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The Story

By Tracey Scott Wilson

There's the truth and then there's the story When a white teacher is killed in a black neighbourhood, four journalists race to get the headline - at any cost. But when shocking new evidence pulls them into the dark heart of the case, they are each forced to...

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Kimberly Akimbo

By David Lindsay-Abaire

Kimberly Levaco is excited to celebrate her upcoming sweet 16 – never mind the fact she looks 74, due to a rare genetic condition prematurely ageing her about four times faster than her friends. Or, she would be excited if her family hadn't suddenly moved town under suspect circumstances, meaning she's a little...

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Bloodsport - After Helen of Troy

By Ava Pickett

Years after she walked out on her family, Helen has returned home after a war fought in her name. Her husband celebrates, her childhood friend Cee does not. Over the course of this first fragile night of peace time, wounds reopen, loyalties fracture and the true cost of a woman's...

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Recent Openings

Tartuffe (Remixed)

By Darren Raymond after Molière

Marylebone Theatre, London

Previews04 September 2026
Opens/Press Night10 September 2026
Closes24 October 2026
Running Time2 hours 30 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this working
Presented ByIntermission & Marylebone Theatre

In the lead-up to Christmas, the outspoken Afolabi?Williams family gathers at Oga Afolabi's mansion for their annual four-week reunion, a tradition always fraught with drama. This year is especially eventful as preparations unfold for Marianne's wedding to Valere. Tensions escalate with the arrival of Tartuffe, a seemingly devout man who has quickly gained Oga's trust and a permanent place in the household, despite others' suspicions. As the holiday approaches, the family must confront rising conflicts over faith, manipulation, and control beneath their polished traditions.

See cast, creatives, and 7 reviews

The Children

By Lucy Kirkwood

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London

Previews02 September 2026
Opens/Press Night10 September 2026
Closes03 October 2026
Running Time1 hour 30 minutes
First PerformedRoyal Court Theatre London, 2016
Presented ByLyric Hammersmith Theatre

Hazel and Robin have survived a catastrophe. Living on the edge of a radiation exclusion zone, Hazel still practises her yoga and Robin's brewing parsnip wine. They are trying to keep going, clinging onto normality. That is until their old friend Rose knocks on the door. With her she brings old memories, buried secrets – and a proposition. One which tests their loyalty and forces them to confront their debt to the next generation.

See cast, creatives, and 8 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
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