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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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The Silence of the Lambs

By Thomas Harris. Adapted by Gina Gionfriddo

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...

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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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Recent Openings

Till the Stars Come Down

By Beth Steel

Playhouse, Nottingham

Previews05 September 2026
Opens/Press Night10 September 2026
Closes26 September 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedNational Theatre London, 2024
Presented ByNottingham Playhouse

It's Sylvia and Marek's big day and the Stone family have gathered in Mansfield. The bride, her sisters and aunties are getting their glam on and everyone's on their best behaviour. For now. But once the vows have been made and the drinks start flowing, deep-seated family resentments begin to bubble up. When secrets start spilling out, alliances shift, and by the end of the night, nothing will ever be quite the same again. Funny, relatable and deeply moving, this brilliant night out explores what happens when we're forced to choose between family, and love.

See cast, creatives, and 6 reviews

East is East

By Ayub Khan Din

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
& touring

Previews04 September 2026
Opens/Press Night08 September 2026
Closes03 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 35 minutes
First PerformedBirmingham Repertory Theatre, 1996
World premiere of this new revival
Presented ByOctagon Theatre Bolton, Citizens Theatre and Wiltshire Creative in association with Derby Theatre

Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line between two cultures. George Khan is determined to raise the family in his Pakistani way. His English wife, Ella, just wants to keep the peace. Their seven children? They're busy discovering disco, denim, and defiance. When George begins arranging marriages for his sons, rebellion erupts and loyalties are tested. What follows is a hilarious and deeply moving battle between tradition and change.

See cast, creatives, and 4 reviews

Present Laughter

By Noël Coward

Theatre Royal, Bath
& touring

Previews26 August 2026
Opens/Press Night02 September 2026
Closes05 September 2026
Running Time2 hours 40 minutes
First PerformedGrand Theatre Blackpool,1942
World premiere of this reimagining
Presented ByTheatre Royal Bath Productions & Augusta Productions

Geri Essendine is a hugely successful actress who has been 39 for the best part of a decade. Her personality, wit and charm have earned her a legion of devoted fans, young and old, and a coterie of friends, acquaintances and hangers-on. Just as she is about to depart for a tour of Australia, Geri finds herself besieged by a bevvy of would-be lovers, not to mention her long-suffering secretary, estranged husband and an obsessed young playwright. Will she ever disentangle herself from their tightening clutches and incessant demands? And deep down, does she really want to…?

See cast, creatives, and 7 reviews
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