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Cats

By Andrew Lloyd Webber — Based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T. S. Eliot

A brand-new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's global sensation CATS leaps into the magical outdoor setting of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. From Euston station to Victoria Grove, the strays and rebels of London gather under the Jellicle moon in the hope they'll be the chosen one....

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I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical

By Nia T Hill

Featuring a book that includes an array of Chaka's famous friends from Joni Mitchell and Prince to Stevie Wonder and Steve Winwood in addition to the songs that made her a global icon - including I Feel for You, Tell Me Something Good, Ain't Nobody, Sweet Thing, Through The Fire...

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A Trial – after An Enemy of the People

By Christiane Jatahy, Lucas Paraizo & Wagner Moura

Christiane Jatahy picks up where Ibsen left off. In Ibsen's groundbreaking 1882 play, An Enemy of the People, protagonist Thomas Stockmann faces shame and exile after attempting to expose a water pollution scandal in his hometown. More than a century later, Ibsen's work remains urgent, grappling with the conflict...

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Recent Openings

One House on Brick Lane

By Mulberry Theatre Company

theSpace@Surgeons' Hall - Grand Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews07 August 2026
Opens/Press Night10 August 2026
Closes15 August 2026
Running Time1 hour
Presented ByMulberry Theatre Company

From the Fringe First winning Mulberry Theatre Company, One House on Brick Lane is an original play rooted in East London. Set in a single house, centuries collide with the voices of past and present. In 1985, a Bangladeshi family faces eviction amid protests. Through stories told by Huguenot weavers of anti-fascist resistance, migration and community struggle, the house reveals its memories. Drawing on oral histories and lived experience, this powerful production asks who gets to belong when home is under threat. Created by young East London voices, it celebrates resilience, humour and collective hope.

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An A to Z Guide to Dating

By Grace O'Keefe

Underbelly, George Square - Buttercup, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews05 August 2026
Opens/Press Night09 August 2026
Closes31 August 2026
Running Time1 hour
Presented ByThe Queens of Cups

A hilarious one-woman musical based on an unapologetic dating advice book that writer-performer Grace O'Keefe's own mother wrote. Publishers said it would set feminism back 20 years. 40 years later, let's find out! The theatrical equivalent of a little girl struggling in her mother's heels, this musical explores relationships, romance and the performance of womanhood. Featuring original music by Grace O'Keefe (Summoning Sondheim; Sense and Sensibility; Best Newcomer at Musical Comedy Awards), the show will leave audiences with a deeper appreciation of their mothers and a chaotic new approach to dating and life.

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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

Created by George R. R. Martin — Written by Duncan Macmillan

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Previews28 July 2026
Opens/Press Night08 August 2026
Closes05 September 2026
Running Time3 hours 40 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByRSC with Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Mark Manuel, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures obo HBO and Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment

Enter the world before. A long winter thaws in Harrenhal, and spring is promised. At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend. But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm's merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot. Far away, the drums of battle sound. Family bonds, ancient prophecies, and the sacred line of succession will be tested in a dangerous campaign for power. Who will survive? Who will rise?

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