Plays
Nation
A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau’s village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other’s language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather,...
39 Steps
John Buchan’s The 39 Steps – memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 – is thrillingly adapted for the stage. Nothing has been cut from this hilarious and spectacular version of Britain’s most spell-binding thriller. Legendary scenes include the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever...
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was first performed in 1977 and has music composed by Andre Previn. This new production is staged with the pioneering orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia. A dissident is locked up in an asylum. If he accepts that he was ill, has been treated and is now cured, he will be released. He refuses. Sharing...
Mousetrap
Mousetrap, Agatha Christie’s legendary whodunit is still packing them in after more than 50 years in the West End. The world’s longest running play has lost none of its form. Indeed, the reputation of this murder mystery masterpiece goes from strength to strength as new generations of theatregoers are tricked and teased by a plot with...
The Little Dog Laughed
The Little Dog Laughed follows the adventures of Mitchell Green, a movie star who could make it big if it weren`t for one small problem - his hard-driving agent, Diane, can`t seem to keep him in the closet. The hilarity of Hollywood hypocrisy and what self-deception does to people in the shallow and superficial world of...
An Inspector Calls
From the Oscar nominated Director of The Reader, The Hours and one of Britain’s best-loved films Billy Elliot – now an Olivier Award-winning musical – comes the magnificent West End and Broadway production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller – An Inspector Calls. Hailed as the theatrical event of our generation winning more awards than any other...
Just the Tonic Comedy Club
Just the Tonic Comedy has been producing shows around the country for 15 years, establishing itself in Nottingham. Now with a permanent London home, this comedy ’superclub’ (Time Out) provides high quality line ups in the most luxurious and affordable setting in London’s West End. Housed in the recently refurbished Leicester Square Theatre, with comfortable cinema...
War Horse
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old...
Private Lives
Noel Coward`s dazzling comic masterpiece, Private Lives, provides a riotous show down between two of the screen`s most magnetic stars, Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen. Glamorous, rich and reckless, Elyot and Amanda have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses in the South of France. When by...
Twelfth Night
Everyone is looking for love – some in impossible places. Some mourn the love they have lost. Some long for love they are refused. In Illyria love aches and madness rules. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran directs a company including Richard Wilson, joining the RSC for the first time to play Malvolio. An award-winning actor...
The Woman in Black
This year The Woman in Black will celebrate its 21st birthday in the West End. Since 1989, over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most exciting, spooky, gripping and successful theatre events ever staged. Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best selling novel combines...