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Abigail's Party

By Mike Leigh

Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next...

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Angels in America

By Tony Kushner. Reimnagined by Peter van Kraaij

Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an epoch-defining work of American theatre. Set at the height of the AIDS crisis, yet enduringly relevant, we follow the story of two very different people grappling with their diagnoses – former drag queen Prior and vindictive lawyer...

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Who Killed Marilyn?

By Sharleen Cooper Cohen

Making its world premiere at Emerald Theatre London from 15 August 2026, Who Killed Marilyn? dares to challenge the most enduring myth surrounding one of the twentieth century's most iconic women. Drawing on decades of documented evidence, conspiracy and cover-up, the production presents a vivid and provocative re-examination of the life and...

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Recent Openings

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Globe, London

Previews14 August 2026
Opens/Press Night21 August 2026
Closes25 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 40 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this new staging
Presented ByShakespeare's Globe

Written around 1600 and set in two contrasting communities; city and forest. Rosalind and Celia have been banished from Court. In fear of their lives, they disguise themselves and seek sanctuary in the Forest of Arden. Amongst the magical and ancient boughs, Rosalind discovers her exiled father, uncovers various truths about herself and others...and falls helplessly in love. But in this earthly paradise nothing is quite what it seems: men do not always act like men, and women can be anything at all...Uplifting, awe-inspiring and immense fun, Shakespeare's wondrous comedy is a joyous celebration of the liberating power of love and the redeeming spirit of nature.

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Hang Time

By Zora Howard

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival 2026

Previews20 August 2026
Closes23 August 2026
Running Time1 hour
Presented ByThe Flea Theater in association with The Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College. Original production produced in association with WACO Theater Center

Three Black men hang from an old, wide tree. Caught together in this liminal space, they shoot the breeze, sharing the great loves and bitter blues of their interrupted lives. The directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard, HANG TIME is a gut-wrenching, subversive perspective on the legacy of racialised violence in America. Sharply juxtaposing the romantic and the macabre, the ‘finely-tuned' dialogue (The New York Times) is peppered with heartbreaking missed opportunities and tinged with dark humour. As the audience sits with the image of these men's demise, Howard asks us to hold the truth of this peculiar American violence alongside the vibrant interior worlds of the men themselves.

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Haribo Kimchi

By Jaha Koo

Studio Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival 2026

Previews20 August 2026
Closes24 August 2026
Running Time1 hour 10 minutes
Presented ByCAMPO. Co-produced by Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Rideau de Bruxelles, Theater Utrecht, SPRING festival, Festival d'Automne à Paris, Théâtre de la Bastille, Tangente St. Pölten – Festival für Gegenwartskultur, &Espoo theatre, International Summer Festival Kampnagel, Sophiensaele, Meet You Festival, Bunker, National Theatre and Concert Hall Taipei, The Divine Comedy International Theater Festival / Teatr Łaźnia Nowa & Perpodium with the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Cronos Invest & the Flemish Government

Theatremaker Jaha Koo invites you to to his pojangmacha, a late-night snack bar found on the streets of South Korea. Koo doesn't serve sleep-deprived humans, instead, his customers are a robotic eel, a snail and a gummy bear, who take the audience on a culinary and cultural journey peppered with intimate and absurd anecdotes. Koo has lived in Europe since 2011 and now often feels like a tourist when he visits Korea. In Haribo Kimchi, food and culture are endlessly intertwined. One moment he may cook up a sublime seaweed soup, and the next, reflect on painful racist experiences and his deep longing for home. Koo's 2019 production Cuckoo was described as a ‘powerfully affecting work' (The Herald), and Haribo Kimchi promises a show that zigzags between cultural appreciation and the realities of cultural alienation. Combining music, video and robots, Koo's performance plays on all the senses while serving up his personal stories with a dash of melancholy and a sprinkle of wit.

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