Theatre Record
Sign In

Top Picks

Sherlock Holmes

By Joel Horwood

London, 1890, a city rapidly expanding, devouring all in its path. Fresh off the success of his first big case, Sherlock Holmes misuses his time, until an unknown woman and a mysterious jewel arrive at 221b Baker Street. As the chase begins, and with lives on the line, can Holmes and...

Continue reading...

Mother Courage and Her Children

By Bertolt Brecht. Translated by Anna Jordan

With war raging all around her, Mother Courage sells food and clothing to soldiers, switching allegiance when it suits her and striving to keep her business and children alive at all costs. Bloody battlefields are her marketplace, her wagon, her stall. Her remarkable and brutal story is told through humour...

Continue reading...

Equus

By Peter Shaffer

What prompts a 17-year-old boy to blind six horses? This is the challenge presented to psychiatrist Martin Dysart as he delves into the psyche of his young patient Alan Strang to search for the answers and at the same time questioning whether the cure is more dangerous than the crime.

Continue reading...

Recent Openings

Quartet in Autumn

By Barbara Pym — Adapted by Samantha Harvey

Arcola Theatre, London

Previews07 May 2026
Opens/Press Night20 May 2026
Closes20 June 2026
Running Time2 hours 5 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByArcola Theatre

In 1970s London, four co-workers approach retirement, each quietly marking time. As the seasons turn, they go about their daily rituals and routines. Marcia (Pooky Quesnel, The A Word) hoards tinned food and drifts into solitude. Letty (Kate Duchêne, The Worst Witch) dreams of something more. Edwin (Anthony Calf, New Tricks), a widower, finds refuge in the church. Norman (Paul Rider, Don't Destroy Me) rails against modern life. Together, they form a quartet – a fragile compact to get through the days.

See cast, creatives, and 12 reviews

Care

By Alexander Zeldin

Young Vic Theatre, London

Previews11 May 2026
Opens/Press Night19 May 2026
Closes11 June 2026
Running Time2 hours 10 minutes
First PerformedOdéon-Théâtre de l'Europe Paris, 2022
World premiere of this translation
Presented ByYoung Vic & A Zeldin Company

A single mum, two feuding pre-teens, and their gran. When Grandmother takes a fall, she is hastily moved to a care home she doesn't want to be in, surrounded by other elderly people longing for comfort and missing home. But as time passes, she comes to see what really matters in life and between loss and loneliness, we glimpse the unexpected joy in life's everyday moments.

See cast, creatives, and 13 reviews

Churchill's Urinal

By Rosie Holt & Stewart Lee

King's Head Theatre, London

Previews13 May 2026
Opens/Press Night19 May 2026
Closes06 June 2026
Running Time1 hour 10 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere
Presented ByJames Seabright

Freshly installed in 11 Downing Street, a fearless female Chancellor of the Exchequer is determined to get rid of the ancient urinal in her grace-and-favour en-suite. Intrigue overflows into outrage when it transpires that the porcelain was first tinkled on by that undying icon of Britishness, Winston Churchill. Soon, the whole nation has a view on this storm in a pisspot. Join us for this rambunctious romp through the corridors of power and discover whether our fearless Chancellor's grip on her Budget red box can survive the clamour for her Whitehall washroom to be awarded a Blue Plaque.

See cast, creatives, and 7 reviews
View All →