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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

By Edward Albee

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George's displeasure, has invited the new professor Nick and his wife Honey to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are...

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The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov. Adapted by Conor McPherson

When Lyubov Ranevskaya (Kristin Scott Thomas) returns to her childhood estate after years abroad, she finds her family home and beloved cherry orchard under threat.  As old loyalties falter and new ambitions rise, a world of privilege begins to crumble. Can Lyubov embrace the future, or will the pull of...

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Hay Fever

By Noël Coward

Last year, Judith retired from her life-on-stage. Already, she misses the applause. Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family – reclusive novelist husband David and failure-to-launch children Sorrel and Simon – are too self-involved to be a good audience. So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest...

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Recent Openings

Derren Brown: Only Human

By Derren Brown, Stephen Long & Andrew O'Connor

Apollo Theatre, London
& touring

Previews10 October 2026
Opens/Press Night21 October 2026
Closes30 January 2027
Running Time2 hours 25 minutes
First PerformedDe Montfort Hall Leicester, 2025
Presented ByOnly Human Limited; Michael Vine, Andrew O'Connor, Derren Brown & Paul Sandler for Vaudeville Productions

Following a sold-out UK & Ireland tour, multi-award-winning master showman Derren Brown brings his new live show Only Human to the West End. In this brand-new production, Derren Brown combines mind-reading, psychological illusion and storytelling in a way that is both deeply personal and electrifying. Only Human explores what it means to be human – our perceptions, our beliefs, and the fragile line between reality and illusion.

See cast, creatives, and 12 reviews

Tom at the Farm (Tom na Fazenda)

By Michel Marc Bouchard — Adapted by Armando Babaioff

Barbican Centre - The Theatre, London

Previews13 October 2026
Opens/Press Night14 October 2026
Closes17 October 2026
Running Time2 hours
First PerformedOi Futuro Rio de Janeiro, 2017
UK premiere Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2025
Presented ByThe Barbican in association with AB Produções and The Pleasance

Tom travels to a remote farm for the funeral of his lover. Blindsided to discover that his dead boyfriend's family don't know who he is, nor who he was to the deceased man. In the mud and blood of the farm, truth becomes dangerous. Silence, suspicion and suppressed desire simmer beneath the surface, as mud, blood and shadows fill the stage. Tom finds himself trapped in a web of lies, silences and threats as the farm gradually transforms into the setting for a dangerous game, revealing the violence that can hide beneath the appearance of normalcy. Performed in Portuguese with English surtitles.

See cast, creatives, and 5 reviews

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland

Based on the novel by Haruki Murakami — Adapted by Ako Takahashi

Barbican Centre, London

Previews08 October 2026
Opens/Press Night08 October 2026
Closes11 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 50 minutes
First PerformedMetropolitan Theatre Playhouse Tokyo Japan, 2026
European premiere
Presented ByThe Barbican Theatre & Horipro Inc

The boundaries between dreams, memories and realities blur in this dazzling stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami's popular novel about consciousness and identity. Enter the fragmented mind of Watashi, a human data processor employed by the 'System', who encrypts information within his own brain. As he navigates secret conspiracies and tries to make sense of the chaos around him, he discovers a shocking truth that could bring an end to his world.

See cast, creatives, and 9 reviews
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