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The Lives of Others

By Robert Icke — Based on the film by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Set in 1984 East Germany, a writer and an actor are placed under state surveillance. Their Stasi officer listens from the attic above their apartment, looking for signs of subversion. To observe a life is to risk changing your own.

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The Bridge

By Alaa Shehada & Sam Beale

Every year, Alaa's mother sends a gift of separation from her home in Jenin to her sister in Amman. A container of olive oil made from his grandfather's olive trees. And this year, as every year, Alaa is delivering it himself. Carrying a large yellow container, he leaves...

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Speculations

By Torben Betts

Marilyn Monroe. John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald. Three deaths that shook America. One woman who refused to stop asking questions. New York, 1965. Celebrated journalist and television star Dorothy Kilgallen is chasing the biggest story of her career. America has been given its answers. Dorothy doesn't believe them. Her...

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Recent Openings

Zamboni
A Play, Pie and Pint

By Lex Joyce

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Previews02 November 2026
Opens/Press Night02 November 2026
Closes07 November 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByÒran Mór, co-presented with Assembly Theatre

Skating instructors Donal, Noa and Gus would rather be at their local ice rink than anywhere else in the world. Joking, gossiping and watching over the ice below. But when they witness a horrific accident on shift, their safe haven is shattered, and their greatest passion becomes the very thing they're afraid of. There are some things even a Zamboni can't smooth over.

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The Moth

By Paul Herzberg

Finborough Theatre, London

Previews27 October 2026
Opens/Press Night29 October 2026
Closes21 November 2026
Running Time2 hours
First PerformedQueen's Hall Arts Centre Hexham, 2025
London premiere
Presented ByElysium Theatre Company & Andy Jordan Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre

A chance meeting on a train between John, a Black British journalist, and Marius, a White South African ex-soldier, sets in motion an escalating chain of events that reshapes their lives over the next thirty years – as John withholds forgiveness and Marius becomes increasingly obsessed with seeking it. Finally, before the nation's television cameras, they face each other to confront the past and lay bare their conflicting truths.

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The Snowman

By Raymond Briggs. Adpated by Will Tuckett

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

Previews20 October 2026
Opens/Press Night29 October 2026
Closes01 November 2026
Running Time1 hour 40 minutes
First PerformedWorld premiere of this adaptation
Presented ByBirmingham Rep and Sadler's Wells by arrangement with Snowman Enterprises Limited and Chester Music Limited

When a young boy's snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, the two set off on a night-time quest for adventure. On their travels they meet dancing penguins, reindeer and naturally, Father Christmas. Watch spellbound as the Snowman flies through the night sky above you, before escaping the clutches of the evil Jack Frost to return home for Christmas morning. Brand new production. More than three decades after its original staging, Raymond Briggs' cherished story returns in an updated production from Birmingham Rep that brings the timeless tale to life. Featuring Howard Blake's iconic score, including the beloved 'Walking in the Air', the show is a heartwarming celebration of friendship.

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