As You Like It
By William ShakespeareTony Award-winning Jonathan Groff makes his RSC debut in Shakespeare's most sweet-natured comedy, where love is love – no matter where it falls. Rosalind is banished from the court of Duke Frederick – but not before she and young Orlando fall for each other. Seeking out her exiled father in the Forest...
Continue reading...King Lear
By William ShakespeareIn an attempt to spend the remaining years of his life unburdened by the pressures of monarchy, King Lear decides to pass his lands and responsibilities to his three daughters. When he tells them they must secure their inheritance by proving how much they love him, his eldest daughters make...
Continue reading...Letter To Brezhnev
By Frank ClarkeLetter To Brezhnev Teresa and Elaine are young, beautiful and full of life. But they don't think that will last long, because it's 1985 and this is Kirkby. Sergei and Peter are fresh off the boat and revelling in being away from the Soviet Union. Liverpool has opened their...
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Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
By Inua EllamsRoyal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton
& touring
The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria.
See cast, creatives, and 3 reviewsAntigone Exits
By Nina SegalChichester Theatre - Minerva Theatre, Chichester
Antigone's brother has died in a bloody civil war. The king – her uncle – has forbidden anyone to bury the body. Antigone is going to bury the body anyway. Twenty-five centuries after Antigone, seven performers gather to re-tell the tale of what is buried and what comes of it. Ancient Greece crashes into the contemporary, as Sophocles' classic tragedy shines a scorching light onto our current world.
See cast, creatives, and 4 reviewsAll At Sea
By Alison CarrLive Theatre, Newcastle
& touring
Where do you turn when you've got £100,000 of credit card debt? And a £400,000 mortgage? For Colin, the answer is simple: fake his death in a canoeing accident in the North Sea. Now his 'widow' Deborah is forced to enact a complex plan to secure life insurance money while lying to their sons. How do you pretend your husband is dead? What kind of toll does it take living a double life? And, how do you keep the romance alive through a fake wall in your sewing room? Inspired by the notorious Canoe Man case, All At Sea is a deep dive into Colin and Deborah's relationship by award-winning playwright Alison Carr.
See cast, creatives, and 4 reviews