has inclusivity and accessibility fused into its core from the ground up, and the result is an adaptation that boasts charm by the bucketload.…
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How Margaret Thatcher first won and then lost the Conservative leadership. The play concentrates on the personalities, rivalries and machinations involved in the leadership battles and does not set out to take a pro- or anti-Thatcher stance. Mrs Thatcher blamed her loss of...
Following a successful showcase at Theatre at The Tabard in 2024, The Crooked Billets brings Peter Mottley’s double bill of forgotten gems to Upstairs at The Gatehouse for a special two week run. Written in the 1980s, these thrilling one-handers use Shakespeare’s Henry V as a...
Celebrated today for his groundbreaking romantic poetry and acclaimed intellect, in 1812 Percy Shelley was seen as a dangerous radical by the establishment. Expelled from Oxford for his atheism he then scandalously eloped with Harriet Westbrook and the two of them went to Dublin...
Following the massive success of his show “MOJO”, singer pianist Jeremy Sassoon proudly presents the sequel, ”MOJO 2” covering the music of another 40 iconic Jewish songwriters and artists, focusing largely on the vintage era of the 1960's and '70s. The musical fare in MOJO 2...
After a sell-out run at The Phoenix Arts Club , MY NAME IS GEF , a “hilarious, horrifying and thought-provoking” new actor-muso, folk-horror, comedy musical comes to workshop at Upstairs at the Gatehouse for two afternoons only! 1937. Renowned and ridiculed psychoanalyst Dr...
Join us, once a season, for an evening of Magic at the Gatehouse presented by an exciting line-up of top magicians. Witness miracles manifest before your eyes in an intimate theatre that puts you at the heart of the magic.
A new “New Musical” showcase, Before It Hits brings snapshots of six in-development musicals by some of the West End’s best emerging writers to Upstairs At The Gatehouse. Hosted by standup comedian Farah Sharp (named ‘One to watch’ in the Funny Women Awards and featured on BBC...
Offie nominated writer Maeve O'Haire brings her one woman show 'The Behaviours of Posie Marshall' to stage, in which twenty-one characters come to life in a dark comedic setting. Posie Marshall leads us through 37 hours of her life, when the police find her in the footwell of a...
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears with evidence of a past he would rather hide. Sir Robert has to decide whether to yield to blackmail or risk exposing the origins of his...
Einstein’s Violin offers a unique insight into the inner life of the twentieth century’s most celebrated scientist. Written by Paul Wingfield and performed by Harry Meacher (Einstein), Leora Cohen (violin) and Paul Wingfield (piano), this play with music transports the audience...
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GETTING REKT (The Evening Star) The Union Theatre (9/21-9/24) |
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Fascinating Aida Alhambra Theatre (3/12-3/12) |
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The Beast The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union (9/11-9/11) |
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Vasthy and Friends: Sing, Dance, Play The Gilded Ballon (8/05-8/31) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Bristol Beacon (3/19-3/19) |
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The Illegal Eagles: Hotel California Tour Victoria Theatre Halifax (11/18-11/18) |
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What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook Victoria Theatre Halifax (10/11-10/11) |
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Disney Princess: the Concert Waterfront Hall Auditorium (4/20-4/20) |
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Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band Victoria Theatre Halifax (9/06-9/06) |
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Disney Princess - The Concert Opera House, Manchester (4/04-4/04) |
