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Murder in the Cathedral

By T.S. Eliot

1170. A nation divided. Once the best of friends, King Henry II and his Archbishop, Thomas Becket, are now mortal enemies. Ignoring his allies' fears, Becket, the ‘turbulent priest', returns to Canterbury, tempting the monarch's wrath. As the women of Canterbury seek shelter in the sacred space of the cathedral,...

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As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Tony 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...

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King Lear

By William Shakespeare — Adapted by Matthew Dunster

Shakespeare's most elemental tragedy charts a kingdom where power corrupts, families become enemies and prosperity devolves into war. At its centre is the mind of a man who can no longer understand what it means to be human. Lear is a searing portrait of a king unable to distinguish...

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Recent Openings

Lanny

By Max Porter. Adapted by Bea Roberts

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol

Previews16 October 2026
Opens/Press Night22 October 2026
Closes07 November 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByBristol Old Vic in association with English Touring Theatre

Not far from Bristol, there is a village. This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as the boy Lanny, and his mum and dad. But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken from his slumber in the woods. Dead Papa Toothwort, who is listening to them all.

See cast, creatives, and 6 reviews

Our Friends in the North: The Thatcher Years

By Peter Flannery

Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Previews15 October 2026
Opens/Press Night20 October 2026
Closes24 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 15 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByLive Theatre, Eastlake Productions & Newcastle Theatre Royal

BAFTA-winning BBC drama and cultural landmark Our Friends in the North returns to the city where it began in a new stage adaptation by original writer Peter Flannery and award-winning director Jack McNamara. Marking 30 years since the series became a defining British drama, this adaptation revisits four Newcastle friends – Tosker, Geordie, Nicky and Mary – who come of age during the Thatcher years, a period of seismic political and social change, testing their friendships, ambitions and relationships. Focusing on a pivotal chapter of the original story, the production is funny, tender and fiercely political, capturing both intimate personal journeys and sweeping national shifts.

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The Hollow - Agatha Christie's The Hollow

By Agatha Christie — Adapted by Tamsin Oglesby

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
& touring

Previews09 October 2026
Opens/Press Night14 October 2026
Closes17 October 2026
Running TimeTBA
First PerformedWorld premiere of this adaptation
Presented ByFiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited and the Marlowe Theatre Canterbury

Hercule Poirot's quiet break in the country is disturbed. At The Hollow, an elegant country estate, a glamorous circle of guests gather one summer evening. But beneath the sunlit charm, something darker coils: old passions refuse to die, new rivalries ignite, and dangerous infatuations take hold. Then a shot rings out. A body is discovered, a smoking revolver in an unsteady hand, the scene appearing almost staged — a shockingly straightforward crime that is anything but. Poirot must unravel a web of long-buried family tensions, sibling rivalries and romantic obsessions in this new adaptation by Tamsin Oglesby.

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