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High Noon

Adapted by Eric Roth from the screenplay by Carl Foreman

Based on the iconic, four-time Oscar-winning 1952 film with an original screenplay by Carl Foreman - hailed as one of the greatest westerns ever made. This isn't just a play. It's a wake-up call. High Noon rides on themes as relevant now as they were then. Courage vs. Cowardice....

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Woman in Mind

By Alan Ayckbourn

When Susan sustains a bump to the head, her world splits in two—one mundane, one imagined—and the lines begin to blur. Ayckbourn's groundbreaking play is a hilarious and gripping exploration of identity, family, and mental escape.

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Gerry & Sewell

By Jamie Eastlake — Based on Jonathan Tulloch's novel The Season Ticket

Meet Gerry and Sewell – two lads from Gateshead with nowt but a dream: to get their hands on a season ticket for their beloved Newcastle United. Broke but determined, they'll take on the world (and a few radgie charvers) to make it happen. It's a funny, raw and...

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Recent Openings

Sleeping Beauty

By Catherine Tate, Julian Clary, Michael Harrison, Ed Curtis, Paul Zerdin & Rob Madge

London Palladium, London

Previews06 December 2025
Opens/Press Night19 December 2025
Closes11 January 2026
Running Time2 hours 20 minutes
Presented ByMichael Harrison for Crossroads Pantomimes

The West End's biggest Christmas Show, now seen by over 1,000,000 people, will celebrate the 10th anniversary in magnificent style, with that age-old fairytale message: whilst one small prick can be deadly, at The London Palladium you're promised the happiest of endings.

See cast, creatives, and 3 reviews

Oh, Mary!

By Cole Escola

Trafalgar Theatre, London

Previews03 December 2025
Opens/Press Night18 December 2025
Closes25 April 2026
Running Time1 hour 20 minutes
First PerformedLucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway 2024
UK premiere
Presented ByWessex Grove, Kevin McCollum and Lucas McMahon, Mike Lavoie and Carlee Briglia

Oh, Mary! is an uproariously dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot.

See cast, creatives, and 20 reviews

Paranormal Activity

By Levi Holloway

Ambassadors Theatre, London

Previews05 December 2025
Opens/Press Night15 December 2025
Closes28 February 2026
Running Time2 hours
First PerformedLeeds Playhouse 2024
Presented ByMelting Pot, Simon Friend, Hanna Osmolska, Paramount Pictures, Leeds Playhouse, Gavin Kalin, Ken Davenport, Patrick Gracey, and Jonathan & Rae Corr

A stage adaptation based on the Paramount Pictures Films. James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are...

See cast, creatives, and 15 reviews
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