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Ukraine Unbroken explores the resilience of a nation determined to remain free. Five short plays by acclaimed British and Ukrainian writers, including David Greig, David...
The winds have stopped. The Greek fleet is stranded. King Agamemnon is told by the gods that there is only one way for his army...
Two strangers meet by letter during World War II. Jack is a military doctor and US Army Captain stationed in Oregon, earnest and duty-bound. Louise...
Bodies. Sex. Careers. Shame. Euphoria. Sisterhood.Set in the heart of an East London club, FLUSH unfolds entirely in the women’s bathroom – a space of...
In 1970s London, four co-workers approach retirement, each quietly marking time. As the seasons turn, they go about their daily rituals and routines. Marcia hoards...
England. A remote country house. A young governess, hired to care for two children. Desperate to protect them from what she believes to be malevolent spirits,...
by Clementine Scott - March 10, 2026
Sarah McGuinness is best known for her work producing whimsical indie documentaries about the standup comedian Eddie Izzard; in her one-woman show, though, there are only passing references to this. To put a finger on what the show is about is no easy task, because it’s a confused jumble of autofi...
by Clementine Scott - March 10, 2026
Park Theatre’s latest double bill presents two recent works from an emerging writer, both centring average queer London lives, and the lengths we’ll go to to present the versions of ourselves we want the world to see. Both are somewhat overblown in their execution, but at their best they are ima...
by Franco Milazzo - March 09, 2026
At the Menier Chocolate Factory, the revival of Ryan Craig’s The Holy Rosenbergs arrives with the weight of history attached to it. When it first appeared at the National Theatre’s Cottesloe Theatre in 2011, it was a sharp entry into a conversation about Jewish identity, family loyalty and moder...
by Cindy Marcolina - March 10, 2026
In spite of being one of the most difficult genres to stage, horror theatre is having its moment. The Woman in Black might have closed at the Fortune three years ago (almost to the day!), but the success of Paranormal Activity at the Ambassadors is proof that audiences are hungry for some spooky dra...
by Clementine Scott - March 07, 2026
When it premiered at Soho Theatre in 2012, Blink was a whimsical oddity, an ode to two eccentric loners falling in love. In 2026, it takes on a darker tone, with the subtitle “a parasocial love story” foreshadowing things to come....
by Gary Naylor - March 08, 2026
Musical set in the late 1950s with a strong message for today...
by Clementine Scott - March 06, 2026
Her name may not be widely known today, but Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s musical legacy is felt down the decades. George Brant’s play about her relationship with gospel singer Marie Knight is retelling not just a woman’s life, but the birth of an entire new genre....
by Christiana Rose - March 07, 2026
A revival marking twenty years of a remarkable education initiative, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe demonstrates accessible theatre at its very best. Directed by Lucy Cuthbertson, this fast paced ninety minute production captures the essence of Shak...
by Louise Penn - March 06, 2026
Mary, Queen of Scots, is a remarkable piece of work, offering pointed comment on the place of women in the sixteenth-century court and on the mythology that casts Mary as a martyr. With striking visuals and compositions, it is an original and modern take on a familiar part of history....
by Aliya Al-Hassan - March 05, 2026
Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, Our Town, marks the first production for Michael Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre. After selling out across Welsh venues, this understated gem of a play moves west to give audiences of the Rose Theatre a chance to see what this exciting new company can do....
Past Shows
In the comedy world, where controversy is king, when does the joke stop being funny?A controversial comedian. A money hungry manager. A dirty, dangerous climb-to-the-top. But...
It’s 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism and Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore. He’s a bad boy with a good...
“What colour eyes you have doesn’t matter to me. Does it have to matter to you? We all love to play don’t we?”The world premiere of a new...
In a crumbling coastal town, a fading comedian is forced to confront his estranged ex-partner – a deranged recluse fixated on their distant heyday—in a...
“Of course – as you’ve no doubt guessed – there’s a big ‘But Then’ moment heading this way…”It’s a sunny, spring day in East London....
Arcola Theatre presents Ece Temelkuran'sWomen Who Blow On KnotsAdapted by Leyla NazliDirected by Lerzan Pamir“What is a revolution if you can’t dance!”Arcola’s co-founder Leyla Nazli (Mare Rider) adapts Ece Temelkuran’s celebrated...
A new play about growing up, coming home and making noise.The Band Back Together arrives in London after a spring tour of England and Wales. Barney Norris (Visitors,...
Welcome to the Monstrous Cabaret Club, a place to drown more than your sorrows, where the acts are unreal and the voices to die for!...
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ visceral family portrait reveals a divided nation. “Sometimes the alien is right in your own home. Sometimes right in your own blood....
Sergio Blanco and Daniel Goldman return to the Arcola Theatre, after the success of their critically acclaimed OFFIE award winning productions of Thebes Land and The Rage of Narcissus, to tell...
Haruki Murakami’s much loved 1999 novel Sputnik Sweetheart has been adapted for the stage for the first time in history, by none other than Bryony...
@arcolatheatre | www.arcolatheattre.comPartly a story of love and loneliness, partly a detective story, Murakami’s novel is brought to stage by Tony Award nominee Bryony Lavery...
After a completely sold-out run in January/February, this urgent, award-winning play about the destruction of Hiroshima returns to London’s Arcola Theatre, 18 – 22 April...
Written by Michael Mears and directed by Rosamunde Hutt, an urgent, award-winning play about the destruction of Hiroshima transfers from the Edinburgh Fringe to London’s...
Above a pub in North London, Phil is fighting off panic about his comeback gig. Once a regular stand-up on Saturday night television, Phil’s back...
For one night at Grimeborn, The Wild Stage presents a night of music not to dance to, but to inspire, make us dream and take...
Following a sold-out run at the Barbican Art Gallery and a performance featuring songs from the Weimar Cabarets for Bono and Chris Martin, the cabaret...
Arcolas first production in Arcola Outside is a raucous romantic comedy about sex, class and blessings in disguise.Lady Sylvia might be 58th in line to...
Behold, the most terrifying, entertaining and unnerving, one man show of all time.5 lessons. Nothing but the truth.In under one hour, your brittle wall of...
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