Currently Playing

  • Children of the Sun laboratory scene

    Children of the Sun

    Howard Davies' critically-acclaimed new production of the explosive Russian classic by Maxim Gorky, adapted by Andrew Upton. Travelex £12 Tickets available.

    To 14 July

  • Othello poster image

    Othello

    Adrian Lester, last seen at the National as Henry V, takes the title role, playing opposite Rory Kinnear as Iago

    Now playing

  • strange interlude poster

    Strange Interlude

    Anne-Marie Duff plays Nina in Eugene O’Neill’s audacious epic - one of the great masterpieces of American theatre.

    Playing until 1 September

  • The Amen Corner - Marianne Jean-Baptiste

    The Amen Corner

    Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays uncompromising pastor Margaret in James Baldwin's 1965 play, with a gospel choir giving full voice on the Olivier stage. Travelex £12 Tickets available.

    Playing until 4 August

Forthcoming

  • What Are They Like - two pairs of feet in cardboard cut-out cartoon shoes

    What Are They Like?

    by Lucinda Coxon Mon 8 July, 7:00pm in the Olivier Theatre Performed by Winstanley College

    Connections 2013

  • Mobile Phone figure with carboard box head and giant cardboard cut-out mobile

    Mobile Phone Show

    By Jim Cartwright Mon 8 July, 8:30pm in the Olivier Theatre Performed by Jigsaw Arts

    Connections 2013

  • Liola poster image

    Liolà

    Tanya Ronder’s new version of Pirandello's play is performed by an Irish cast and gypsy musicians. It’s unexpected, funny and touching. Travelex £12 Tickets available.

    From 31 July to 6 November

  • Edward II - a king as a candle, upturned and melting

    Edward II

    Power, sexual obsession, and a king who treats the realm as his playground. A contemporary take on Christopher Marlowe’s magnificent, erotic and violent play. Travelex £12 Tickets available.

    From 28 August - 26 October

  • The Light Princess - a floating princess

    The Light Princess

    A new musical by Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson. This spectacular coming-of-age story is a dark fairytale about grief, rebellion and the power of love.

    From 25 September

  • Emil and the Detectives

    A classic tale of a boy learning to rely on himself – and on his new friends – in 1920s Berlin: a place full of surprises and danger, where everything moves at the speed of your imagination.

    From November

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