What To Watch: On Stage Feb - Mar 2024
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HEART by Jade Anouka
23 Jan — 03 Feb, Brixton House
Jade Anouka’s debut play is a raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The play tells the story of a woman grappling with the end of her marriage and the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
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Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Until 11 Feb 2024, Aldwych Theatre
TINA: The Tina Turner Musical is an ode to Turner's life; to the highs and lows, her personal struggles, and all of her wonderful, thunderous classics. > More information here
The Sun Does Shine
23 March, Hackney Empire
The Sun Does Shine is a powerful new musical work by Harvey Brough, with words by Justin Butcher, inspired by the autobiography Hinton wrote about his long fight to prove his innocence.
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NT Connections Festival: WIND/RUSH GENERATION(S)
23 March, Theatre Peckham
This is a play about the British Isles, its past and its present. Set in a senior common room, in a prominent university, a group of 1st year undergraduates are troubled, not by the weight of their workload, but by a ‘noisy’ ghost.
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Samuel Takes A Break.... by Rhianna Ilube
09 February — 09 March (Extended to 23 March), Yard Theatre
Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike, The Yard Theatre’s Deputy Artistic Director, Samuel Takes a Break is a journey through colonialism’s impact on British identity. Set in Ghana’s Year of Return in 2019, this genre-blending story follows Samuel, a tour guide, and Orange, a ticket officer, at Cape Coast Castle.
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King Lear by William Shakespeare, directed by Yaël Farber
08 Feb — 30 Mar, Almeida Theatre
Lear, father and king of unquestioned power, must divide his realm between his three daughters. The first two quickly declare the love he is desperate to hear, yet his favourite Cordelia shuns the performative circus. “Nothing” she answers, when asked to speak. And towards that nothing Lear’s world begins to slide.
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The Big Life by Paul Sirett and Tameka Empson
16 Feb — 30 Mar, Theatre Royal Stratford East Place
It's 1950s London, and Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie arrive from the West Indies full of expectations and aspirations. > More information here
Shifters by Benedict Lombe
16 Feb — 30 Mar, Bush Theatre
A fierce new romance for anyone desperate for a different kind of love story, starring Tosin Cole & Heather Agyepong.
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The Lonely Londoners adapted by Roy Williams
29 Feb — 06 Apr, Jermyn Street Theatre
In the first stage adaptation of Sam Selvon’s iconic novel about the Windrush Generation, Roy Williams sweeps us back in time to shine a new light on London, friendship, and what we call home.
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Othello by William Shakespeare
19 January — 13 April, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Celebrated by many, Othello has risen through the ranks. But can his hard-won reputation, his marriage to Desdemona, and his own subconscious survive the toxic systems that surround him?
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For Black Boys by Ryan Calais Cameron
28 February — 04 May, Garrick Theatre
After a hit West End premiere at the Apollo Theatre, For Black Boys in London makes a jubilant return in spring 2024.
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Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams
15 March — 04 May, Soho Place
What happens when your football pitch, a place you’ve laughed, fought, and forged friendships – the very existence of your closeknit community – is threatened by impending demolition? Can 3 lifelong friends continue to dream of stardom, or will their goals be torn down alongside their home?
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