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Bacchae
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Bacchae

Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin) begins her tenure as National Theatre Director by bringing Nima Taleghani’s (Heartstopper) new version of Euripides’ tragedy to the stage
13 September — 1 November 2025
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Olivier Theatre
Hamlet
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Hamlet

Something’s rotten in Denmark. Olivier winner Hiran Abeysekera is Hamlet in a bold, darkly funny take on Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Robert Hastie.
25 September — 22 November 2025
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Lyttelton Theatre
The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

Caitríona McLaughlin directs Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) in John Millington Synge’s story of youth and self-discovery.
4 December 2025 — 28 February 2026
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Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank
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Dr. Strangelove
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Dr. Strangelove

Seven-time BAFTA winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley's hit West End adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece.
In cinemas now
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A Streetcar Named Desire NT Live Young Vic
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A Streetcar Named Desire

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece.
Back in cinemas from 5 June
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest

Max Webster's fresh take on Oscar Wilde's bold comedy, featuring Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D Clarke and Hugh Skinner.
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Present Laughter

Present Laughter

Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) dazzles in Noël Coward's provocative comedy.
In select international cinemas
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Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches
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Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, six New Yorkers with interconnect lives grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.
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Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika
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Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

As the play continues, Part Two picks up the threads of our six New Yorkers whose relationships are in tatters and fates are rapidly intertwining.
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Present Laughter

Present Laughter

Andrew Scott is Garry Essendine in the multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter, filmed live from The Old Vic in London.
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The Wind in the Willows
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The Wind in the Willows

Join Ratty, Badger, Mole and impulsive Toad on their crazy adventure spiralling from Toad's insatiable need for speed!
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