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The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov. Adapted by Conor McPherson

When Lyubov Ranevskaya (Kristin Scott Thomas) returns to her childhood estate after years abroad, she finds her family home and beloved cherry orchard under threat.  As old loyalties falter and new ambitions rise, a world of privilege begins to crumble. Can Lyubov embrace the future, or will the pull of...

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Some Woman

By Helen Edmundson

Julie Robson is used to being overlooked. At work, at home, everywhere in between. But when an encounter on a station platform goes wrong and all eyes are suddenly on Julie, something shifts within her and she feels compelled to make a stand. What happens when an ordinary woman pits...

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Murder in the Cathedral

By T.S. Eliot

1170. A nation divided. Once the best of friends, King Henry II and his Archbishop, Thomas Becket, are now mortal enemies. Ignoring his allies' fears, Becket, the ‘turbulent priest', returns to Canterbury, tempting the monarch's wrath. As the women of Canterbury seek shelter in the sacred space of the cathedral,...

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Recent Openings

Ilford Boy

By Danny Lee Wynter

Donmar Warehouse, London

Previews10 October 2026
Opens/Press Night20 October 2026
Closes28 November 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByDonmar Warehouse

The boy lives in Ilford, of course he's depressed. Mixed-race teenager Ted Martin is growing up in 90s East London in a house full of chaos, laughter and tough love. One day Patrick arrives, shaking the foundations of Ted's life with his sense of style, humour and love of show tunes. Another way to live explodes into view. One filled with art, possibility and people who see him clearly for the first time.

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Martin Guerre

By Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg

The Old Vic Theatre, London

Previews01 October 2026
Opens/Press Night20 October 2026
Closes31 October 2026
Running Time1 hour 30 minutes
First PerformedPrince Edward Theatre London, 1996
World premiere of this reimagining
Presented ByThe Old Vic

You think you know Martin Guerre? Think again. The extraordinary true story of forbidden love, deceit and passion on trial… in an all-new version. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Olivier Award-winning musical is reimagined for the London stage with new music, new lyrics, new folk-inflected orchestrations and a thrilling new In The Round staging.

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Triumph

By Caryl Churchill

Almeida Theatre, London

Previews16 October 2026
Opens/Press Night16 October 2026
Closes23 October 2026
Running Time15 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByAlmeida Theatre & The Public Theater, New York

Excellent work, the emperor's happy. That makes me happy. But Press Secretary Iris is falling for a reporter. Will everyone stay happy? For one week only, Triumph is a new short play by Caryl Churchill (Fen; Cloud 9) - with help from Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars.

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