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Magic

By David Haig

'Exclude the impossible and what is left, however improbable, must be the truth.' Harry Houdini is the greatest illusionist the world has ever known. Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of literature's most brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes. Their mutual admiration blossoms into a profound friendship, even as they discover...

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The Psychic

By Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman

Popular TV psychic Sheila Gold loses a high-profile court case, which brands her a charlatan. It costs her not only her reputation, but a fortune in legal fees. When a wealthy couple ask Sheila to conduct a seance to attempt to make contact with their late child, Sheila senses an...

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Let the Right One In

By John Ajvide Lindquist — Adapted by Jack Thorne

Oskar is a lonely boy from a broken home. He's bullied at school and is longing for friendship. Eli is a troubled girl who's just moved in next door. She never goes to school and is compelled to fill an eternal emptiness. When a series of brutal killings...

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Recent Openings

A Midsummer Night's Dream

By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Globe, London

Previews23 April 2026
Opens/Press Night30 April 2026
Closes29 August 2026
Running Time2 hours 25 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this new staging
Presented ByShakespeare's Globe

Enter a world where the veil between the everyday and the extraordinary grows joyfully thin. As night deepens on the eve of a royal wedding, a company of amateur performers prepares a play for the big day and invite you to step into their story. Follow a group of giddy lovers chasing desire and connection through a moonlit forest as they collide with playful spirits in a fairy realm where anything is possible. Hearts open, spells go awry, and surprising transformations unfold in a shared night of mischief that fills the Globe with chaos and wonder. By dawn, everyone has been changed. Come and be part of the magic.

See cast, creatives, and 16 reviews

Grace Pervades

By David Hare

Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

Previews24 April 2026
Opens/Press Night30 April 2026
Closes11 July 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedTheatre Royal, Bath 2025
Presented BySecond Half Productions, Theatre Royal Bath with Len Blavatnik & Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment

Ralph Fiennes gives a career defining performance as Sir Henry Irving, the first actor ever to be knighted and the greatest star of the Victorian stage. The story begins in 1878 at the Lyceum Theatre, where the ambitious actor-manager Henry Irving recruits Terry to be his leading lady. The plot explores the tension between their contrasting philosophies.

See cast, creatives, and 16 reviews

Tender

By Dave Harris

Soho Theatre, London

Previews23 April 2026
Opens/Press Night30 April 2026
Closes06 June 2026
Running Time2 hours
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented BySoho Theatre

The Dancing Bears strip club is failing. Ten covers on a Saturday night. One booking next week. The new club down the street are packing fifty women a night with their twelve-inch synchronised dicks. When the boss's daughter shows up, she realises they're gonna need a bigger show.

See cast, creatives, and 8 reviews
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