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"Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant? As two young volunteers in a clinical drug trial, their illicit romance poses startling dilemmas for the supervising doctors." Jamie Lloyd (Cyrano de Bergerac) directs Lucy Prebble's (Succession, Enron, A Very Expensive Poison)… Continue reading The Effect
"It is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical." New York Times Critically acclaimed Broadway musical Next to Normal is an intimate exploration of family and loss. At its heart is Diana Goodman, a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past. Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst directs… Continue reading Next To Normal
Following a sold-out run at the Bristol Old Vic, the incomparable Mark Rylance (Jerusalem), winner of an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards, returns to the West End as one of medicine's greatest pioneers, maverick Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. In Vienna, a city of artistic and scientific revolution, thousands of women are still… Continue reading Dr. Semmelweis
"After a chance meeting with Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, Eliza Doolittle finds herself the subject of a rash bet to pass her off as a lady amongst the great and the good of London society." Olivier and Tony Award-winner Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) directs the Olivier Award-winning duo of Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown)… Continue reading Pygmalion
The entire Queen Elizabeth Hall - backstage and all - transforms into the set for enthralling durational performances, curated by conceptual artist Marina Abramovic and MAI. Artists invited to participate include Carla Adra, Collective Absentia, Paula Garcia, Carlos Martiel, Yiannis Pappas, Paul Setubel and Despina Zacharopoulou, with more to be announced. Marina Abramovic, herself, will be performing on the 4th… Continue reading Art Event: Marina Abramovic Institute Takeover
From two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (The Secret Life of Bees, Sweat), Mlima's Tale makes its UK premiere at the Kiln Theatre. They call him Mlima, the mountain. Killed for his magnificent tusks, killed for greed, killed for ivory, his spirit journeys through the ivory trade market, marking those complicit in his barbaric death. Directed… Continue reading Mlima’s Tale
Based on Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, Simon Stephens' new adaptation Vanya will see Andrew Scott (Present Laughter, Hamlet) performing every role in this masterpiece. Director Sam Yates and Designer Rosanna Size bring this classic tale of love, art, sex, and attempted murder to life, in this highly anticipated West End run in the autumn. We expect that these will be some of the… Continue reading Vanya
In the bustling kitchen of a run-down Pennsylvania truck stop, the formerly incarcerated staff members have been given a second chance. Under the tyrannical eye of their boss Clyde, this… Continue reading Clyde’s
But I do have a job. "I am a professional viscount" Things aren't looking good for Theodore "Tug" Bungay. His mother, Lady Agrippina, has a plan to cut off his… Continue reading Mates in Chelsea
"Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family. When the plague steals 11-year old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of… Continue reading Hamnet
BY ANTON CHEKHOV IN A VERSION BY BENEDICT ANDREWS Can anyone persuade Ranevskaya and her aristocratic household that the world is changing, and they must too? Following internationally acclaimed productions… Continue reading The Cherry Orchard
This five-star, award-winning production returns for a strictly limited season this autumn. Winner of 6 Olivier Awards and 5 WhatsOnStage Awards, this "utterly beguiling" (The Stage) and "jaw-dropping" (Metro) staging of the celebrated 1988 animated feature film is brought to stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Hailed as "a tender and remarkably beautiful show" (Financial Times), My… Continue reading My Neighbour Totoro