Time is the longest distance between two places. Following a multi Tony Award-nominated run on Broadway, Oliver and Tony Award-winning director John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two, Let the Right One In, Black Watch) revives his visionary staging of Tennessee Williams; heart-rending masterpiece about a family struggling to survive on hopes and dreams.
A domineering mother. A daughter lost in a world of her own. A son desperate to leave. Former Southern Belle Amanda Wingfield, played by Tony Award-winning Broadway icon Cherry Jones, enlists the help of son Tom (Michael Esper) to find a husband for her fragile daughter Laura (Kate Flynn). But will the long-awaited gentleman caller (Brian J. Smith) fulfil or shatter the family’s delicate dreams.
A universally acclaimed creative team bring 1930s St Louis stylishly to life. With movement by Olivier Award-winning Steven Hoggett, set and costume design by multi Tony Award-winner Bob Crowley, lighting design by multi Tony Award-winner Natasha Katz, sound design from Olivier and Tony Award-winning Paul Arditti and music by celebrated composer Nico Muhly, this is a stunning and evocative production of Tennessee Williams heart-breaking classic.
After a sold out run the Royal Court Theatre, the highly anticipated production of Jez Butterworth’s new major drama The Ferryman will transfer to the West End. Multi award-winning actor, director and writer Paddy Considine is joined by Laura Donnelly and Genevieve O’Reilly in the production directed by Sam Mendes.
The Girls is the true story of the Yorkshire Calendar Girls - a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraodinary.
This new musical comedy has brought together the writing talents of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth who grew up in the same village in the North of England and have been friends for 25 years. The Girls originally opened at The Grand Theatre in Leeds and The Lowry Theatre, Salford where it received standing ovations at every performance.
Following on from his innovative digital work Pattern Recognition, Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley takes on the breath-taking scale of space for his company’s main stage debut.
Working in partnership with the scientists from STFC RAL Space at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 8 Minutes draws inspiration from the images and data of solar science research to explore the spectacular forces at work in the universe and illuminate our relationship with the star that gives us life.
With a specially created score by the electroacoustic music innovator Daniel Wohl and an installation of high-definition imagery from visual artist Tal Rosner, 8 Minutes creates a striking, immersive environment of dance, music and film.
The critically acclaimed multi-sensory experience created and directed specifically for children aged 5-10 is back in 2017! Les Petits Theatre Company invite you to fall down the rabbit hole once more and join them for the magical, Adventures in Wonderland.
Alice is missing in Wonderland and it’s up to you to find her. On entering Wonderland whether you Eat me or Drink Me will determine your unique path. Tumble with the Tweedle twins; follow the White Rabbit and take Tea with the Hatter at the Maddest Tea Party of all! But be careful not to lose your heads if the Queen catches you taking her tarts.
If you have already met Lewis Carroll’s most beloved characters, the Mad Hatter has a few more surprises under his hat. And for all those who have yet to experience Wonderland, don’t miss out on this unique and unforgettable 60 minute immersive adventure!
A new play by MATTHEW DUNSTER
Adapted from the novel by CHARLES DICKENS
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.
Sound familiar? How much more do those in power think Europe’s poor can take? When will the people take to the streets of the cities and roar enough is enough?
Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label in 1990. While she has been known as the Little Folksinger her music has embraced punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and even more distant sounds.
Her collaborators have included everyone from Utah Phillips to legendary R&B saxophonist Maceo Parker to Prince. She has shared stages with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, Greg Brown, Billy Bragg, Michael Franti, Chuck D., and many more. She will be releasing a new album Binary in 2017.
Following the award-winning Polaris (Thomas Ades: see the music, hear the dance), this piece from Sadler’s Wells Assocate Artist Crystal Pite cements her place as one of the most inventive choreographers working today.
Shock and bewilderment encompass you in the wake of a disaster. In this timeless, liminal space you are at once the survivor, and the disaster waiting to happen. Created by Jonathon Young and Pite, Betroffenheit touches on themes of loss, trauma, addiction and recovery through a boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance.
This piece is co-created by Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre.
Whisper House - the latest musical by Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik - is coming to The Other Palace (formerly known as the St James Theatre) in April 2017.
An eerie lighthouse stands on the remote East Coast of America at the height of World War II. When Christopher’s father’s plane is shot down, he is sent to live there with an Aunt he has never met and her mysterious Japanese housekeeper. Soon, he begins to hear strange music seeping through the walls. Is his imagination getting the better of him, or are the ghosts warning of real danger? Soon the whispers become something louder…
Combining a thrillingly original rock score with an unforgettable tale about learning to embrace the unknown, Whisper House features spellbinding illusions and a stunning ghostly band! The cast will be announced soon, so please check back for more information.
Music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening, American Psycho), book and lyrics by Obie award-winning Kyle Jarrow (A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant) and conceived with Keith Powell.
At The Other Palace (formerly St James Theatre) for a strictly limited season starting April 2017, book your Whisper House tickets today!
Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: The Ladybird has a plan of her own.
Book early for this perfect family treat, live on stage in the West End! Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this glittering stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks colourful farmyard adventures.
With live music, puppetry, plenty of audience participation and lots of laughs.
Who will be crowned this year’s winner of the prestigious WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards? Wonderfully entertaining Tina urner Tea Lady and the ten finalists from this year’s competition invite you to this riotous celebration of the UKs best up-and-coming musical comedians! A surreal and wonderful experience. As the Musical Comedy Awards demonstrate, the genre is currently bursting with talent. Who’s performing and how does the show work?
Our finalists have not yet been decided as our competitors are currently battling it out at our live shows at the Phoenix in Cavendish Square. On the night, each of the ten finalists will perform 8 minutes of their musical comedy material and a series of industry judges will vote for the winner. Our sponsors will also judge which act had the best audience reaction and present the Audience Favourite Award to the winner. There will also be a performance from our Best Newcomer.
Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.
After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess finally returns to Florida. In a small town on the Space Coast, as the final shuttle is about to launch, Jess must confront her scars and a home that may have changed even more than her.
Experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality therapy, she builds a breath-taking new world where she can escape her pain. There, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.
Don’t miss the hugely acclaimed The Wild Party as it makes its UK premiere as the inaugural production of The Other Palace, formerly St James Theatre, when it reopens in February 2017.
Directed and choreographed by 2016 Olivier-Award winner Drew McOnie (In the Heights) and starring the Tony Award-winning Frances Ruffelle (Les Miserables), this sizzling new production of the Tony-Award nominated sensation features music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, who received a Grammy nomination for the original Broadway production in 2000.
A glittering, razor-sharp, blackly comic musical of Manhattan decadence and 1920s excess, The Wild Party tells the story of Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville showgirl and vaudeville clown, who decide to throw the party to end all parties in a bid to save their toxic relationship. But as the gin flows, the jazz swings and the sexual tension smoulders, debauchery soon turns to tragedy, as even the wildest of parties can’t last forever.
Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.
Mr Twit has a very hairy face. His beard is spiky and smelly. It also contains cornflakes, sardines and even some stilton.
Mrs Twit is equally as foul and she hates Mr Twit just as much as Mr Twit hates her.
The Twits really are the most spiteful and revolting couple you could ever hope to meet. They spend their days playing wicked tricks on each other and mistreating Muggle-Wump monkeys. They also have a particularly sticky trick to catch Roly-Poly birds for their bird pies.
But not for much longer because the monkeys have a cunning plan to teach those terrible twits a lesson.
Guests are invited to an exclusive dinner after a night at the opera. Towards the end of the evening they find they are unable to leave. The door is open - but no one can get out, and no one can get in.
The elegant party quickly dissolves into anarchy. One guest dies. Two others kill themselves in a suicide pact. Finally, the dishevelled survivors discover that by re-enacting earlier events they can escape. There is celebration and relief but it is short-lived, as soon they realize they are trapped again.
Based on the screenplay by Luis Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza.