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The Year Of Magical Thinking
Fri 22nd Aug-Wed 27th Aug
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A Work In Progress By A Life I
Fri 29th Aug-Thu 29th Jan
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The Woman In Black
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 20th Dec
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The Wizard Of Oz
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 31st Jan
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Wicked
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 4th Apr
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We Will Rock You
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 3rd Oct
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Waves
Wed 20th Aug-Tue 9th Sep
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Voulez Vous
Sat 11th Oct-Sat 18th Oct
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Under The Blue Sky
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 20th Sep
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Twelth Night
Mon 1st Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Totus Mundus: Liberty
Sun 31st Aug-Sat 4th Oct
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They're Playing Our Song
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 28th Sep
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The Circle
Mon 29th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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That'll Be The Day!
Thu 13th Nov
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Stomp
Thu 21st Aug-Sun 8th Feb
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The Sound Of Music
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 28th Feb
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...some trace of her
Thu 28th Aug-Tue 21st Oct
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Shout!
Mon 13th Oct-Sat 18th Oct
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Rain Man
Thu 28th Aug-Sat 20th Dec
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The Phantom Of The Opera
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 25th Apr
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Never Forget
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 20th Nov
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The Mousetrap
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 1st Nov
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Monty Python's Spamalot
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 3rd Jan
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Les Miserables
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 25th Apr
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Marguerite
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 1st Nov
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Mamma Mia!
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 25th Apr
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The Lion King
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 29th Mar
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Joseph And The Amazing Technic
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 10th Jan
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An Ideal Husband
Peter Hall directs an all-star cast in Oscar Wilde's social comedy about political corruption and the double standards of high society. Presented by Bill Kenright.
Mon 20th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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High School Musical
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 31st Oct
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Hairspray
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 4th Apr
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Grease
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 10th Jan
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Fragments (Rough For Theatre 1
Wed 27th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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Flashdance - The Musical
Mon 6th Oct-Sat 11th Oct
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The Female Of The Species
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 4th Oct
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Fat Pig
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 31st Oct
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Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision (S
Thu 4th Sep-Sat 15th Nov
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Enjoy!
Mon 17th Nov-Sat 22nd Nov
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Dirty Dancing - The Classic St
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 17th Oct
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De Profundis
Mon 22nd Sep-Wed 1st Oct
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Cosi
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Chicago
Wed 20th Aug-Thu 30th Jul
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Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 28th Mar
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Blood Brothers
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th May
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Billy Elliot - The Musical
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 11th Apr
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Avenue Q
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 25th Apr
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Amitabh Bachchan: The Unforget
Sun 24th Aug
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Afterlife
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Absurd Person Singular
Mon 22nd Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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The 39 Steps
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 7th Feb
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007: My Other Life!
David Weedall's comedy about a man on a mission, trying to convince everyone that he really is the world's best-known secret agent.
Thu 2nd Oct-Sat 4th Oct
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1800 Acres
Cathy Tyson stars in a new play by David Myers, which follows a well-off African-American woman who leaves Brooklyn for a new start on a West Texas ranch.
Tue 16th Sep-Sun 12th Oct
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1936
Fri 26th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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365
Vicky Featherstone directs a production of David Harrower's play, which follows the lives of a group of young people as they progress towards adulthood.
Mon 8th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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A Comical Nightmare
One visually flexible performer and four well-mannered dummies, entertain in this one-man show about emotions and cynicism.
Thu 28th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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A Conversation With Edith Head
Hollywood's golden era gloriously returns to life, as the famous film costume designer gossips about ambition and glamour.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 31st Aug
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A Disappearing Number
Complicite presents a play about mysterious and romantic mathematical collaborations.
Fri 10th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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A Latesummer Night's Pantomime
An irreverent, slightly camp musical reading of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, written and directed by Nathan Evans.
Thu 11th Sep-Fri 12th Sep
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents an open-air performance of Shakespeare's romantic comedy.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 20th Sep
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A Tale Of Two Cities
Paul Nicholas directs a historical romp through Dickens' epic tale set against the background of the French Revolution.
Sat 27th Sep-Sun 2nd Nov
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Abbeyfest 2008: An Audience Wi
Bob Sinfield presents a recreation of the eccentric US comic and monologist's act.
Wed 20th Aug
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Abbeyfest 2008: The Cagebirds
A double bill of dramas that explore freedom and oppression, written by David Campton and directed by Kathryn Hegarty.
Wed 20th Aug
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Absent Friends
Crazy social frivolities and difficult silences abound at a suburbian tea party in Alan Ayckbourn's look at the middle classes.
Thu 2nd Oct-Sat 25th Oct
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Accidental Death Of An Anarchi
Northern Broadsides's contemporary adaptation of Dario Fo's award-winning satirical farce about police corruption, in which a man accused of planting a terrorist bomb is found dead a few hours later. Directed by Kerri McLean.
Wed 8th Oct-Sun 12th Oct
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Affairs In A Tent
Bruce James Productions Ltd present Alan Ayckbourn's comedy, which focusses on on the humorous happenings at a School Sports Day.
Mon 17th Nov-Wed 19th Nov
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Aladdin
A festive performance of the classic Arabian Night's tale about a boy and a magical lamp.
Fri 12th Dec-Sun 4th Jan
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderla
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Lewis Carroll's fantasy tale of a young girl who finds a magical world after following a white rabbit.
Thu 21st Aug
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Ex-Eastender James Alexandrou stars in Robin Kingsland's stage adaptation of the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. A butterfly collecter endures the depression of the trenches. Directed by Giles Croft.
Tue 4th Nov-Sat 8th Nov
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All The Fun Of The Fair
David Essex and Jon Conway present the modern musical inspired by Essex's debut album, in which a funfair owner attempts to make sense of a mysterious fortune teller's dangerous predicitions.
Fri 12th Sep-Sat 7th Feb
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Alvaro's Balcony
An American deb marries into obscure European royality, but soon realises that her marriage is for political expediency only, and soon has a tragic love affair. Romantic musical written by Jonathan Kaldor, from the book by Sebastian Michael.
Wed 17th Sep-Thu 23rd Oct
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Amazonia
Paul Heritage and Pedro Cardoso's festive Brazilian show, which follows events in an enchanted forest.
Thu 27th Nov-Sat 24th Jan
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American Poodle
Guy Masterson's acerbic, screwball political comedy that disbands the so-called 'special relationship' between the US and Britain, with some strange and twisted responses from both sides of the Atlantic.
Wed 1st Oct
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Anima
Momentum presents a collaboration between Malou Airaudo and Tanya Khabarova which explores the boundaries between dreams and waking.
Thu 23rd Oct-Fri 24th Oct
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Anna And Rose
Noor Khamou directs his self-penned multicultural play, based on a true story from 1920s North Africa, about the first death penalty sentence for women.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 31st Aug
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Another Kind Of Silence
Full Circle Productions presents a 1960s-set drama about conflicts between an ecologist and American governmental interests. With Liz Rothschild as Rachel Carson.
Tue 9th Sep-Sat 13th Sep
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Anything You Can Do
A new musical revue featuring some of the less familiar works of Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein and Jason Robert Brown. Presented by KADMES Theatre.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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At Home: A Comedy Of Outrageou
New comic play about the tangled relationships between four long-standing friends, written by William Chadwick, presented by Dark Theatre.
Tue 23rd Sep-Sat 18th Oct
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Augusta
Chrys Salt directs Alan Franks's comedy of manners in which a casual meal soon turns into a confrontation of the past. Starring Antonia Frering.
Wed 8th Oct-Sun 2nd Nov
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Bedroom Farce
Alan Ayckbourn's comedy about a couple's attempts to save their marriage.
Sat 27th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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Best Of Theatre Grand-Slam
Two of the very best of the Grand Slam play winners are presented, to enable to vote for the very 'Best New Play Of The Year'.
Sun 28th Sep
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Beyond The Barricade
A host of songs from well-known musicals.
Tue 9th Dec
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Blood Wedding
A new version by Ted Hughes, of Federico Garcia Lorca's tale of desire, jealousy and a family feud. Directed by Phil Willmott.
Thu 21st Aug-Sun 7th Sep
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Boeing Boeing
Comedy by Marc Camoletti, in which a successful architect tries to juggle his three air-hostess lovers, with, hopefully, the help of airline timetables and a reliable housekeeper. Translated by Beverley Cross.
Wed 3rd Sep-Sat 13th Sep
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Bouncers
Comedy about a memorable night in the local discotheque, written by John Godber.
Mon 8th Sep
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Bourgeois And Maurice
A cabaret performance featuring a blend of witty songs, outrageous costumes and film footage.
Fri 22nd Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Brief Encounter
Kneehigh Theatre's stage version of Noel Coward's 1940s romantic drama, with Tristan Sturrock and Naomi Frederick as the would-be lovers, Alec and Laura. Directed by Emma Rice.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 19th Oct
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Calendar Girls
Hamish McColl directs Tim Firth's stage adaptation of the popular film, starring Patricia Hodge, Lynda Bellingham, Elaine C Smith, Gaynor Faye and Brigit Forsyth as the Yorkshire WI members who pose nude for a charity calendar.
Mon 24th Nov-Sat 29th Nov
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Camden Fringe 2008: Barren
A modern interpretation of Lorca's Yerma, a solo tragi-comedy exploring longing and lost hope. Performed by Cassie Vallance.
Wed 20th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Gothic Tal
The Nightmare Factory presents a selection of unnerving late-night tales.
Fri 22nd Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Les Anges
A comic physical theatre piece performed with masks, exploring the hidden life of the Paris subway system.
Wed 20th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: My First 3
A triple bill of new writing, presented by Unaccompanied Theatre.
Fri 22nd Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: On Standby
Elliott's Orchestra Theatre Company presents a tale about London by night, told through the eyes of a troubled sleeper.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Peaches En
Four people engage in a conversation about men's bathroom politics and other issues, in this comic piece by Steve Harris.
Thu 21st Aug-Fri 22nd Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Piernas Lu
Cornucopia Theatre Company presents a mime opera, a visual theatre dramatisation of Arnold Schoenberg's score and Albert Giraud's poetry.
Sat 23rd Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Presently
Incessant Theatre presents Heather O'Shea's story of espionage, equality and email, in which the past and present collide.
Sun 24th Aug-Sat 22nd Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: The Amicab
Thomas Willshire's drama, following a man as he attempts to solve the problems in his marriage.
Sat 23rd Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: The Pigeon
Go Wild Theatre Company presents a one-man show loosely based on Patrick Suskind's novel The Pigeon.
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 22nd Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: The Spare
EK! Productions presents a double-bill of plays, Katherine Hayes's Moira's Guest and Dean Stalham's Take It Or Leave It.
Wed 20th Aug-Thu 21st Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: The Tin Vi
An exploration of the life of the musician Joseph Emidy, wrtitten by Alan M.Kent.
Thu 21st Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Camden Fringe 2008: Welcome To
Lycra Cats presents a comedy about four ladies in a world of their own, containing power ballads, wedding dresses, meat, bunting and lies.
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 22nd Aug
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Can't Smile Without You
Bill Kenwright Productions presents Tim Praeger's musical love story featuring the hits of Barry Manilow, about an aspiring band's attempts to attain fame and fortune. Directed by Keith Strachan and Bill Kenwright.
Thu 28th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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Carousel
Lesley Garrett stars in this Rodgers & Hammerstein romantic tale which follows the tale of two star-crossed lovers, smooth-talking carny Billy Bigelow and reserved millworker Julie Jordan. Directed by Lindsay Posner.
Fri 26th Sep-Sat 25th Jul
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Caryl Churchill Readings: A Nu
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Joe Penhall directs a reading of A Number, which explores human cloning and personal identity.
Fri 26th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Blue
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Marius Von Mayenburg directs a reading of Blue Heart, which explores family relations.
Thu 25th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Far
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Martin Crimp directs a reading of Far Away, which explores the conflicts of modern life.
Fri 26th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Ice
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Wallace Shawn directs a reading of Ice Cream, which explores English and American relations.
Tue 23rd Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Ligh
Writer Mark Ravenhill directs a staged reading of Caryl Churchill's drama set during the English Civil War.
Wed 17th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Owne
The Royal Court Theatre host a brief season of readings of plays by Caryl Churchill, in celebration of the writer's 70th birthday.
Tue 16th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: The
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Zinnie Harris directs a reading of The Skriker, which blends English folk tales with modern urban life.
Wed 24th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Thre
In celebration of the playwright's seventieth birthday, Debbie Tucker Green directs a reading of Three More Sleepless Nights, which explores relationships in the time of Thatcherism.
Fri 19th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Top
Nicholas Wright directs Caryl Churchill's comic-drama about a women's only dinner party. Part of the Caryl Churchill Readings season.
Fri 19th Sep
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Caryl Churchill Readings: Vine
Third staged reading directed by Winsome Pinnock, of a brief season of Caryl Churchill dramas, marking her 70th birthday.
Thu 18th Sep
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Casa Theatre Festival: Barcelo
Black comedy by Puerto Rican writer Javierantonio Gonzalez, about a dying Nazi, the ghost of Marlene Dietrich and a will hopefully full of riches.
Tue 9th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Casa Theatre Festival: Our Lad
Realist drama performed in Spanish with English surtitles, in which two exiles recall the story of their country, a land full of terror, based on incest. By Ecuador's Aristides Vargas.
Thu 11th Sep-Fri 26th Sep
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Casa Theatre Festival: Seven D
Biographical drama about neuroscientist Humberto Fernandez Moran who refused the Nobel prize because it would mean giving up his nationality. Written by Roberto Azuaje.
Wed 10th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Celebrating Mr Orton
The playwright's sister Leonie Orton and original London cast members of Loot celebrate his life and work.
Sun 18th Jan
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Cherry Docs
A performance of David Gow's tale, which explores the unlikely friendship struck up between Jewish lawyer Danny and aggressive and violent skinhead Mike.
Tue 9th Sep-Sun 19th Oct
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Chicago Blues Brothers
R&B musical based on the popular 1980s film, about two brothers who go on a mission to save a local church. Featuring The All Star Chicago Band.
Fri 26th Sep
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Cinderella
A festive production of the popular pantomime, based on the classic fairytale, which tells the story of a young girl who is forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother. However she discovers that dreams can come true when she meets her fairy godmother.
Thu 27th Nov-Sun 18th Jan
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Cliche
Drama in both prose and verse by Dani Carbery, about a man who kills the woman he loves. Presented by Silent Announcement.
Tue 7th Oct-Sun 26th Oct
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Cockney Knees-Up
Celebration of St George's Day and all things East End, with Brick Lane Music Hall hosting a show of variety with a difference.
Wed 17th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Coloured Lights: A Musical Cel
A cabaret show which celebrates some of the lesser-known songs from hit Kander And Ebb musicals including Chicago. Directed by Tim McArthur with musical director Stephen Hose.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 23rd Aug
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Come Dancing
New musical of love triumphant over adversity, set during the 1950s. Written by Ray Davies and directed by Kerry Michael.
Sat 13th Sep-Sat 25th Oct
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Confessions Of A Mormon Boy
Jack Hofsiss directs this play, based on a true story, about Mormon Steven Fales and his road back to redemption.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Cool Rules/Fams
Kno Love Dance Theatre and Breaking Cycles presents a double-bill of hip hop dance theatre, featuring Cool Rules, which follows the experiences and dreams of a young man as he grows up in modern Britain and Fams, in which a pair of men find themselves bonding in a hospital waiting room.
Sat 4th Oct
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Cradle Me
A grieving family turns to a troubled teenager, with the mother expressing her sadness in a way that leads to unavoidable changes. New drama by Simon Vinnicombe, directed by Lucy Kerbel.
Wed 1st Oct-Sat 25th Oct
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Creditors
David Grieg presents a stage adaptation of August Strindberg's dark comedy, exploring obsession, honour and revenge.
Thu 25th Sep-Sat 15th Nov
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Daedalus & Icarus
Mungu Theatre Company presents Homayun Ghanizadeh's comedy drama, which is loosely based on the famous Greek myth of Icarus, who tried to fly to the sun.
Tue 25th Nov-Sat 29th Nov
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David Gest: My Life
An evening of comedy and music about the bizarre life of David Gest, and featuring special guest stars.
Fri 10th Oct-Sat 11th Oct
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Delirium
An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's play, The Brothers Karamazov, following a tale of true love and faith and fundamentalism, in a world that is searching for its ethical boundaries.
Wed 5th Nov-Sat 22nd Nov
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Depth Charge
Gecko and Lyric Young Company collaborate in a new production, exploring the extremes between the outside persona and internal emotions.
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 22nd Aug
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Dick Whittington
A pantomime about a boy who travels to London with his cat to find fame and fortune.
Sat 29th Nov-Sat 17th Jan
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Do You Know Where Your Daughte
A drama exploring the breakdown of relationships between a mother and her teenage daughter as the daughter joins a streetwise gang.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Dorothy Nights
Cabaret show celebrating the kitsch elements of The Wizard of Oz.
Fri 22nd Aug
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Dracula
Musical adaptation of Bram Stoker Gothic story, written by Alex Loveless and directed by Chris Loveless.
Tue 28th Oct-Sun 23rd Nov
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Drama Queens
Kevin Spacey directs Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset's acclaimed drama in which six famous sculptures come to life.
Sun 12th Oct
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Edward II
New adaptation by Owen Horsely, of Christopher Marlowe's drama about a struggling monarch and inpending revolt.
Wed 10th Sep-Fri 26th Sep
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Eleanor Bennet Is...Off Her Tr
One-woman show of anecdotal reflection, comedy and song, written and performed by Eleanor Bennet, about caring for the elderly.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sun 14th Sep
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Elizabeth And Raleigh: Late Bu
Owen Lewis directs Stewart Lee's comedy exploring life and love in Elizabethan times, as the explorer tries to charm his way into the bed of the monach. Starring Simon Munnery and Miles Jupp.
Wed 1st Oct-Tue 14th Oct
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Eloquent Protest
An evening of readings and music offering artists an opportunity to respond to the price of war. With Tony Benn and musician Roy Bailey.
Sun 9th Nov
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Enduring Freedom
Anders Lustgarten's latest drama about personal grief, conflict and political appropriation, post 9/11.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Erect
Plynth Theatre Company presents a dary comedy by Ioannis Balaskas following a pair of washed-up architects as they struggle their way back to the top.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 6th Sep
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Faces In The Crowd
Clare Lizzimore directs Leo Butler's drama, in which man's past catches up with him, and he must examine the debts he owes.
Fri 17th Oct-Sat 8th Nov
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Far From The Madding Crowd
English Touring Theatre presents Mark Healy's adapation of the Thomas Hardy novel, about a young girl's experiences of love and loss. Directed by Kate Saxon.
Tue 4th Nov-Sat 8th Nov
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Fast & Furious Or Soft & Slow?
Comic look at the modern woman's sexual fantasies, as told through monologue, role play and physical theatre. Written by Hannah Phillips.
Wed 27th Aug
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Fern Hill And Other Dylan Thom
Solo programme of rarely seen and performed Dylan Thomas short stories, performed by Guy Masterson.
Thu 2nd Oct
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Fight Face
Gemma Fairlie directs Sophie Woolley's comedy which explores a night in a west London takeaway.
Tue 16th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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First Class: Half-Wit Theatre
Amy Nostbakken and Nir Paldi star in their self-penned romantic comedy in which a man finds a new lease of life when he befriends a female postal worker.
Tue 7th Oct-Sat 25th Oct
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Follow
New play about fatherhood, growing up and friendship, set in both Liverpool and Portsmouth. Written by Dameon Garnett.
Wed 29th Oct-Sat 22nd Nov
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Follow Me
A drama about the moments leading up to the execution of Ruth Ellis, from the perspective of both Ellis and her executioner, the notorious Albert Pierrepoint. Directed by Guy Masterson.
Mon 22nd Sep-Tue 23rd Sep
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For One Night Only
Future Dreams presents a variety performance featuring theatre, music and comedy from celebrities and professional performers including Patrick Kielty, Denise Van Outen and Gaby Roslin.
Sun 9th Nov
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Frozen
New theatre company Fresh Glory presents a revival of Bryony Lavery's challenging play about three people drawn together when a young girl goes missing. Directed by Sonia Fraser.
Mon 1st Sep-Wed 3rd Sep
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Gershwin And Friends
The West End and Broadway performer is accompanied by the BBC Big Band, in this celebratory showcase of the songs of the Gershwins, and other popular hits from the stage and film.
Fri 22nd Aug-Sat 23rd Aug
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Gigi
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical based on French writer Colette's novella about a girl who is the subject of a young French aristocrat's love. With Lisa O'Hare in the title role and Millicent Martin as Madame Alvarez. Directed by Timothy Sheader.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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Gone Too Far!
A comic drama about two brothers with different colour skin tones, written by Bola Agbaje and directed by Bijan Sheibani.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 23rd Aug
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Guava Jelly
Comedy written by Patrick Brown, with Oliver Samuels and Audrey Reid. Ambitious Ascot sends money back home to his family, yet while being away, his wife's ex-husband has moved in.
Sat 6th Sep-Sun 28th Sep
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Ha Ha Hamlet!
Julian Chenery directs Ben Langley's comedic Carry-On style play, which is loosely based on the famous Shakespeare version of the tale. Starring Ben Langley, Drew Fettes and Mike Raffone.
Fri 10th Oct
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Halpern & Johnson
A comic drama about a husband having to come to terms with a stranger laying flowers at his dead wife's grave. Written and directed by Lionel Goldstein.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 31st Aug
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Hamlet
Shakespeare's tragedy about a young man haunted by his father's ghost. In an attempt to avenge his father's death, the young Hamlet is driven to the brink of madness. Starring Jude Law.
Wed 3rd Dec-Sat 22nd Aug
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Hansel And Gretel
Gill Robertson directs a stage adaptation of the Brothers Grimm's classic fairytale of abandonment.
Mon 1st Dec-Sun 4th Jan
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Hedda
Lucy Kirkwood's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's drama set around a contemporary city in the UK. Hedda's fraught relationship with new husband Tesman explodes into periodical bursts of violent moments. Her frustration becomes more real to those around her, with dire consequences. Directed by Carrie Cracknell.
Thu 21st Aug-Sat 27th Sep
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Helium
A combination of digital and live performance, Helium explores responsibility and guilt, through short bursts of participatory adventures. Devised by Slung Low.
Wed 3rd Sep-Tue 30th Sep
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Her Naked Skin
Rebecca Lenkiewicz's drama set during the suffragette movement, in which imprisoned Lady Celia Cain's life spirals into sexual and political chaos when she meets a young seamstress.
Wed 20th Aug-Wed 24th Sep
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Honey Coated Dream
UK Poetry SLAM! Champion Deanna Rodger and musician Tashan Cushnie perform a self-penned spoken word play, which explores a bittersweet love story.
Thu 4th Sep-Sat 6th Sep
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How To Disappear Completely An
A new drama which follows a young executive's need to "buck the system", and search to find what truly makes him in the modern world. Written by Fin Kennedy.
Wed 8th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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Humble Boy
London Classic Theatre presents Charlotte Jones' comedy following the life of a 35-year-old astrophysicist as he deals with the death of his father. Directed by Michael Cabot. Suitable for ages 14 and over.
Wed 1st Oct-Thu 2nd Oct
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Hysteria
Inspector Sands and Stamping Ground Theatre presents a comedy of table manners, which follows a mortifying dinner date, with an embarrassed waiter stuck in the middle.
Wed 29th Oct
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I Am Falling
The Gate Theatre perform a dance theatre show which explores the extremes of human emotion, and the danger of loving something too much. Directed by Carrie Cracknell.
Wed 29th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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I Am Not An I
A new play by Stephen M.Hunt about an American tourist in Rome who meets a rude man, and a young couple constantly jousting verbally with each other.
Tue 9th Sep-Sun 28th Sep
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I'm A Minger!
Amy Bonsall directs Alex Jones's comedy about the trials and tribulations of teenage life.
Mon 25th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Imagine This
New musical drama set in Poland in 1942, when a group of actors host plays in the Warsaw Ghetto, against the backdrop of the Final Solution. Written by Shuki Levi, Glenn Berenbeim and David Goldsmith.
Tue 4th Nov-Sat 28th Feb
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In A Dark Dark House
Michael Attenborough directs Neil LaBute's powerful drama exploring the depths of family loyalty. Starring Steven Mackintosh and David Morrissey.
Thu 20th Nov-Sat 17th Jan
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In Blood: The Bacchae
Noah Birksted-Breen directs his own adaptation of Euripides' epic play, using the medium of the Brazilian martial art, Capoeira. Starring Mestre Alexandre Carlao and Greg Hicks.
Mon 5th Jan-Sat 7th Feb
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In The Balance
Ray Kilby directs a performance of his political farce, co-written by John Steinberg. The story follows a semi-pro singer as he ends up holding the future of the United States in his hands.
Wed 5th Nov-Sun 14th Dec
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In The Red And Brown Water
Walter Meierjohann directs Tarell Alvin McCraney's powerful drama which explores the life of a star athlete, who is forced to make some very important decisions that will affect her career.
Thu 2nd Oct-Sat 8th Nov
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in-i
Actress Juliette Binoche and dancer-choreographer Akram Khan, present a new performance dance-theatre work, with visual design by Anish Kapoor.
Sat 6th Sep-Mon 6th Oct
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Into The Hoods
This narrative dance-theatre show presented by ZooNation is a hip-hop interpretation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into The Woods, featuring music from Prince, Bob Marley, Kanye West and James Brown. Directed by Kate Prince.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Into The Woods Junior
Stephen Sondheim's fairytale musical medley adapted for young performers.
Wed 29th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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Itsoseng
A young man from a South African township loses his childhood love to prostitution and sees his community steadily decline. Drama written and performed by Omphile Molusi.
Mon 8th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Ivanov
Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play about a man plagued with self doubt and despair. Starring Kenneth Branagh.
Fri 12th Sep-Sat 29th Nov
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Jack And The Beanstalk
Kieron Smith directs Andrew Pollard's pantomime adaptation of the story of a boy who trades his cow for a bag of beans and finds himself left with giant consequences.
Tue 2nd Dec-Sun 4th Jan
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Jaques Brel - The Rage To Live
New one-man drama with songs in both French and English, about the last few months in the life of singer-poet Jaques Brel. Written by Judith Paris.
Sun 7th Sep
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Jersey Boys
The story of the career of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons. Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, directed by Des McAnuff.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 25th Apr
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Joy Division & The Bridge
Double bill of plays written by Harry Denford. Joy Division, follows the story of exploitation in Nazi labour camps and contains female nudity. The Bridge sees two strangers battling whilst on a bridge, both wanting to jump.
Tue 9th Sep-Sun 14th Sep
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Karagiozes Exposed
Open Arts blends physical theatre and live music to tell the tale of a shadow puppet's revolution into a new dimension. Directed by Athina Kasiou and Euripides Dikaios. A multi-lingual performance.
Wed 24th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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Kicking A Dead Horse
Sam Shepard directs his self-penned play exploring a man's quest for authenticity.
Fri 5th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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King Arthur And The Knights Of
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents an outdoor performance of the trials and tribulations of the legendary historical figures.
Sat 23rd Aug-Mon 25th Aug
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Knock Against My Heart
Theatre Centre present Oladipo Agboluaje's drama, inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, the play explores the dangers of power and the hunger for freedom.
Tue 7th Oct-Sat 18th Oct
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La Ronde
Love&Madness Ensemble presents Neil Sheppeck's translation of Arthur Schnitzler's scandalous play about human sexuality.
Fri 12th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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Landscape And A Slight Ache
A double bill of Harold Pinter short dramas, performed by Simon Russell Beale and Clare Higgins, with Jamie Beamish also appearing in A Slight Ache.
Sat 13th Sep-Wed 1st Oct
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Laughing In The Dark
Chrys Salt directs Graeme Messer's war-time drama about a middle-class man who enters the decadent world of cabaret.
Tue 14th Oct-Sun 2nd Nov
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Le Medecin Malgre Lui
Enat Emmenez-Nous Au Theatre present a performance of Moliere's farcial comedy, in which an alcoholic woodcutter is mistaken for a doctor.
Sat 17th Jan-Sun 18th Jan
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Let There Be Love
Set against the music of Nat King Cole, Kwame Kwei-Armah's drama sees the development of a friendship between a cantankerous West Indian pensioner and his Polish home help.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Lipsynch
Nine-hour epic performance piece that explores the voice as a powerful metaphor for expression and interaction, set between war-torn Vienna, Nicaragua before its revoloution, and modern-day London. Directed by Robert Lepage. Performed in French, German, Spanish and English, with English surtitles.
Sat 6th Sep-Sun 14th Sep
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Look Back In Anger
Classic 1950s drama written by John Osbourne, following the frustrations, relationships and anger of a young, disillusioned young man.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sun 7th Sep
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Loot
Eastenders star Matt Di Angelo stars in Joe Orton's farcical comedy about bank robbery, corrupt policemen, and attempted extortion. Directed by Sean Holmes.
Thu 11th Dec-Sat 31st Jan
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Lorca Dreams/Sueno Lorca
Maria Caudevilla directs her self-penned drama, which blends physical theatre and dance to portray the life and work of Federico Garcia Lorca. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles.
Mon 25th Aug-Sat 6th Sep
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Lord Of The Flies
William Golding's classic novel, adapted by Nigel Williams, presented by Pilot Theatre.
Mon 6th Oct-Sat 7th Mar
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Lucky Seven
Comedy written by Alexis Zegerman following a group of people from different classes, waiting to take part in a televised social experiment.
Fri 31st Oct-Sat 22nd Nov
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Lusting After Pipino's Wife
Bolt Productions perform Sam Henry Kass's caustic comedy exploring the battle of the sexes. Directed by Frank Tamburin.
Mon 29th Sep
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Madame De Sade
The story of Renee who remains married to her aristocrat husband even though he is imprisoned in the Bastille.
Fri 13th Mar-Sat 23rd May
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Make A Difference Fringe Festi
A musical by Peter Polycarpou which tells the story of an old songbook found in an antiques shop. Featuring the songs of Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Freed.
Wed 20th Aug
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Make A Difference Fringe Festi
Based on Lanford Wilson's drama, Balm in Gilead, this new musical is set among Manhattan's counter-culture community of the 1960s. Written by Andrew MacBean.
Fri 22nd Aug
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Make A Difference Fringe Festi
A burlesque-heavy cabaret show presented as part of the MAD Fringe Festival.
Sat 23rd Aug
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Manoeuvres
Fully-staged reading of Rikki Beadle-Blair's new comedy about a soldier's determination to have his new 'bride' with him in the married quarters.
Mon 22nd Sep
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Martha, Josie And The Chinese
A collection of eccentric characters and a number of incidents are combined in this funny comic play written by Charlotte Jones.
Tue 26th Aug-Sun 31st Aug
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Mary Goes First
Poltical comedy from the early 20th century in which local and national figures switch sides, seek honours and ponder about minimum wage. Written by Henry Arthur Jones.
Wed 17th Dec-Sat 31st Jan
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Memory
Jonathan Lichtenstein's drama about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the construction of the Israeli security barrier in Bethlehem, an exploration of memory, division and destiny. Presented by Clwyd Theatr Cymru.
Tue 30th Sep-Sun 2nd Nov
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Michael Rosen's Pinocchio (Ove
Children's Laureate Michael Rosen presents an adaptation of the classic tale of the wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy.
Fri 14th Nov-Sat 7th Feb
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Mine
Shared Experience presents Polly Teale's story of a couple who have everything except the one thing they really want, a baby.
Tue 7th Oct-Sat 25th Oct
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Miss Behave's Variety Nighty
A month-long season of dark cabaret and variety, a mixture of comedy, music, dance and performance.
Thu 21st Aug-Sun 24th Aug
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Miss Sign-On
Elizabeth Park directs Stefan Bednarczyk's comedy musical about a diva struggling on the dole.
Fri 5th Sep-Sun 21st Sep
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Moll Flanders
A comic drama written by Peter Machen, a mix of storytelling and physical theatre, taking a journey through the life of the Daniel Defoe heroine.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Money From America
Returning to Ireland after a stint across the pond, Jack Carey is claiming his inheritance from his brother, but things don't go according to plan. Play written by Tom O'Brien.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Mother Goose
A traditional pantomime production of the classic tale of good prevailing over greed and selfishness.
Sat 29th Nov-Sat 10th Jan
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Mother's Day Matinee
A unique show of variety and all-round entertainment for Mothering Sunday.
Sun 22nd Mar
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Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
Mark Attwood directs Toby Hadoke's satirical comedy about the rise, fall and rise again of a TV legend.
Fri 3rd Oct-Sat 4th Oct
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Music Hall Matinees
Variety and music hall entertainment, complete with afternoon tea.
Wed 20th Aug-Wed 22nd Oct
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Music! Music! Music!
Join comedian Syd Little and performers from the Black and White Minstrels and Friday Night Is Music Night, for an afternoon of song.
Thu 9th Oct
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My Brilliant Divorce
Dillie Keane stars as Angela in Geraldine Aron's tale, which follows the story of a woman whose husband has a mid-life crisis and leaves her.
Mon 8th Sep-Wed 29th Oct
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National Youth Theatre Worlds
Comic-drama by Shelley Silas about a humble icecream seller as he attempts to dismantle a very important wall. Directed by Anna Niland.
Thu 21st Aug-Thu 11th Sep
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National Youth Theatre Worlds
A comic drama which follows four disparate women who are each faced with choices regarding their young pregnancies. Written by Jane Bodie.
Wed 20th Aug-Wed 10th Sep
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National Youth Theatre Worlds
A one-act play written by Sean Holmes is performed along with a series of comic sketches, in an irreverent celebration of 60 years of the NHS.
Mon 25th Aug-Sat 6th Sep
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National Youth Theatre Worlds
A political comedy written by James Graham about the young people within the new Conservative party.
Fri 29th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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Nightmare Songs
Jeff Clarke directs his own musical, in which an understudy frantically rehearses in his bedroom, after discovering his is going to perform the following night.
Mon 13th Oct-Tue 14th Oct
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No Man's Land
Michael Gambon and David Walliams appear in Harold Pinter's tragi-comic play about a pair of ageing writers and an evening of banter with a pair of henchmen and with alcohol.
Sat 27th Sep-Sat 3rd Jan
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Noises Off
An adaption of Michael Frayn's farcical comedy, going backstage with a hapless theatre company.
Mon 17th Nov-Sat 29th Nov
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Notes From New York Fifth Anni
Celebratory staging of Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last 5 Years, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the Notes from New York series. With Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer.
Sun 12th Oct
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Now Or Later
New drama written by Christopher Shinn, exploring how in this modern world, religion, responsibility and freedom of expression are dealt with.
Wed 3rd Sep-Sat 18th Oct
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Oedipus
Ralph Fiennes stars in the title role, in Frank McGuinness's new version of the ancient Greek tragedy. With Clare Higgins as Jocasta, Alan Howard as Teiresias.
Wed 8th Oct-Sun 16th Nov
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Oh, What A Lovely War!
Blackeyed Theatre perform the modern classic, which explores the subject of war through songs, dance and sketches.
Wed 29th Oct
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Oliver Twist
Love&Madness presents David Cottis' adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, about the life of a young orphan on the streets of London. Directed by Abigail Anderson.
Tue 9th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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Oliver!
Rowan Atkinson stars as Fagin in the Cameron Mackintosh production of the modern classic musical by Lionel Bart. Directed by Rupert Goold, choreography by Matthew Bourne.
Tue 21st Oct-Sat 26th Sep
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On Standby
A tale about London by night, told through the eyes of a troubled sleeper.
Thu 25th Sep-Sun 28th Sep
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One Minute
A young girl goes missing and the only witness is no longer sure of what she saw. Drama written by Simon Stephens, directed by Robert Wolstenholme.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sun 28th Sep
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One Night In Vegas
Singer-songwriter Martyn Lucas and illusionist Daniel Dean star in a show that gives the audience a taste of the Sin City.
Thu 13th Nov
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One Night Only
A newly-devised show inspired by classic films exploring the roots of great storytelling. Created and performed by Cartoon de Salvo.
Wed 20th Aug-Fri 22nd Aug
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Ordinary Days
Treasuretrove Productions presents Adam Gwon's musical about a series of events that change the lives of four ordinary New Yorkers. Directed by Adam Lenson.
Mon 3rd Nov-Mon 17th Nov
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Othello
Kathryn Hunter directs the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance of the bard's classic tale of jealousy and revenge.
Tue 4th Nov-Sat 14th Feb
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Our House
Steve Brookstein stars in Tim Firth's musical following the life of a young boy as he turns 16, featuring a variety of hits by the 1980s pop group Madness.
Mon 8th Sep-Wed 29th Oct
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Over The Rainbow: The Eva Cass
Faye Tozer stars in Brian Langtry's musical about the life of the well-known singer.
Mon 27th Oct-Tue 28th Oct
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Painting By Numbers
Four prisoners try to teach themselves art, after the local college teacher fails to show, with a collision course with authorities beckoning. New play by Simon Mawdsley.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sun 21st Sep
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Paper Moons
South London Theatre Youth Group presents a new dark comedy by Stuart Draper, about a young teenager's New Year's Eve party unravelling rapidly.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 6th Sep
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Peter Pan
A pantomime about the boy who never grew up, based on JM Barrie's classic children's story.
Fri 5th Dec-Sun 11th Jan
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Petite Rouge - A Cajun Red Rid
A family musical by Joan Cushing about a brave girl and her cowardly cat who venture through the Louisiana swamps and Mardi Gras to get to Grandmere's house. Featuring a blend of jazz music and Cajun sounds, comedy, puppetry and dance.
Wed 20th Aug-Sun 7th Sep
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Piaf
A re-working of Pam Gems's play with music and a vivid exploration of the rise and fall of the Little Sparrow. With Elena Roger in the title role. Directed by Jamie Lloyd.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 20th Sep
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Please Don't Feed The Models
A former international model takes you through the frivolity of the Japanese modelling scene.
Tue 9th Sep-Sun 14th Sep
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Prophecy
Theater Three Collaborative and the New End Theatre present Karen Malpede's American anti-war play about a young man who went to war for tuition money. Directed by Ninon Jerome.
Wed 3rd Sep-Sun 5th Oct
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Quartet: A Journey North
Amir Reza Koohestani directs a self-penned documentary-style performance which is based on the true stories of two Iranian murderers.
Tue 2nd Dec-Sat 6th Dec
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Radio Golf
Paulette Randall directs the final play in August Wilson's cycle of ten that examine the African-American experience in the 20th Century.
Thu 2nd Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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Rank
Fishamble presents Robert Massey's comedy-thriller set in the criminal world of the north Dublin suburbs. Directed by Jim Culleton.
Mon 3rd Nov-Sat 22nd Nov
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Reminiscence
Theatre DaCapo presents a fact-based fantasy in which an elderly woman if transported into the world of her memories following a stroke.
Tue 9th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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Remote Control
Solo drama written by Steve Arber, following a lonely young man who hides away in his bedroom, enabling him to recreate himself.
Tue 16th Sep-Sun 21st Sep
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Richard III
Faction presents William Shakespeare's historical thriller about the villainous king. Directed by Mark Leipacher.
Tue 14th Oct-Sat 8th Nov
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Riflemind
After 20 years, rock band Riflemind are to reunite, with differring emotions for frontman John and his wife Lynn. Drama written by Andrew Upton, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Mon 15th Sep-Sat 15th Nov
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Romeo & Juliet
A new adaptation of Shakespeare's drama, using the original text but placing the action against the backdrop of a post-war city. Presented by Mustard Productions.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Ron Moody In Here's Richness
The one man show brings the characters of Charles Dickens to life.
Wed 17th Sep-Wed 1st Oct
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Rupert Smith Presents
Drag performer Timberlina hosts an alternative cabaret show which includes performances from Dusty Limits and Dickie Beau.
Fri 29th Aug
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Sam, The Highest Jumper Of The
First revival since the 1960s, of William Saroyan's strange play about a bank clark who after losing his job, is determined to jump higher than anyone.
Mon 8th Sep-Mon 22nd Sep
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Scribbler And Spouse
James Robson's acerbic comedy which focusses on the backstage world of the drama industry.
Tue 30th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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Seven Brides For Seven Brother
A musical about a married man who kidnaps his six brothers' love interests in the hope of making them wed his siblings. Starring Steven Houghton and Susan McFadden.
Tue 4th Nov-Sat 14th Feb
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Shafted
A murder occurs in the midst of a power-cut, and in a stalled elevator, two people stand over a body. But who is the killer? Drama by Ollie Fielding.
Thu 28th Aug-Sat 30th Aug
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Shakespeare In Shoreditch
A new drama by Lights Of London, using extracts from Shakespeare's plays, to tell the story of the young bard and his arrival in London to seek his fame and fortune.
Sat 23rd Aug
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Shoot 2 Win
Tracey Daley, Jo Martin and Josephine Melville's comedy-drama about a netball team and the seven outspoken female members.
Tue 9th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Shoreditch Festival: Make Do A
A new show about shared memories and a better time and space, amongst a community. Presented by Ragroof Theatre.
Wed 20th Aug
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Six Characters In Search Of An
A version of Luigi Pirandello's absurdist drama by Rupert Goold and Ben Power.
Wed 10th Sep-Sat 8th Nov
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Sleeping Beauty
Colourful pantomime fun for all the family, in which the Sleeping Beauty may, or may not be, saved from the not-nice fairy's vice-like spell.
Sat 20th Sep-Sat 3rd Jan
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Sleeping Beauty (Over 4s)
A festive performance of the classic fairytale about a princess trapped in an enchanted sleep, waiting for her true love to wake her with a kiss.
Tue 2nd Dec-Sat 24th Jan
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Small Craft Warnings
Arcola Theatre presents Tennessee Williams's tale of a group of nine misfits in a bar on a foggy night in 1972. Directed by Bill Bryden.
Wed 10th Sep-Sat 18th Oct
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarf
A pantomime adaptation of the classic fairytale about a young princess, an evil stepmother and a poisoned apple.
Sat 13th Dec-Sun 4th Jan
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Sons Of York
During the Winter of Discontent, a family in Hull is having to deal with pressing personal issues. Drama written by James Graham, directed by Kate Wasserberg.
Wed 3rd Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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Speeches
Sat 13th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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Spider's Web
The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents the fourth installent of the reknowned author's mystery series, about the wife of a diplomat who discovers a dead body.
Mon 2nd Mar-Sat 7th Mar
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Sporadicity
Dead Fly In A Beuno Key Productions presents a comedy drama about a top glamour model who finds herself married to a lowlife heroin dealer.
Tue 21st Oct-Sat 8th Nov
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Spring Awakening
Michael Mayer directs Steven Sater's vibrant drama, in which three school friends experience the turbulent journey into adulthood.
Fri 23rd Jan-Sat 28th Feb
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Spyski! (Or The Importance Of
Peepolykus presents Steven Canny and John Nicholson's fast-paced comedy thriller of international espionage and global politics, dressed up as the classic Oscar Wilde comedy. Directed by David Farr
Fri 3rd Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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State Of Emergency
Newly-translated by David Tushingham, Falk Richter's drama follows a couple's descent into a nightmarish world of state and self control.
Thu 6th Nov-Sat 13th Dec
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Street Magic
Lisa Forrell and Brett Kahr's musical based on the true story of a young girl's introduction to the world of prostitution.
Tue 21st Oct-Sun 7th Dec
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Suitcase Royale: Chronicles Of
A fusion of mime, song, puppetry and film create a daft comedy about strange happenings in a small town.
Tue 16th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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Sweet Cider
Kristine Landon-Smith directs Emteaz Hussain's powerful drama, which explores fractured family ties amongst a Pakistani community.
Wed 22nd Oct-Sat 15th Nov
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Terry Pratchett's Night Watch
Point 303 Theatre Company presents Stephen Briggs' stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld story.
Thu 4th Sep-Sat 6th Sep
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Thark
Hidden Pearl presents Ben Travers's farcical British comedy, which follows on from Rookery Nook.
Tue 2nd Sep-Sun 21st Sep
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That Moment...
New solo play by Dougie Blaxland, in which Jenny Harold plays drama school drop-out Alicia Harding, and the 12 other characters in her bizarre life.
Tue 23rd Sep-Sun 12th Oct
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The 2008 Temple Festival: Rome
Theatre Of Memory presents a new production of the Shakespeare tragedy, with Santiago Cabrera and Juliet Rylance in the title roles. Directed by Tamara Harvey.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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The Actors Company Repertory S
An Austro-Hungarian soldier is faced with personal conflict, between his burgeoning career and his homosexuality. Set in the 1900s, John Osborne's drama is directed by David Harris.
Thu 9th Oct-Sat 1st Nov
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The Actors Company Repertory S
Rhys Thomas directs a new production of Federico Garcia Lorca's classic drama about a mother's frightening, controlling nature.
Thu 2nd Oct-Wed 29th Oct
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The Ballad Of Crazy Paola
Nadia Latif directs Tabula Rasa Theatre as they perform Arne Sierens's acerbic comedy, in which a man and a woman are forced to confront their tangled pasts.
Mon 24th Nov-Sat 20th Dec
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The Beautiful People
Refusing to abide by the rules, The Beautiful People are determined to preserve their way of life. Drama by William Saroyan, directed by Mel Cook.
Mon 6th Oct-Mon 20th Oct
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The Bible: The Complete Word O
The Reduced Shakespeare Company present an irreverent comedy show, speeding through the entire bible, asking thetheological questions everyone wants to know.
Tue 11th Nov
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The Bible: The Complete Works
The Reduced Shakespeare Theatre Company presents an irreverent comedy, a whirlwind tour through the stories of the Bible.
Tue 30th Sep
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The Brothers Size
Bijan Sheibani directs Tarell Alvin McCraney's powerful drama which mingles Nigerian Yoruba myth with life in present day Louisiana to tell the story of two very different brothers.
Wed 8th Oct-Sat 8th Nov
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The Butterfly Club
Darkly humorous drama about a group of young people who are members of a very strange club. Written by Sarah May.
Tue 30th Sep-Sat 4th Oct
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The Churchill Plot
Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman's forties comedy in which special agent, Dick Barton attempts to crack The Churchill Plot.
Mon 20th Oct-Sat 25th Oct
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The Collector
A dark drama about a repressed butterfuly collector and his dangerous obsession with an art student.
Tue 26th Aug-Sat 20th Sep
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The Cordelia Dream
Marina Carr's double-hander which follows a sharp dissection of a relationship between a musician and his rival. Directed by Selina Cartmell.
Thu 11th Dec-Sat 10th Jan
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The Day They Banned Christmas
Grunt Productions presents Christopher James's powerful drama, which explores the consequences when a young British Olympic hopeful is killed in a terrorist attack. Starring Phil Palmer and Simon Desborough.
Tue 21st Oct-Sun 9th Nov
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The Death And Life Of Sherlock
A solo play with Roger Llewellyn as the famous detective who rises from the dead and ventures towards a dangerous, thrilling meeting with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty.
Mon 24th Nov-Sat 29th Nov
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The Dresser
Ronald Harwood's classic tale set back stage at a theatre during the Blitz. A mature thespian is trying to get ready for a performance of King Lear, which could well be his last.
Thu 4th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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The Dying Of Today
Gerrard McArthur directs Howard Barker's witty exploration of a world overturned. Performed by The Wrestling School.
Tue 21st Oct-Sat 22nd Nov
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The Ethics Of Progress
Unlimited Theatre's comic show exploring the impacts of quantum physics. Directed Amy Hodge and Jon Spooner.
Tue 16th Sep-Sat 27th Sep
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The Garden
A modern morality tale set in a post-apocalyptic world, explores temptation and ruthlessness. Written by Helena Thompson.
Thu 21st Aug-Sun 31st Aug
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The Girlfriend Experience
Joe Hill-Gibbins directs Alecky Blythe's comedy drama, inspired by edited conversations recorded inside an actual brothel. Starring Debbie Chazen, Esther Coles and Lu Corfield.
Thu 18th Sep-Sat 11th Oct
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The Glass Menagerie
Brenda Blethyn stars as a faded Southern belle in Tennessee Williams's semi-autobiographical drama about a disintegrating family in the American Deep South. Directed by Braham Murray.
Mon 15th Sep-Sat 20th Sep
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The Harder They Come
Perry Henzell's stage adaptation of the 1970s film, in which a young reggae singer goes to Kingston, Jamaica, with dreams of becoming a star. Directed by Kerry Michael and Dawn Reid. Contains strong language, not suitable for under 12s.
Wed 20th Aug-Sat 13th Sep
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The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Illyria presents Arthur Conan Doyle's thriller about a wild dog and an evil curse.
Sun 24th Aug-Sat 25th Oct
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The Hurly Burly Show
Burlesque cabaret show with a mix of variety, traditional and 'neo' burlesque, comedy and music. Hosted by Mr Dusty Limits.
Fri 7th Nov-Sat 8th Nov
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The Jam
A theatrical showcase of new writing, in the guise of sketches, storytelling, monologues and performance poetry, from a number of up-and-coming talents.
Wed 27th Aug
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The Journey
A new drama musical which traces the experiences of the first group of African dispersed throughout the world. Written and directed by Shadrock Porter.
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