The summer might be coming to an end but the new shows keep coming in a busy September. Check out what’s coming below!
Holy Fool – Park Theatre (27 Aug – 10 Oct)
At the height of Stalin’s regime, celebrated composer Dmitri Shostakovich walks a perilous tightrope. One wrong note could topple him; one perfectly judged crescendo might save his life. Under the constant threat of torture and death, he must appease a brutal despot – while quietly resisting him.
Outwardly compliant, inwardly defiant, Shostakovich composes in code: music that conceals as much as it reveals.
Holy Fool is a tense, darkly witty exploration of the absurdity of tyranny, the bravery of resistance and the triumph of the human spirit.
The Story – National Theatre (27 Aug – 24 Oct)
When a white teacher is killed in a black neighbourhood, four journalists race to get the headline – at any cost. But when shocking new evidence pulls them into the dark heart of the case, they are each forced to confront what they’re prepared to risk to tell their version of the truth.
Gripping and adrenaline-fuelled, Tracey Scott Wilson’s seminal newsroom thriller is directed by Clint Dyer with a cast including Letitia Wright, Ashley Thomas, Lorraine Toussaint, and Wilf Scolding.
Kimberly Akimbo – Hampstead Theatre (28 Aug – 7 Nov)
Starring Maria Friedman and Alice Fearn, with Michael Longhurst directing, the award-winning and hotly anticipated Kimberly Akimbo arrives at Hampstead Theatre.
Kimberly Levaco is excited to celebrate her upcoming sweet 16 – never mind the fact she looks 74, due to a rare genetic condition prematurely ageing her about four times faster than her friends. Or, she would be excited if her family hadn’t suddenly moved town under suspect circumstances, meaning she’s a little short on friends right now. And whilst her heart may be biologically ahead of its time, it’s starting to beat a little quicker after meeting Seth from the ice rink…
Kim doesn’t have long to explore the world beyond New Jersey, but she’s damn sure she’s going to once she can afford it. With her dysfunctional parents a little tight on cash, her ex-con aunt shows up with a get-rich-quick scam, and Kim’s all in for the adventure – illegal or not. Can Kim, along with Seth and her new show-choir friends, pull off the heist, find first love and have the great adventures they’ve been dreaming of?
Jane Eyre: A Musical – Southwark Playhouse Elephant (28 Aug – 24 Oct)
This five-time Tony-nominated musical retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s revolutionary novel makes its UK premiere. A story of ambition and independence, gothic mystery and great passionate love, ‘Jane Eyre’ has enchanted generations and is brought into the 21st century with this new production. Accompanied by an epic sweeping score, prepare to see Jane, the first feminist literary icon, like you never have before.
Electra / Persona – National Theatre (29 Aug – 10 Oct)
Electra. A daughter consumed by grief and rage, clinging to the idea of justice as her world comes apart. Persona. During a performance of Electra, an actress suddenly falls silent. What follows is a rupture: two women drawn into an intense, unsettling encounter where speech breaks down and the boundaries between self and role give way.
Featuring Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, and Ella Lily Hyland, Benedict Andrews’ thrilling production fuses ancient myth and modern psychology in a powerful exploration of identity, and the fragile line between who we are and who we play.
Mammy’s House – Upstairs At The Gatehouse (1 – 13 Sep)
Camden, 1985. Behind the door of a London terrace, a queer Irish household is cobbling together a life filled with humour, drag, and a freedom they could never have imagined back home. But their community is on the edge of their greatest challenge yet. Being Irish in the UK is complicated. Being queer and Irish during the early years of the AIDS crisis is downright perilous.
Mammy’s house rises to meet the challenge; offering warmth, care, sarcasm, petty squabbling, and the fierce loyalty of chosen family. As the epidemic threatens to engulf them and the world turns away, this resilient group of gay and lesbian Irish people know they have survived shame before, and they intend to survive it again.
A Beginner’s Guide to Widowhood – Lion & Unicorn Theatre (1 – 5 Sep)
Suria is on an out-of-season package holiday in Türkiye, with her two teenage children, a 20-year-old travel guide, and an audiobook on grief, but not her husband, Dan. Because. He’s dead.
She’s not ready to ‘move on’ (whatever that is), but maybe there is something that can help. Very much based on a true story, the play is relatable, sad and funny, and gently and tentatively hopeful.
Mona Loser – Southwark Playhouse Borough (2 – 5 Sep)
A workshop performance. When rock bottom hits, washed-up producer DOC makes one last gamble: change the sound, change the voice, change the game. He drops the track, and the result? It blows up. Suddenly, the world wants to know: Who is Mona Loser?
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ and set to a slick, high-energy pop score, this sharp, satirical musical follows an unsuspecting girl as she’s pushed into the spotlight to play the part of a viral sensation. But as the spotlight gets hotter and DOC lurks just out of frame, the question is: how high can Mona climb, and how far can she fall?
The Children – Lyric Hammersmith (2 Sep – 3 Oct)
Hazel and Robin have survived a catastrophe. Living on the edge of a radiation exclusion zone, Hazel still practises her yoga and Robin’s brewing parsnip wine. They are trying to keep going, clinging onto normality. That is until their old friend Rose knocks on the door. With her she brings old memories, buried secrets – and a proposition. One which tests their loyalty and forces them to confront their debt to the next generation.
Lucy Kirkwood’s gripping, darkly funny drama is directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan in this 10th anniversary production, starring Declan Conlon as Robin, Kerry Fox as Rose and the Olivier Award-nominated Meera Syal as Hazel.
Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy – Stratford East (3 Sep – 10 Oct)
Artistic Director Lisa Spirling makes her directorial debut at Stratford East with this fierce new play by Ava Pickett starring Michelle Dockery and Laura Aikman.
Years after she walked out on her family, Helen has returned home after a war fought in her name. Her husband celebrates, her childhood friend Cee does not. Over the course of this first fragile night of peace time, wounds reopen, loyalties fracture and the true cost of a woman’s choice to leave her life is made clear.
Crybabies: The Scaring – Soho Theatre (3 – 23 Sep)
The Edinburgh Fringe comedy hit comes to London. When former priest Arthur Holland checks into a remote hotel, he soon finds out it’s not just the breakfast buffet which poses a threat to life. Forced into an unlikely double act with Gerry, the ghost of a long dead guest, Arthur must tackle demons both public and private under the watchful eye of Mr Lyle – the hotel’s Norman Bates-esque manager.
Thelma & Louise – Young Vic (3 Sep – 24 Oct)
On a whim, Louise (Rachel Tucker) invites her best friend Thelma (Amy Lennox) for a spontaneous weekend getaway. After an ill-fated encounter with a stranger at a roadside bar, their lifelong friendship is forged into something dangerous and unbreakable. Propelled by a soaring musical score, they set out on a last-chance adventure in a world where every card is stacked against them.
More than thirty years after the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film, writer Callie Khouri reimagines her iconic road movie, Thelma & Louise, as a brand-new musical. With music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated artist Neko Case.
Tartuffe Remixed – Marylebone Theatre (4 Sep – 24 Oct)
Mark Rylance returns to the Marylebone Theatre to star in Tartuffe (Remixed), a new version of Moliere’s classic comedy, written and directed by Darren Raymond. Relocated to a Nigerian-jamaican household in modern England, Tartuffe (Remixed) is a deliciously biting comedy in rhyming couplets, which brings both new humour and modern pathos to the original text.
The outspoken Afolabi–Williams family gathers at Oga Afolabi’s mansion as preparations begin for the wedding of his daughter. With relatives arriving from far and wide, family traditions are in full swing, emotions are running high, and opinions are never in short supply. But when Pastor Blake, a charismatic man of God who has won Oga’s unwavering trust, takes up residence in the family home, old wounds reopen, loyalties are tested, and faith itself becomes a battleground. As the wedding day draws ever closer, the family must expose the truth before everything they hold dear is torn apart.
Darkling – Bush Theatre (5 Sep – 24 Oct)
Bhopal. India. 1984. Born under a blue sky in a city of lakes, a girl grows up with her father and sister. The three of them together, always. But as she grows, the land begins to change. A giant factory rises over her town. Her mother always wanted more for them – now the girl wants more too. Then comes the night that tears everything apart.
Ferocious, brutal and damning, this epic story of a life ravaged by ecological disaster is written by Titas Halder, directed by Matthew Xia and stars Linnea Berthelsen.
Man To Man – Royal Court (5 Sep – 24 Oct)
In 1930s Germany, a woman puts on her dead husband’s trousers and never takes them off. As the world around her changes, she endures war and dictatorship, hunger and humiliation – always fighting to stay alive.
More than 30 years after she first brought the role to life, Tilda Swinton makes a long-awaited return to stage as Ella/Max in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man – the role she originated in the acclaimed 1988 UK premiere at the Traverse Theatre and Royal Court.
Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It – Soho Theatre (7 – 26 Sep)
Triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe & Natasha return to Soho with a brand new show – and this one’s got teeth.
Two teenagers perform fake Bigfoot sightings in their Appalachian town until a neighbour’s dog turns up torn to pieces. Aside from sparking a panic that spirals out of their control, it forces them to question what might actually be terrorising their under-resourced and already superstitious community.
Under The Influence – King’s Head Theatre (8 – 26 Sep)
After becoming a viral sensation, identical twins Carine and Frances land in couples therapy as the world’s most co-dependent non-couple. The session erupts into a hilarious musical intervention and a reckoning that threatens to collapse their lifelong duet.
Best known as @thegilberttwins to their 3M+ followers online, Carine and Frances return to their musical theatre roots with their original score co-written by Shona Maule. This new musical comedy is based on their own real experience of doing couples therapy together. Loud, ridiculous, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this musical explores the chaos of sisterhood, online pressure, and the search for your own voice.
Rep: Radical Classical – Riverside Studios (8 Sep – 10 Oct)
Rep is back. Inspired by traditional companies of the past, Flywheel use one of the most intense formats of theatre-making to celebrate 50 years of the iconic Riverside Studios.
With a season of plays inspired by half a century of past productions, Flywheel breathe new life into classics. Expect a season of comedies and tragedies that reflect today’s world – exploring themes of judgement, division, and the imbalance of power within family, society, and politics.
A core ensemble of five actors will perform in all five productions, embracing the flexibility and fast-paced nature of the creative work and injecting each show with a unique intensity. Check out the full listings here.
Shamilton – The Other Palace (8 – 20 Sep)
Following sold-out runs at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe and 2026 San Francisco Sketchfest, legendary improv troupe Baby Wants Candy are bringing their hit musical parody to London for two weeks only this September.
Expect hip hop, incredible songs, powerhouse vocals and jaw-dropping choreography—except every moment is completely improvised.
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie – Underbelly Boulevard Soho (8 – 19 Sep)
The critically acclaimed musical Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie returns to London for the first time in over a decade, following acclaimed new performances at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer and more than 80 productions touring worldwide.
Created and performed by David Lutken alongside three actor-musicians playing more than twenty instruments, the show draws directly from Guthrie’s own words, letters and songs to trace the life of the American folk icon through the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression and the political movements that shaped twentieth-century America.
Fire Fire – Arcola Theatre (9 Sep – 3 Oct)
Drawing on writer John Webber’s experience growing up and working in Thurrock, once one of the UK’s primary oil refining hubs, Fire Fire is a poignant two-hander that explores how class can affect climate protest and attitudes towards global warming.
Paige, a middle-class queer activist with Nigerian heritage from Colchester, is protesting for climate action at a country park where Eddie, a white retired oil worker, is holding a memorial for his brother. They clash in fiery opposition, but their paths keep crossing until, discovering they share a long time, personal struggle to be heard, they join forces and take drastic action. Threaded through with East Anglian folk traditions, fire rituals and an original live drumming soundtrack, the drama transforms this tension between middle-class activism and working-class economic reality into something visceral and communal, with warmth, empathy and humour.
Night City – Southwark Playhouse Borough (9 Sep – 3 Oct)
Based on the writer’s own experiences, Night City is an epic new drama about the hilarious highs and devastating lows of London’s gig economy.
Meet Jack, driving for GoGo Cars, charged by cheap speed and star ratings, only living for himself. That is until he meets Tia, a waitress and budding writer determined to turn London into the city of her dreams. And Tamara, a carer, who makes a fatal error one night and plunges all their lives into chaos. Told with an eclectic soundtrack and sharp humour, this urgent new play exposes the realities of modern work and challenges corrupt systems. Silence always comes at a cost.
Written by critically acclaimed Max Wilkinson and directed by award-nominated Ebenezer Bamgboye.
Chewing Gum Dreams – Theatre503 (10 Sep – 17 Oct)
‘I looked into his face so close I found his dreams and wanted dem. And I – I had them – I had some – mines you know?’
Tracey Gordon is growing up fast, and you’ll want to come along for the ride. Chewing Gum Dreams is Michaela Coel’s unforgettable debut, with this revival starring Lauryn Ajufo. A fierce, funny, and big hearted journey through first love, last days of school, and the moments that shape who we become.
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky – Southwark Playhouse Borough (10 Sep – 17 Oct)
London, 1929. In the seedy Midnight Bell pub, barman Bob dreams of becoming a writer, while barmaid Ella dreams of being with Bob. When Bob becomes obsessed with alluring prostitute Jenny Maple, he fritters his life’s savings on trying to rescue her. But there is more to the intriguing Jenny than meets the eye…
Adapted from the classic novel by Patrick Hamilton, famed author of ‘Gaslight’, ‘Rope’ and ‘Hangover Square’, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is an epic tale of three lonely Londoners looking for connection in the sprawling streets of the metropolis. This world premiere of Simon Reade’s sharp new stage play adaptation is directed by Off West End Award winner Matthew Iliffe.
Scar Tissue – Old Red Lion (13 – 15 Sep)
It’s 9pm on Halloween and Joey’s just turned up on his best friend Mac’s doorstep with a broken nose and a suspiciously lumpy Bag for Life. But this is old hat for them – Mac has spent twenty-odd years helping Joey out whe he’s self-sabotaging. Scar Tissue is a play about male friendship, self-destructive patterns and the oddly addictive cycle of being someone’s port in a storm.
A Tale Of Two Cities – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury (14 – 19 Sep)
Slightly away from London, but Kent’s leading theatre, an hour away from the capital, debuts an in-house production this September. In 1770s Paris, revolution is stirring. Sydney Carton is a brilliant yet cynical barrister from England. Charles Darnay is the rebel child of French aristocrats. When they both fall for charming émigré Lucie Manette, a chain of events is set in motion which will endanger everyone. As the Reign of Terror rages on the streets of Paris, for some, love is a lifeline; for others, a sentence to the guillotine.
Adapted by Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud, based on one of the best-selling novels of all time, this epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption asks: is there any price too great to pay for love? A Tale of Two Cities is a Marlowe Theatre production, directed by Michael Fentiman
Golden Boy – Almeida Theatre (15 Sep – 31 Oct)
1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with extraordinary talent and a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. Pressured by a ruthless manager, tempted by a forbidden love, and bound by the expectations of his Italian-American family, Joe is a young man torn between the seductive promise of the American Dream and the quiet honour of a decent life. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become, and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side.
Olivier Award winner Sam Yates directs Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O’Connor in this revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic.
and I looked at the sky – Omnibus Theatre (15 Sep – 3 Oct)
On Betty’s 86th birthday, there is a single candle on the carrot cake that John has made from the last of the carrots in the garden. Betty is an artist, John a writer, and they have been married for most of their lives. Decades ago they made a pact: if their creative spark ever faded, they would choose their own ending. Over ten months in a remote part of England, the play follows the two of them as they revisit the life they have built and face whether that moment has come. It is a simmering, delicate piece about ageing, love and creativity, and about what autonomy means inside a long marriage.
The play is the full-length playwriting debut of Tim Stubbs Hughes.
Table 17 – Kiln Theatre (17 Sep – 24 Oct)
Would you go to dinner with your ex? The one you were engaged to, but haven’t spoken to in years? You’re over them – right?! Jada and Dallas are hashing things out in this sharp, hilarious new comedy. Can they leave 7 years of baggage at the door to give their love a second chance? Is the spark even still there? Or will the weight of their past pull them apart before the night ends?
Following sold-out runs in New York and LA, Douglas Lyons’s award-winning play, directed by Zhailon Levingston, makes its UK premiere at Kiln. Featuring Marisha Wallace as Jada, Jamael Westman as Dallas, and Michael Rishawn as River/Eric.
Don Toberman: Ping Pong Champ – Soho Theatre (17 – 19 Sep)
Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ is an absurd physical comedy where the audience plays pantomime ping-pong against the world’s greatest champion. It’s an unhinged satire of American sports culture centered around one career-defining match.
Three Men in a Boat – Rose Theatre Kingston (18 Sep – 10 Oct)
Jerome, George and Harris are lifelong pals. Whenever one is in a spot of bother the others will always jump in to help him out. So what could possibly go wrong as they set out on a carefree boat trip up the Thames – from leafy Kingston to Oxford’s dreaming spires? Nothing at all. Except torrential rain, alarmingly eccentric dogs and a bout of hallucination brought on by some of the most dangerously rancid cheese ever cultivated. This is a rollicking story of three men, one boat and three dozen angry swans.
Directed by Christopher Haydon, with original songs by Tony Nominee Grant Olding and physical comedy created by John Nicholson, this world premiere brings Jerome K. Jerome’s classic novel to hilarious life.
The Urmetazoan – Hampstead Theatre (18 Sep – 24 Oct)
Sisters are strange – a collision of opposites and alignments, pulling and pushing away from each other. Alice and Abigail are no different. Alice got their mother’s looks; Abigail got her sense of humour. Alice has a Nobel Prize for Medicine; Abigail likes to get stoned on the sofa. Abigail is a homebody; Alice is preparing to leave the earth forever on a one-way mission to deep space.
When the sisters rediscover the joy of being in each other’s orbit, the concept of a goodbye becomes much harder than either of them anticipated. But the countdown has already started… Written by Alex Rugman.
Tru – Menier Chocolate Factory (19 Sep – 14 Nov)
Tru by Jay Presson Allen stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote, author of such noted novels as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. Set in his New York apartment in December 1975, following the publication of an excerpt from his tell-all novel Answered Prayers – which alienated him from his high-society friends – the play depicts him alone, reflecting on his life, career and the fallout from the book, while dealing with his loneliness, addiction and his complex relationships.
A sell-out success in New York, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is now bringing his remarkable incarnation of Truman Capote to London audiences.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – @sohoplace (21 Sep – 19 Dec)
In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor Nick and his wife Honey to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.
This revival of Edward Albee’s play stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Gillian Anderson and Emmy and Tony Award winner Billy Crudup. Set in the round and directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Marianne Elliott, this fierce new production draws every spectator right into the eye of the storm…
The Standard of Living – Theatre Royal Haymarket (21 Sep – 12 Dec)
A brand new world-premiere play from the Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham. Directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Rory Kinnear and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova in her West End debut, this blazing new play tells the astonishing story of rebel economist and member of the Bloomsbury Group, John Maynard Keynes.
Husband to ballerina Lydia Lopokova. Lover to Duncan Grant. Friend to Virginia Woolf. Keynes moves between the corridors of power in Whitehall and the intoxicating freedom of a radical circle of artists, writers and lovers – all determined to live differently. But as markets crash, old systems crumble and Britain teeters on the edge of chaos, one question begins to consume him: What is a good life?
Hay Fever – Wyndham’s Theatre (22 Sep – 12 Dec)
Last year, Judith retired from her life-on-stage. Already, she misses the applause. Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family – reclusive novelist husband David and failure-to-launch children Sorrel and Simon – are too self-involved to be a good audience.
So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses have a guest of their own arriving at the very same time. Completely unsuited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house quickly erupts into a chaos of parlour games, put-downs and unrequested encores.
Emmy, two-time Tony, Screen Actors Guild and Drama Desk winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut as the iconic Judith Bliss, sparring with Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in a stinging new production of Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy directed by Emily Burns.
The Last Ship – Theatre Royal Drury Lane (22 Sep – 3 Oct)
Rooted in his own childhood in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, Sting’s musical, The Last Ship tells the moving story of a community of shipbuilders in the North East of England, faced with the closure of their shipyard – the heart of their existence.
Sting takes on the role of Jackie White, the shipyard’s foreman whose health is failing just as his leadership is needed most. In this very personal show, the artist immerses the audience in the hometown he was desperate to escape, a world where love, loss, and hope intertwine. Sting’s beloved songs such as Island of Souls, All This Time, and When We Dance are woven into the performance in this fully staged, large-scale production featuring a company of over 50.
DAD – Golden Goose Theatre (22 Sep – 3 Oct)
The world premiere of DAD by David Solomon, starring Ivan Kaye and Nigel Betts and directed by Brittany Rex.
Nathan reaches out to his two brothers Aaron and Karl to help him find their father who has been missing for two days. In an afternoon full of surprises and revelations, the family begin to come to terms with the terrible trauma that their father has visited on all of them. Beyond Nathan and his brothers, Dad’s malign influence has broken the lives of Nathan’s ex wife Leila and their son Daniel. DAD is about the ripple effects of control and the persistence of past trauma. A shocking resolution suggests there is only one way to truly escape.
The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) – New Diorama Theatre (22 Sep – 10 Oct)
Award-winning international company BÉZNĂ Theatre presents a blistering multimedia investigation into the relationship between mainstream media, public opinion, and state crime. Created in collaboration with globally renowned researchers Shadow World Investigations and the International State Crime Initiative, and rooted in direct testimony from Palestinians in Gaza, The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) is a wildly theatrical interrogation of the widening gulf between what we’re told, what we witness, and what we choose to believe.
Featuring original music and an all-Palestinian and Palestinian heritage ensemble, this visually striking and visceral world premiere confronts the nature of truth in reporting, dismantling the machinery used to construct and distort public perception and illuminating the human cost behind journalistic choices.
Affluenza – Riverside Studios (26 Sep – 21 Nov)
When a teen’s drunken car ride ends in devastation, the verdict comes down to one question – is it possible to be too affluent to know the difference between right and wrong? Inspired by true events surrounding a shocking legal defence, Affluenza explores the ripple effects of power and privilege.
Set against the ultra-wealthy social haven of the Hamptons, Affluenza raises thought-provoking questions about moral accountability, family legacy, and the American justice system. Do any of us truly understand the cost and generational impact of privilege and opulence? Written and directed by Andy Sandberg, and starring Noah Schnapp and Janette Manrara.
Sappho: The Poetess – Young Vic (27 Sep)
Part of Shedinburgh. This is the untold story of Sappho — poetess, queer icon, and history’s first great songwriter.
Torn from the woman she loves and forced into a marriage she never wanted, Sappho fights to reclaim her voice and her lost love — learning the heavy price the world demands of those who defy its rules. Guitar in hand and lyrics sharp as flames, she returns — part oracle, part rock star — in a musical memoir of women who dare to love, to dream, and to create in defiance of the world.
Sweet Victory – Etcetera Theatre (27 – 28 Sep)
A new work of comedic historical fiction. The American Revolutionary war has been waging for several years with no end in sight. Sweet Victory, follows an American and British soldier as they spend the last days of the American Revolutionary War in the forests of New York…tolerating each other. Although they share the same name, John Smith and John Thomas couldn’t be more different, but right now they only have each other.
Franz & Marie – Charing Cross Theatre (28 Sep – 14 Nov)
Set in the twisted world of late 19th Century European Folklore, after action on the front line a platoon of young soldiers has been stationed in an isolated outpost for months awaiting further orders. Among them is Franz Woyzeck, a man haunted by nightmares since his return. He sees fire in the sky—hallucinations that blur the line between reality and trauma. Franz lives for two people: his girlfriend Marie, and their baby, Georgie. Forbidden from taking leave during the war, they haven’t been able to marry, but his devotion is absolute- he goes above and beyond to provide for Marie and his child.
Franz & Marie is a unique and visceral musical that breathes new life into Georg Büchner’s classic German tragedy, ‘Woyzeck’, with soul-rattling Indie Raw Folk.
HAM – Soho Theatre (29 Sep – 31 Oct)
A kinky eco-hijacking of Shakespeare’s Hamlet about meat, madness, and the power of shame. A grief-stricken vegan seeks revenge for the death of a pig. First, he thinks for a long time. Second, he blames his mother. Finally, he wreaks the ultimate vengeance… by putting on a play.
