ARCOLA

by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2025

Arcola Theatre will present MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B, a contemporary reinterpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective pairing. Performances will run through December as part of Arcola’s 2025 season....

by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2025

Henry Naylor’s Fringe First Award–winning solo play MONSTERING THE ROCKETMAN will make its London premiere at Arcola Theatre from February 3–21, 2026. Directed by Darren Lee Cole....

by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2025

Arcola Theatre has announced its 2026 Spring Season, with 8 productions including five in-house, with tickets on sale from 19 November. Learn more about the lineup here!...

by Clementine Scott - October 24, 2025

During the interval at Crocodile Fever’s London premiere, we’re all rushed out of the Arcola auditorium a little quicker than we would be normally. This is because the set needs to be doused in blood in preparation for the Tarantino-esque revenge fantasy in the second act, where two sisters deal wit...

by Clementine Scott - August 04, 2025

There are no firm tabloid-headline conclusions to be found in Clive about how technology’s ruining our lives, or how younger generations don’t know how to speak to people, and the play is all the better, and more timeless, for it....

by Kat Mokrynski - July 21, 2025

Have you ever had a friend that you might think is a bit . . . Prickly? Well, in Michael Wynne’s new play, Clive, Thomas might have the prickliest friend of all - a cactus. Directed by Lucy Bailey, the show explores “isolation, identity, and the quiet chaos of working from home” through Thomas, who ...

by Emmy Rice - June 21, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) announced their Orange Tree Writers’ Collective cohort for 2025-2026 - Hassan Abdulrazzak, Azan Ahmed, Martha Watson Allpress, Catherine Dyson, Lucy Phelps, and Ben Weatherill....

by Clementine Scott - May 20, 2025

“That’s life”, sings Frank Sinatra over the sound system, in just one of the many hits from his back catalogue that makes up the soundtrack to In Other Words. And he has a point: this understated drama about the slow progress of Alzheimer’s disease, which returns to the Arcola after an acclaimed 202...

by Tsitsi Tsopotsa - April 15, 2025

Simon Stephens' 26th play, Heisenberg, currently showing at the Arcola Theatre, is a masterful exploration of quantum uncertainty principles translated into human relationships. The production offers a nuanced portrayal of connection between two seemingly incompatible individuals. ...

by Tsitsi Tsopotsa - March 10, 2025

The intimate Studio A at Dalston's Arcola Theatre provides the perfect backdrop for Dear Martin a psychological drama exploring mental health, manipulation and reversed gender dynamics. The converted textile factory, with its exposed brick walls and wooden floors, creates an atmospheric setting that...