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My Fair Lady

By Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion

Lerner & Loewe's glorious, evergreen musical My Fair Lady – with an overflowing bouquet of ravishing songs including The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, With a Little Bit of Luck and Wouldn't It be Loverly – has never before been produced at Chichester. With its sparkling dialogue, brilliant...

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The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov in a new version by Laura Wade

Ranyevskaya and Lopakhin are giants at war over a cherished estate. Madame Ranyevskaya returns from five years in Paris to find her house crumbling under the weight of debt and memory and her beloved cherry orchard under threat. Attempting to mend her extravagance, Lopakhin, the son of a serf, insists...

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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

Created by George R. R. Martin — Written by Duncan Macmillan

Enter the world before. A long winter thaws in Harrenhal, and spring is promised. At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend. But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm's merciless...

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Recent Openings

Much Ado About Nothing / Love's Labour's Lost

By William Shakespeare. Adapted by Tom Littler

Orange Tree Theatre - Orange Tree on the Hill, Richmond

Previews31 July 2026
Opens/Press Night08 August 2026
Closes22 August 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedRoyal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford Upon Avon, 2014
Presented ByThe Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre, Theatre Royal Haymarket Limited, Jonathan Church Productions Limited & Triumph Proscenium Productions Limited

In the idyllic summer of 1939, four aristocratic young men swear a strict, three-year vow to avoid women and focus on academic study, a plan instantly upended by the arrival of a vibrant Princess and her witty friends. The fast-talking Berowne and Rosaline lead a high-energy battle of wits, but their summer of flirting is abruptly cut short by the devastating outbreak of World War II, forcing the lovers to separate. Fast-forwarding to 1945, the battle-weary soldiers return to the exact same country estate to heal, with the original lovers now evolved into a bruised, older Benedick and Beatrice. While a bitter comrade schemes to destroy the whirlwind wedding of a younger couple, the mature lovers use their legendary, protective banter to shield themselves from the vulnerabilities of a post-war world. Ultimately, through the chaotic intervention of a local home guard, the malicious plots are uncovered, allowing the community to find joyful reconciliation and closure after six long years of separation.

See cast, creatives, and 5 reviews

The Silence of the Lambs

By Thomas Harris. Adapted by Gina Gionfriddo

Curve Theatre, Leicester
& touring

Previews01 August 2026
Opens/Press Night05 August 2026
Closes15 August 2026
Running Time2 hours 15 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByCrossroads Live, Curve & Indigo Productions

When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it's hoped his brilliant mind will help catch a sadistic new serial killer, Buffalo Bill. Another girl is missing, and time is running out. But Dr Lecter has questions of his own, and now Clarice must decide: keep a safe distance, or let Hannibal ‘The Cannibal' into her head…?

See cast, creatives, and 7 reviews

Fame - the Musical

By Jose Fernandez & Jaques Levy

Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth

Previews28 July 2026
Opens/Press Night04 August 2026
Closes15 August 2026
Running Time2 hours 35 minutes
First PerformedCoconut Grove Playhouse Miami Florida, 1988
Presented ByTheatre Royal Plymouth

1980: Manhattan, New York. Amid the relentless noise and chaos of the city lies a sanctuary for young artists, The High School of Performing Arts. From first audition to final curtain call, FAME follows a group of students as they come-of-age through their shared passion for music, drama and dance. This is a raw journey into the heart of showbiz – where a joyous community of talent and ambition collides with the sacrifice and harsh reality of chasing your dreams. Powered by an unforgettable score that defined a generation, this production is the first to feature songs from the iconic 1980 movie, capturing the authentic 80's spirit audiences know and love.

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