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Speculations

By Torben Betts

Marilyn Monroe. John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald. Three deaths that shook America. One woman who refused to stop asking questions. New York, 1965. Celebrated journalist and television star Dorothy Kilgallen is chasing the biggest story of her career. America has been given its answers. Dorothy doesn't believe them. Her...

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The Bridge

By Alaa Shehada & Sam Beale

Every year, Alaa's mother sends a gift of separation from her home in Jenin to her sister in Amman. A container of olive oil made from his grandfather's olive trees. And this year, as every year, Alaa is delivering it himself. Carrying a large yellow container, he leaves...

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The Other Side of Murder

By Torben Betts

When celebrated TV medium Darius Divine ? host of hit light-entertainment show The Other Side ? plans a cosy family dinner, he expects awkward small talk. He doesn't expect his pregnant lover, his Gilbert-and-Sullivan-obsessed mother-in-law, or a night of ghostly visitations and explosive revelations. As dinner burns and tensions rise, the...

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Recent Openings

Nero

By Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London

Previews02 November 2026
Opens/Press Night11 November 2026
Closes05 December 2026
Running Time2 hours 20 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByPark Myung-sung, SeenSee Company

Long before his name became synonymous with tyranny, Nero was an artist, a performer, and a reluctant heir thrust into unimaginable power. As ambition collides with family, love, and political intrigue, a young ruler's desperate search for identity spirals into madness, forging one of history's most infamous legends. Blurring the line between celebrity and leadership, this story reveals why the fall of ancient Rome feels more urgent, and more relevant, than ever. With Duncan Sheik's soaring contemporary score, Steven Sater's poetic storytelling, and visionary direction from Lindsay Posner, Nero transforms one of history's greatest myths into an epic theatrical event. Bold, cinematic, and emotionally charged, Nero is a musical about ambition, the theatre of politics and the devastating cost of absolute power.

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Ginger Johnson: Show Pony

By Ginger Johnson

Soho Theatre, London
& touring

Previews02 November 2026
Opens/Press Night04 November 2026
Closes07 November 2026
Running Time1 hour 10 minutes
First PerformedCardiff Millennium Centre, 2026
Presented ByBound & Gagged Comedy and Tim Whitehead Management

They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, but how many toads do you have to lick to find your pony? Join Drag Race Superstar and Celebrity Masterchef Champion, Ginger Johnson, on a surprisingly psychedelic adventure into the outer reaches of her tiny little mind, as she gallops through the cosmos in search of love, light and the little horse that got away. Packed full of whip-smart comedy and chaos, Show Pony is soundtracked by original songs that sound like they're astral projecting straight into your ears from the radio of a 1970s VW camper – think Janis Joplin… if she was a geordie. Following her 2024 tour Ginger Johnson Blows Off!, Ginger Johnson is back on the road with a brand new show.

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Zamboni
A Play, Pie and Pint

By Lex Joyce

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Previews02 November 2026
Opens/Press Night02 November 2026
Closes07 November 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByÒran Mór, co-presented with Assembly Theatre

Skating instructors Donal, Noa and Gus would rather be at their local ice rink than anywhere else in the world. Joking, gossiping and watching over the ice below. But when they witness a horrific accident on shift, their safe haven is shattered, and their greatest passion becomes the very thing they're afraid of. There are some things even a Zamboni can't smooth over.

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