War Horse
By Michael Morpurgo — Adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet CompanyAt the outbreak of the First World War, young Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. Too young to enlist, Albert refuses to forget him, embarking on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of wartime France – determined...
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By Arthur Kopit & Cole PorterHigh Society is a classic musical comedy that follows a wealthy, icy socialite, Tracy Lord, as she prepares to marry a stuffy executive, only to have her wedding weekend thrown into chaos by the arrival of her charming ex-husband and two undercover tabloid reporters. Based on Philip Barry's play...
Continue reading...Are You Watching?
By Georgie DettmerPorn. Deepfakes. Disappearing girls. A journalist wired to a machine. A mother's grief sold for clicks. As the lines blur between entertainment and abuse, technology and sex, violence and voyeurism - who's complicit and who is in control? And are you watching?
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Atonement
By Ian McEwan — Adapted by Christopher HamptonChichester Theatre, Chichester
I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me. On an English country estate during the blazing summer of 1935, 13 year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a passionate scene between her elder sister Cecilia and the son of their housekeeper, Robbie. In a disastrous desire for drama but only a dim understanding of its impact, Briony makes an accusation which will fatally alter Cecilia and Robbie's lives and many others too - for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. Stretching from the 1930s through the Second World War to the present day, Ian McEwan's dazzling masterpiece was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and voted by Time Magazine and the Guardian as one of the 100 greatest novels of the past century.
See cast, creatives, and 8 reviewsSlaughterhouse-Five - (or the Children's Crusade)
By Kurt Vonnegut. Adapated by Eric SimonsonSouthwark Playhouse Borough, London
UK premiere Jack Studio Theatre, London 2024
Slaughterhouse-Five follows Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier who becomes "unstuck in time" after surviving the horrific 1945 firebombing of Dresden.Instead of living chronologically, Billy randomly flashes back and forward through the key moments of his existence.He experiences his capture in World War II, his mundane postwar life as a wealthy optometrist, and his abduction by a unique alien race.These four-dimensional aliens, the Tralfamadorians, exhibit him in an extraterrestrial zoo and teach him that all moments in time exist simultaneously.Ultimately, this non-linear journey serves as a powerful, satirical exploration of war trauma and human helplessness.
See cast, creatives, and 6 reviewsChitty Chitty Bang Bang
By Ian Fleming — Adapted for the stage by Jeremy SamsThe Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Delve into the hearts and imaginations of eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, his children Jeremy and Jemima, and Truly Scrumptious as they set off on an audacious adventure in their car with the big personality. Following three critically acclaimed, sellout summer musicals, this new production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang puts the Watermill's signature storytelling, inventiveness and imagination at its heart. Experience the much-loved classic songs played live by an ensemble cast of actor-musicians, including ‘Truly Scrumptious', ‘Hushabye Mountain' and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Fasten your seatbelts – summer at the Watermill is about to take off!
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