Some Woman
By Helen EdmundsonJulie Robson is used to being overlooked. At work, at home, everywhere in between. But when an encounter on a station platform goes wrong and all eyes are suddenly on Julie, something shifts within her and she feels compelled to make a stand. What happens when an ordinary woman pits...
Continue reading...Murder in the Cathedral
By T.S. Eliot1170. A nation divided. Once the best of friends, King Henry II and his Archbishop, Thomas Becket, are now mortal enemies. Ignoring his allies' fears, Becket, the ‘turbulent priest', returns to Canterbury, tempting the monarch's wrath. As the women of Canterbury seek shelter in the sacred space of the cathedral,...
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By Danny Lee WynterThe boy lives in Ilford, of course he's depressed. Mixed-race teenager Ted Martin is growing up in 90s East London in a house full of chaos, laughter and tough love. One day Patrick arrives, shaking the foundations of Ted's life with his sense of style, humour and love...
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Lanny
By Max Porter. Adapted by Bea RobertsBristol Old Vic, Bristol
Not far from Bristol, there is a village. This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as the boy Lanny, and his mum and dad. But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken from his slumber in the woods. Dead Papa Toothwort, who is listening to them all.
See cast, creatives, and 5 reviewsThe Pianist
By Wladyslaw Szpilman. Adapted by Thom SoutherlandPark Theatre - Park200, London
The brilliant melodies of The Pianist himself, Wladyslaw Szpilman, underscore and uplift this musical adaptation of the acclaimed memoir, boldly adapted for the stage. Performed by an ensemble of 11 actor-musicians portraying over 50 characters and playing a symphonic array of instruments, Szpilman's music is brought to the stage for the first time outside of Poland, transporting audiences from the vibrant streets of pre-war Warsaw to the harrowing trials during the war, sweeping us up in a riveting theatrical journey of courage, family and the enduring strength of music.
See cast, creatives, and 5 reviewsMartin Guerre
By Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel SchönbergThe Old Vic Theatre, London
World premiere of this reimagining
You think you know Martin Guerre? Think again. The extraordinary true story of forbidden love, deceit and passion on trial… in an all-new version. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Olivier Award-winning musical is reimagined for the London stage with new music, new lyrics, new folk-inflected orchestrations and a thrilling new In The Round staging.
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