Shadowlands
By William NicholsonSet in 1950s Oxford, the play follows the reserved academic and Narnia creator C.S. Lewis as his orderly life is upended by the arrival of Joy Davidman, a spirited American poet. What begins as a formal intellectual correspondence evolves into an unlikely and deep connection that challenges Lewis's...
Continue reading...I'm Sorry, Prime Minister
By Jonathan LynnJim Hacker — once the most powerful man in Britain — is now retired and seeking a quiet life at Oxford's Hacker College. But peace eludes him as he's about to be evicted by a rebellious College Fellowship and student body who aren't impressed by his past glories. When...
Continue reading...Dracula
By Bram Stoker. Adpated by Kip WilliamsDeep in the desolate wilderness stands a crumbling castle; a mysterious presence lurking within. For centuries, Count Dracula has waited in hiding. Now, this phantom is coming out of the shadows. As the Count sets his sights on a fresh target, a new kind of terror begins – seductive, unstoppable and...
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Theatre For One
By Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, Mark O'Rowe, Katie Holly, Joy Nesbitt & Louise O'NeillBarbican Centre, London
UK premiere
Part confessional, part peep-show booth, step inside and enjoy a free, five-minute performance that showcases the best of Irish writing, performed by one actor for one audience member. Six short plays are performed in rotation as part of this unique theatrical experience, each written specifically for this project, including writing by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr and Mark O'Rowe. Audiences are invited to join a queue and wait in line for their surprise, one-on-one performance.
See cast, creatives, and 3 reviewsThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Based on the novel by Rachel Joyce — Adapted by Katy Rudd & Peter Darling with Rachel JoyceTheatre Royal Haymarket, London
Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door… and he keeps on walking. From Devon's quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption, and second chances. Strangers turn into companions, kindness appears in unexpected places, and the road reveals more than Harold ever imagined. Back home, his wife Maureen begins her own journey, one that might bring them together again. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a moving celebration Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door… and he keeps on walking. From Devon's quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption, and second chances. Strangers turn into companions, kindness appears in unexpected places, and the road reveals more than Harold ever imagined. Back home, his wife Maureen begins her own journey, one that might bring them together again.
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