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News: @stratfordeast.com announces Lisa Spirling’s inaugural season
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Breaking: Stratford East announces Lisa Spirling's inaugural season
The 140 year-old East London venue has confirmed its upcoming programme of work
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October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
News: @stratfordeast.com announces Lisa Spirling’s inaugural season
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#StratfordEast #EastLondon #London #Theatre
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@aboutgracepr.bsky.social
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EVA NOBLEZADA, REEVE CARNEY and more to join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB!
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#KitKatClub
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#KitKatClub
Breaking: Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney and Ruthie Henshall to star in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Come hear the music play - a new cast arrives from September!
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August 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
EVA NOBLEZADA, REEVE CARNEY and more to join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB!
Read more on our website by tapping below!
#KitKatClub
Read more on our website by tapping below!
#KitKatClub
ICYMI: Summer nights are officially back in London with #GreaseTheImmersiveMovieMusical 🚗
Tap below to find out where Secret Cinema and TodayTix's latest immersive production sits (or roams) between sensory overload and euphoria 🥤
#WeGoTogether
Tap below to find out where Secret Cinema and TodayTix's latest immersive production sits (or roams) between sensory overload and euphoria 🥤
#WeGoTogether
Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical at Evolution London Review
Discover how Secret Cinema transforms a park into a vivacious retro movie night
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August 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
ICYMI: Summer nights are officially back in London with #GreaseTheImmersiveMovieMusical 🚗
Tap below to find out where Secret Cinema and TodayTix's latest immersive production sits (or roams) between sensory overload and euphoria 🥤
#WeGoTogether
Tap below to find out where Secret Cinema and TodayTix's latest immersive production sits (or roams) between sensory overload and euphoria 🥤
#WeGoTogether
Is #BurlesqueTheMusical big, bold and fabulous as promised?
While London's latest screen to stage adaptation offers committed performances, the ambitiously filled glass of bubbly alas overflows with disorienting spectacle.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★☆☆ review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
While London's latest screen to stage adaptation offers committed performances, the ambitiously filled glass of bubbly alas overflows with disorienting spectacle.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★☆☆ review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Burlesque The Musical at Savoy Theatre Review
The talk of the (theatre) town raises its curtain to a chaotic evening of pop fizz
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July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Is #BurlesqueTheMusical big, bold and fabulous as promised?
While London's latest screen to stage adaptation offers committed performances, the ambitiously filled glass of bubbly alas overflows with disorienting spectacle.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★☆☆ review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
While London's latest screen to stage adaptation offers committed performances, the ambitiously filled glass of bubbly alas overflows with disorienting spectacle.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★☆☆ review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
What if marriage could rewrite the stars? 💫
The West End stars have aligned for Beth Steel's 'fiercely exceptional' #TillTheStarsComeDown, packing sharp, unflinching drama into a vivid family portrait.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★★☆ review.
@nationaltheatre.org.uk
The West End stars have aligned for Beth Steel's 'fiercely exceptional' #TillTheStarsComeDown, packing sharp, unflinching drama into a vivid family portrait.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★★☆ review.
@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Till the Stars Come Down at Theatre Royal Haymarket Review
Beth Steel's sell-out hit new play transfers from the National Theatre
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July 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What if marriage could rewrite the stars? 💫
The West End stars have aligned for Beth Steel's 'fiercely exceptional' #TillTheStarsComeDown, packing sharp, unflinching drama into a vivid family portrait.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★★☆ review.
@nationaltheatre.org.uk
The West End stars have aligned for Beth Steel's 'fiercely exceptional' #TillTheStarsComeDown, packing sharp, unflinching drama into a vivid family portrait.
Tap the banner below to read our ★★★★☆ review.
@nationaltheatre.org.uk
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NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED
July 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED
Love unconditionally 💜
The intricate dynamics of a queer interracial relationship is handled with care, passion and truthfulness in #ThisBitterEarth, marking #BillyPorter 's directorial debut.
Tap the banner to read more in our ★★★★☆ review.
The intricate dynamics of a queer interracial relationship is handled with care, passion and truthfulness in #ThisBitterEarth, marking #BillyPorter 's directorial debut.
Tap the banner to read more in our ★★★★☆ review.
This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre Review
Billy Porter debuts as a director in Harrison David Rivers' invigorating two-hander
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July 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Love unconditionally 💜
The intricate dynamics of a queer interracial relationship is handled with care, passion and truthfulness in #ThisBitterEarth, marking #BillyPorter 's directorial debut.
Tap the banner to read more in our ★★★★☆ review.
The intricate dynamics of a queer interracial relationship is handled with care, passion and truthfulness in #ThisBitterEarth, marking #BillyPorter 's directorial debut.
Tap the banner to read more in our ★★★★☆ review.
The @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social has today announced three new plays for its Autumn 2025/26 Season, including two world premieres.
Tap below to find out more about the season, initial casting and how to book, including £20 tickets for 35s and Under.
Tap below to find out more about the season, initial casting and how to book, including £20 tickets for 35s and Under.
Donmar Warehouse announces Autumn 2025/26 Season
The London venue has announced three new plays in its next Season
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July 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social has today announced three new plays for its Autumn 2025/26 Season, including two world premieres.
Tap below to find out more about the season, initial casting and how to book, including £20 tickets for 35s and Under.
Tap below to find out more about the season, initial casting and how to book, including £20 tickets for 35s and Under.
Hold on tight for a midnight ride to #DiamondsxDust 💎
Tap the banner below to find out what's inside London's newest theatre and the latest spectacular starring @ditavonteese.bsky.social in our ★★★★☆ review ✨
pr invite | #DitaVonTeese #FayeTozer #London #Theatre #Cabaret #Burlesque #LondonTheatre
Tap the banner below to find out what's inside London's newest theatre and the latest spectacular starring @ditavonteese.bsky.social in our ★★★★☆ review ✨
pr invite | #DitaVonTeese #FayeTozer #London #Theatre #Cabaret #Burlesque #LondonTheatre
DIAMONDS and DUST at the Emerald Theatre Review
Dita Von Teese's latest theatrical cabaret venture opens in a new London venue
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July 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hold on tight for a midnight ride to #DiamondsxDust 💎
Tap the banner below to find out what's inside London's newest theatre and the latest spectacular starring @ditavonteese.bsky.social in our ★★★★☆ review ✨
pr invite | #DitaVonTeese #FayeTozer #London #Theatre #Cabaret #Burlesque #LondonTheatre
Tap the banner below to find out what's inside London's newest theatre and the latest spectacular starring @ditavonteese.bsky.social in our ★★★★☆ review ✨
pr invite | #DitaVonTeese #FayeTozer #London #Theatre #Cabaret #Burlesque #LondonTheatre
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We’re excited to announce that Twelfth Night and Wendy & Peter Pan are coming to London’s Barbican this winter 💫
July 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re excited to announce that Twelfth Night and Wendy & Peter Pan are coming to London’s Barbican this winter 💫
For the first time (in forever), #FrozenLondon has arrived on Disney Plus! ❄️
Tap below to read our full ★★★★★ review of the West End production and discover the 'flurry of joy good for all seasons'!
Tap below to read our full ★★★★★ review of the West End production and discover the 'flurry of joy good for all seasons'!
Disney's Frozen the Musical on Disney+ Review
The magic of Arendelle has arrived on the streaming platform!
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June 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
For the first time (in forever), #FrozenLondon has arrived on Disney Plus! ❄️
Tap below to read our full ★★★★★ review of the West End production and discover the 'flurry of joy good for all seasons'!
Tap below to read our full ★★★★★ review of the West End production and discover the 'flurry of joy good for all seasons'!
Ever wondered what it's like to record an album over a year? #Stereophonic has the answers - and more.
Tap the banner to find out why the ★★★★★ hit is 'a work of genius that will resonate with any and all who have once chased a creative fire' in our review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Tap the banner to find out why the ★★★★★ hit is 'a work of genius that will resonate with any and all who have once chased a creative fire' in our review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Stereophonic at the Duke of York's Theatre Review
The record-breaking, multi Tony Award-winning production moves into the West End
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June 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ever wondered what it's like to record an album over a year? #Stereophonic has the answers - and more.
Tap the banner to find out why the ★★★★★ hit is 'a work of genius that will resonate with any and all who have once chased a creative fire' in our review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Tap the banner to find out why the ★★★★★ hit is 'a work of genius that will resonate with any and all who have once chased a creative fire' in our review.
@atgtickets.bsky.social
We can be heroes, Just For One Day 🎸
40 years on from the historic moment music united the world, JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL is now open in the West End.
Tap the banner below to why the production is 'thrilling' in our ★★★★☆ review.
#JustForOneDay #LiveAidMusical #LiveAid #WestEnd
40 years on from the historic moment music united the world, JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL is now open in the West End.
Tap the banner below to why the production is 'thrilling' in our ★★★★☆ review.
#JustForOneDay #LiveAidMusical #LiveAid #WestEnd
Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre Review
The acclaimed true story of Live Aid returns to London 40 years on from the original concert
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June 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We can be heroes, Just For One Day 🎸
40 years on from the historic moment music united the world, JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL is now open in the West End.
Tap the banner below to why the production is 'thrilling' in our ★★★★☆ review.
#JustForOneDay #LiveAidMusical #LiveAid #WestEnd
40 years on from the historic moment music united the world, JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL is now open in the West End.
Tap the banner below to why the production is 'thrilling' in our ★★★★☆ review.
#JustForOneDay #LiveAidMusical #LiveAid #WestEnd
Tony Awards 2025 - winners in full 🏆
Read the full list on our website by tapping the banner below!
📸 Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
#TonyAwards #TonyAwards2025
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#TonyAwards #TonyAwards2025
Tony Awards 2025 - winners in full
Broadway's biggest night of the year took place last night at Radio City Music Hall
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June 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Tony Awards 2025 - winners in full 🏆
Read the full list on our website by tapping the banner below!
📸 Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
#TonyAwards #TonyAwards2025
Read the full list on our website by tapping the banner below!
📸 Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
#TonyAwards #TonyAwards2025
BREK-KEK-KEK-KEK! 🐸
Sondheim's The Frogs have hopped to #SWKPlayBorough, in an 'enduringly charming' production that promises unhinged whimsicality.
Tap the banner below to read about the 'whirlwind of comedy' in our ★★★☆☆ review!
#gifted | @frogsldn.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social
Sondheim's The Frogs have hopped to #SWKPlayBorough, in an 'enduringly charming' production that promises unhinged whimsicality.
Tap the banner below to read about the 'whirlwind of comedy' in our ★★★☆☆ review!
#gifted | @frogsldn.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social
The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse Borough Review
Can art save civilisation? Sondheim's lesser-known piece asks the question
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May 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
BREK-KEK-KEK-KEK! 🐸
Sondheim's The Frogs have hopped to #SWKPlayBorough, in an 'enduringly charming' production that promises unhinged whimsicality.
Tap the banner below to read about the 'whirlwind of comedy' in our ★★★☆☆ review!
#gifted | @frogsldn.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social
Sondheim's The Frogs have hopped to #SWKPlayBorough, in an 'enduringly charming' production that promises unhinged whimsicality.
Tap the banner below to read about the 'whirlwind of comedy' in our ★★★☆☆ review!
#gifted | @frogsldn.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social
Meet the Cast of The Enormous Crocodile! 🐊
The family musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved story crawls into @theatrewindsor.bsky.social from 8-10 Aug, ahead of returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a summer season!
🎟️ Find out more: enormouscrocodilemusical.com
The family musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved story crawls into @theatrewindsor.bsky.social from 8-10 Aug, ahead of returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a summer season!
🎟️ Find out more: enormouscrocodilemusical.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Meet the Cast of The Enormous Crocodile! 🐊
The family musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved story crawls into @theatrewindsor.bsky.social from 8-10 Aug, ahead of returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a summer season!
🎟️ Find out more: enormouscrocodilemusical.com
The family musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved story crawls into @theatrewindsor.bsky.social from 8-10 Aug, ahead of returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a summer season!
🎟️ Find out more: enormouscrocodilemusical.com
Reading Rep Theatre has announced its 2025/26 Season - including its first musical, The Last Five Years.
Read more on our website by tapping the banner below!
#ReadingRep #NewSeason #Theatre #RegionalTheatre #UK
Read more on our website by tapping the banner below!
#ReadingRep #NewSeason #Theatre #RegionalTheatre #UK
Reading Rep announces 2025/26 Season - including a musical first
The season includes classical reimaginings, family favourites and more
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May 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Reading Rep Theatre has announced its 2025/26 Season - including its first musical, The Last Five Years.
Read more on our website by tapping the banner below!
#ReadingRep #NewSeason #Theatre #RegionalTheatre #UK
Read more on our website by tapping the banner below!
#ReadingRep #NewSeason #Theatre #RegionalTheatre #UK
Michelangelo? Slay or nay? 👀 ✨
Fusing TikTok lingo (it’s giving camp), dry humour and a catchy electro-pop soundtrack, read our full ★★★★☆ review of @popoffmichelangelo.bsky.social by tapping the banner below!
@ubsoho.bsky.social
#gifted #PopOffMichelangelo
Fusing TikTok lingo (it’s giving camp), dry humour and a catchy electro-pop soundtrack, read our full ★★★★☆ review of @popoffmichelangelo.bsky.social by tapping the banner below!
@ubsoho.bsky.social
#gifted #PopOffMichelangelo
Pop Off, Michelangelo! at Underbelly Boulevard Review
Renaissance has never looked better, no cap - find out why in the latest retelling of art history!
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May 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Michelangelo? Slay or nay? 👀 ✨
Fusing TikTok lingo (it’s giving camp), dry humour and a catchy electro-pop soundtrack, read our full ★★★★☆ review of @popoffmichelangelo.bsky.social by tapping the banner below!
@ubsoho.bsky.social
#gifted #PopOffMichelangelo
Fusing TikTok lingo (it’s giving camp), dry humour and a catchy electro-pop soundtrack, read our full ★★★★☆ review of @popoffmichelangelo.bsky.social by tapping the banner below!
@ubsoho.bsky.social
#gifted #PopOffMichelangelo
Breaking: The Almeida Theatre announces Rupert Goold's final season as Artistic Director, including American Psycho, A Doll's House and more!
Discover the full season by tapping the banner below.
Public booking opens from 10 June at 12pm.
#AlmeidaTheatre
Discover the full season by tapping the banner below.
Public booking opens from 10 June at 12pm.
#AlmeidaTheatre
Announcing Rupert Goold's Final Season | Almeida Theatre
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May 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Breaking: The Almeida Theatre announces Rupert Goold's final season as Artistic Director, including American Psycho, A Doll's House and more!
Discover the full season by tapping the banner below.
Public booking opens from 10 June at 12pm.
#AlmeidaTheatre
Discover the full season by tapping the banner below.
Public booking opens from 10 June at 12pm.
#AlmeidaTheatre
Get ready to RIDE THE CYCLONE! 🌪️
The fan-favourite cult musical is whizzing into London this autumn at #SWKPlayElephant from 14 November - so buckle up! ✨
🎟️ Pioneers' Preview just £12 + Main Run from £20 at the banner below!
📍 @swkplay.bsky.social
The fan-favourite cult musical is whizzing into London this autumn at #SWKPlayElephant from 14 November - so buckle up! ✨
🎟️ Pioneers' Preview just £12 + Main Run from £20 at the banner below!
📍 @swkplay.bsky.social
Ride The Cyclone - Southwark Playhouse Elephant
When a roller coaster accident claims the lives of six teens, they find themselves trapped in limbo. Ride The Cyclone is a genre-defying musical journey.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Get ready to RIDE THE CYCLONE! 🌪️
The fan-favourite cult musical is whizzing into London this autumn at #SWKPlayElephant from 14 November - so buckle up! ✨
🎟️ Pioneers' Preview just £12 + Main Run from £20 at the banner below!
📍 @swkplay.bsky.social
The fan-favourite cult musical is whizzing into London this autumn at #SWKPlayElephant from 14 November - so buckle up! ✨
🎟️ Pioneers' Preview just £12 + Main Run from £20 at the banner below!
📍 @swkplay.bsky.social
Sending very best wishes to the brilliantly talented (and equally stagey) @remembermonday.bsky.social repping team UK for the #Eurovision2025 Grand Final tonight! 💙
Tune in on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm to show your support 💫
#Eurovision #ESC2025
📸 Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Tune in on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm to show your support 💫
#Eurovision #ESC2025
📸 Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
May 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sending very best wishes to the brilliantly talented (and equally stagey) @remembermonday.bsky.social repping team UK for the #Eurovision2025 Grand Final tonight! 💙
Tune in on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm to show your support 💫
#Eurovision #ESC2025
📸 Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Tune in on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm to show your support 💫
#Eurovision #ESC2025
📸 Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Did Mischief’s latest West End mission go right (again)? 🔍
We’re pleased to report that #TheComedyAboutSpies is a mission success! Tap the banner to find out why it's ‘easily the funniest play one could hope for’ in our ★★★★★ review!
#prinvite @dmtwestend.bsky.social
We’re pleased to report that #TheComedyAboutSpies is a mission success! Tap the banner to find out why it's ‘easily the funniest play one could hope for’ in our ★★★★★ review!
#prinvite @dmtwestend.bsky.social
The Comedy About Spies at Noël Coward Theatre Review
Mischief has gone right yet again - promising to make you laugh till you can't
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May 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Did Mischief’s latest West End mission go right (again)? 🔍
We’re pleased to report that #TheComedyAboutSpies is a mission success! Tap the banner to find out why it's ‘easily the funniest play one could hope for’ in our ★★★★★ review!
#prinvite @dmtwestend.bsky.social
We’re pleased to report that #TheComedyAboutSpies is a mission success! Tap the banner to find out why it's ‘easily the funniest play one could hope for’ in our ★★★★★ review!
#prinvite @dmtwestend.bsky.social
It's finally happening! The wait is OVER - the #BenjaminButtonMusical Original West End Cast Recording arrives on all streaming platforms on Friday, 16 May 2025 at precisely 00.01am 🍻
Find out more by tapping the banner below 🦀
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Find out more by tapping the banner below 🦀
@atgtickets.bsky.social
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to release Original West End Cast Recording
Time stands still - but the wait is over! Track list and details enclosed!
matineemouse.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's finally happening! The wait is OVER - the #BenjaminButtonMusical Original West End Cast Recording arrives on all streaming platforms on Friday, 16 May 2025 at precisely 00.01am 🍻
Find out more by tapping the banner below 🦀
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Find out more by tapping the banner below 🦀
@atgtickets.bsky.social
Tonight’s #BGT Semi-Final opened with the always electrifying cast of #LiveAidMusical! 🎸
Catch up or relive the performance below!
@shaftesburytheatre.bsky.social
Catch up or relive the performance below!
@shaftesburytheatre.bsky.social
We can be HEROES... It's 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical'! | Semi-Finals | BGT 2025
YouTube video by Britain's Got Talent
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May 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tonight’s #BGT Semi-Final opened with the always electrifying cast of #LiveAidMusical! 🎸
Catch up or relive the performance below!
@shaftesburytheatre.bsky.social
Catch up or relive the performance below!
@shaftesburytheatre.bsky.social
A star-studded production of Shakespeare's OTHELLO is coming to the West End!
With music by PJ Harvey, Tony winner Tom Morris will direct David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO at #TheatreRoyalHaymarket from 23 Oct.
🎟️ Sign up now: OthelloOnStage.com
With music by PJ Harvey, Tony winner Tom Morris will direct David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO at #TheatreRoyalHaymarket from 23 Oct.
🎟️ Sign up now: OthelloOnStage.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A star-studded production of Shakespeare's OTHELLO is coming to the West End!
With music by PJ Harvey, Tony winner Tom Morris will direct David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO at #TheatreRoyalHaymarket from 23 Oct.
🎟️ Sign up now: OthelloOnStage.com
With music by PJ Harvey, Tony winner Tom Morris will direct David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO at #TheatreRoyalHaymarket from 23 Oct.
🎟️ Sign up now: OthelloOnStage.com