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Abigail's Party

By Mike Leigh

Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next...

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Angels in America

By Tony Kushner. Reimnagined by Peter van Kraaij

Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an epoch-defining work of American theatre. Set at the height of the AIDS crisis, yet enduringly relevant, we follow the story of two very different people grappling with their diagnoses – former drag queen Prior and vindictive lawyer...

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Who Killed Marilyn?

By Sharleen Cooper Cohen

Making its world premiere at Emerald Theatre London from 15 August 2026, Who Killed Marilyn? dares to challenge the most enduring myth surrounding one of the twentieth century's most iconic women. Drawing on decades of documented evidence, conspiracy and cover-up, the production presents a vivid and provocative re-examination of the life and...

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Recent Openings

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Globe, London

Previews14 August 2026
Opens/Press Night21 August 2026
Closes25 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 40 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this new staging
Presented ByShakespeare's Globe

Written around 1600 and set in two contrasting communities; city and forest. Rosalind and Celia have been banished from Court. In fear of their lives, they disguise themselves and seek sanctuary in the Forest of Arden. Amongst the magical and ancient boughs, Rosalind discovers her exiled father, uncovers various truths about herself and others...and falls helplessly in love. But in this earthly paradise nothing is quite what it seems: men do not always act like men, and women can be anything at all...Uplifting, awe-inspiring and immense fun, Shakespeare's wondrous comedy is a joyous celebration of the liberating power of love and the redeeming spirit of nature.

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A Seance Spectacular with the Mystical Medium Wolf Sisters from the Great White North

By Carly Anna Billings & Cecilia O'Grady

Just the Tonic at the Mash House - Just the Attic, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews20 August 2026
Closes30 August 2026
Running Time1 hour
Presented ByGhosts Are Everywhere

An invitation to a proper Victorian seance in an appropriately eerie attic. Comedians Carly Anna Billings (The Second City Toronto) and Cecilia O'Grady will take you back in time as the Wolf Sisters, two founders of American Spiritualism, on the road, sharing their gifts of spirit and sisterhood when everything goes awry. Part comedy, part scare, this 60-minute show created and performed by these 'hilarious hosts' (Common Ground Arts, Edmonton) is sure to deliver you a spine-tinglingly silly spirit-filled story.

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Habits

By Scott Strom

Just the Tonic at The Caves - Just Out Of The Box, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews20 August 2026
Closes30 August 2026
Running Time1 hour
Presented ByGooseneck Theatre Company

Rita's decided it's time to get over her fear of pissing her pants. So she's blackmailed the usher, a close and not-so-personal friend, to keep her from using the toilet until the curtain closes. Using the performance as exposure therapy, Rita must persevere through delusions, panic attacks and a little bit of blood to make it to the end. Habits is a metatheatrical tragicomedy about OCD, the frustration of slow progress and the harmful things people are willing to do for a little bit of peace.

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