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Mass

By Fran Kranz

I'm really grateful to finally see you all together. May I say that. And I hope we all feel this was the right thing to do once we've left here today. In a quiet room of an Episcopal church, two couples meet to have a conversation no parent...

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The Price

By Arthur Miller

On the eve of selling their late father's possessions, two estranged brothers meet in a cluttered New York attic for the first time in years. What begins as a simple transaction becomes a fierce emotional reckoning, as decades of resentment, sacrifice and buried truth erupt into the open. By...

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Grace Pervades

By David Hare

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...

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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 9 reviews

Driftwood

By Martina Laird

The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
& touring

Previews17 April 2026
Opens/Press Night28 April 2026
Closes30 May 2026
Running Time2 hours 40 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByKiln Theatre & Royal Shakespeare Company

As colonial Trinidad advances towards political independence, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemen's club becomes entangled in a different kind of custody battle. ALMA promises its guests a comfortable environment to relax and indulge. Owned by Englishman Mansion, it's governed by Pearl and coveted by beguiling Ruby. Then Diamond drifts in. His impetuous deal with a corrupt US Marine imperils ALMA, and all their lives are collateral damage. One wrong move and everything could shatter.

See cast, creatives, and 5 reviews

Heartsink

By Farine Clarke

Riverside Studios, London

Previews21 April 2026
Opens/Press Night24 April 2026
Closes10 May 2026
Running Time1 hour 25 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByUnequal Productions Ltd

"After years in practice seeing through a doctors' eyes, I find myself on a crash-course as the patient. The view isn't quite so attractive from this side, you'll be surprised to know." For GP, Dr Jeffrey Longford, a cancer diagnosis propels him into a new life on the other side of the stethoscope. The world he held true undergoes brutal challenge as he transitions from high status, knowledgeable practitioner to vulnerable, dependant and at times, terrified patient. Losing his title in exchange for a patient label and querying the professions' steadfast view on assisted dying are just two of a glut of issues which throw Dr Longfords' long-standing belief system into sharp relief.

See cast, creatives, and 3 reviews
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