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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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Ilford Boy

By Danny Lee Wynter

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...

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Recent Openings

Lanny

By Max Porter. Adapted by Bea Roberts

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol

Previews16 October 2026
Opens/Press Night22 October 2026
Closes07 November 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByBristol Old Vic in association with English Touring Theatre

Not far from Bristol, there is a village. This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as the boy Lanny, and his mum and dad. But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken from his slumber in the woods. Dead Papa Toothwort, who is listening to them all.

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The Pianist

By Wladyslaw Szpilman. Adapted by Thom Southerland

Park Theatre - Park200, London

Previews15 October 2026
Opens/Press Night22 October 2026
Closes28 November 2026
Running Time2 hours 10 minutes
First PerformedMayflower Studios Southampton, 2026
Presented ByWolk Transfer Company in association with Park Theatre

The brilliant melodies of The Pianist himself, Wladyslaw Szpilman, underscore and uplift this musical adaptation of the acclaimed memoir, boldly adapted for the stage. Performed by an ensemble of 11 actor-musicians portraying over 50 characters and playing a symphonic array of instruments, Szpilman's music is brought to the stage for the first time outside of Poland, transporting audiences from the vibrant streets of pre-war Warsaw to the harrowing trials during the war, sweeping us up in a riveting theatrical journey of courage, family and the enduring strength of music.

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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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