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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

In 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...

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Letter To Brezhnev

By Frank Clarke

Letter 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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Recent Openings

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto

By Inua Ellams

Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton
& touring

Previews28 September 2026
Opens/Press Night02 October 2026
Closes10 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 50 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByFuel in association with Touring Together

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 reviews

Antigone Exits

By Nina Segal

Chichester Theatre - Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Previews26 September 2026
Opens/Press Night01 October 2026
Closes17 October 2026
Running Time1 hour 10 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByChichester Festival Theatre

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 reviews

All At Sea

By Alison Carr

Live Theatre, Newcastle
& touring

Previews24 September 2026
Opens/Press Night29 September 2026
Closes10 October 2026
Running Time1 hour 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByLive Theatre & Stephen Joseph Theatre in association with Laurels

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
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