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Under the Shadow

Based on the film by Babak Anvari — Adapted by Carmen Nasr

They travel on the wind, just like that missile, and they only land once they find someone to possess. When Shideh's husband is conscripted to serve on the frontline, she is left alone with her young daughter as Tehran is bombed. The missile strikes bring terror and destruction and...

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Are You Watching?

By Georgie Dettmer

Porn. Deepfakes. Disappearing girls. A journalist wired to a machine. A mother's grief sold for clicks. As the lines blur between entertainment and abuse, technology and sex, violence and voyeurism - who's complicit and who is in control? And are you watching?

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Atonement

By Ian McEwan — Adapted by Christopher Hampton

I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me. On an English country estate during the blazing summer of 1935, 13 year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a passionate scene between her elder sister Cecilia and the son of their housekeeper, Robbie. In a disastrous desire for drama but only a dim...

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Recent Openings

Allegra

By Peter Quilter

Richmond Theatre, London
& touring

Previews08 June 2026
Opens/Press Night08 June 2026
Closes13 June 2026
Running Time2 hours 10 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByThomas Hopkins Productions & SAMS Entertainment

Allegra (Maureen Lipman) is full of joy. So much of it that she cannot stop herself from bursting into song. At home, in the street, even in shops and restaurants. Sometimes the music is only a fantasy in her head. But at other times, it results in a loud and disruptive performance that causes chaos in the village where she lives. Allegra's brother, Ronen, and her carer, Anna, must somehow control her eccentricities and avoid angry visits by the local policeman. But is this possible without destroying the great happiness that fills Allegra's heart?

See cast, creatives, and 9 reviews

Slaughterhouse-Five - (or the Children's Crusade)

By Kurt Vonnegut. Adapated by Eric Simonson

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London

Previews03 June 2026
Opens/Press Night05 June 2026
Closes04 July 2026
Running Time1 hour 35 minutes
First PerformedSteppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago 1996
UK premiere Jack Studio Theatre, London 2024
Presented BySo It Goes Theatre & Jamie Rycroft

Slaughterhouse-Five follows Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier who becomes "unstuck in time" after surviving the horrific 1945 firebombing of Dresden.Instead of living chronologically, Billy randomly flashes back and forward through the key moments of his existence.He experiences his capture in World War II, his mundane postwar life as a wealthy optometrist, and his abduction by a unique alien race.These four-dimensional aliens, the Tralfamadorians, exhibit him in an extraterrestrial zoo and teach him that all moments in time exist simultaneously.Ultimately, this non-linear journey serves as a powerful, satirical exploration of war trauma and human helplessness.

See cast, creatives, and 6 reviews

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

By Ian Fleming — Adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams

The Watermill Theatre, Newbury

Previews26 May 2026
Opens/Press Night04 June 2026
Closes13 September 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this new adaptation
Presented ByWatermill Theatre

Delve into the hearts and imaginations of eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, his children Jeremy and Jemima, and Truly Scrumptious as they set off on an audacious adventure in their car with the big personality. Following three critically acclaimed, sellout summer musicals, this new production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang puts the Watermill's signature storytelling, inventiveness and imagination at its heart. Experience the much-loved classic songs played live by an ensemble cast of actor-musicians, including ‘Truly Scrumptious', ‘Hushabye Mountain' and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Fasten your seatbelts – summer at the Watermill is about to take off!

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