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    Dance 

    Beverley Knight stars in suffragette musical Sylvia

    Sylvia, Old Vic Theatre

    27 Jan 23 – 01 Apr 23

    Kate Prince's suffragette musical Sylvia, starring Beverley Knight, is fully realised at the Old Vic.

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    Theatre 

    Jitney review: a timely revival at the Old Vic

    Jitney, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    09 Jun 22 – 09 Jul 22

    Director Tinuke Craig gives August Wilson's 1979 play Jitney its first London revival in 20 years. Her Old Vic production reminds us how relevant its themes remain

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    A Number: devastating and dystopian 20 years on

    A Number, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    24 Jan 22 – 19 Mar 22

    Screen stars Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu breathe fresh life into A Number, Caryl Churchill’s clone-fuelled father-son drama, at the Old Vic

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    Theatre 

    Review: Camp Siegfried at Old Vic Theatre

    Camp Siegfried, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    07 Sep 21 – 30 Oct 21

    Patsy Ferran and Luke Thallon deliver powerful performances in Camp Siegfried, Bess Wohl’s coming-of-age story set at a Nazi summer camp on Long Island

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    Theatre 

    Bagdad Cafe brings razzmatazz to the Old Vic stage

    Bagdad Cafe, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    25 Aug 21 – 28 Aug 21

    Emma Rice returns to the Old Vic with an adaptation of Bagdad Cafe that doubles down on glitz and razzmatazz at the expense of depth and sentiment

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    Theatre 

    Old Vic reopens auditorium with a Harold Pinter classic

    The Dumb Waiter, Old Vic – live and In Camera

    07 Jul 21 – 10 Jul 21

    Old Vic welcomes back studio audiences for the first time in 16 months with Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, directed by Jeremy Herrin, starring David Thewlis and Daniel Mays

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    Theatre 

    Michael Sheen on stage at the Old Vic

    Faith Healer, Old Vic: In Camera

    16 Sep 20 – 19 Sep 20

    Michael Sheen, Indira Varma and David Threlfall star in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, the third instalment of the Old Vic: In Camera live-streamed series

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    Andrew Scott stars in Old Vic world premiere

    Andrew Scott stars in Three Kings, Old Vic: In Camera

    07 Aug 20 – 08 Aug 20

    Andrew Scott returns to the stage to star in Stephen Beresford’s new play Three Kings, the second instalment of the Old Vic: In Camera live-streamed series

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    Theatre 

    More tickets released: socially distanced Lungs at the Old Vic

    Socially Distanced: Lungs, Old Vic Theatre

    On 26 Jun 20

    Live theatre returns to London as Matt Smith and Claire Foy star in a socially distanced production of Lungs at The Old Vic

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    Theatre 

    A spectacular blend of light and dark: Wise Children streamed on BBC

    Wise Children stage show streamed on BBC

    Emma Rice's bold, bright and brilliant stage adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children is available to stream on the BBC

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  • Cancelled

    In the Know

    Theatre 

    Endgame at The Old Vic closes early

    Endgame, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    27 Jan 20 – 28 Mar 20

    Daniel Radcliffe returns to The Old Vic in a Samuel Beckett double bill, with Endgame and Rough for Theatre II

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    Theatre 

    Intrigue and thrills at The Old Vic

    A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    19 Aug 19 – 05 Oct 19

    Playwright Lucy Prebble brings subterfuge to The Old Vic with a thrilling and audacious play about the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    Four plays to book now at The Old Vic

    Four plays to book now at The Old Vic

    Political drama, abusdist classics, a new musical and festive favourite: book now for a stellar new season at The Old Vic

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    Local Hero, Old Vic Theatre

    Local Hero, Old Vic Theatre

    18 Jun 20 – 22 Aug 20

    Local Hero brings a musical version of BAFTA-winning sentimental Scottish classic to The Old Vic for summer 2020

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    Arthur Miller's Great Depression drama revived

    The American Clock, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    04 Feb 19 – 30 Mar 19

    The frailties of capitalism play out as director Rachel Chavkin revives Arthur Miller's Great Depression drama The American Clock at The Old Vic

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    Kids 

    A Monster Calls, Old Vic theatre review

    A Monster Calls, Old Vic theatre review ★★★★★

    07 Jul 18 – 25 Aug 18

    Director Sally Cookson leads a new stage adaptation of Patrick Ness' searing novel about a teenager and a monster

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    Theatre 

    Andrew Scott stars in Sea Wall

    Sea Wall, Old Vic Theatre

    18 Jun 18 – 30 Jun 18

    Simon Stephens and Andrew Scott bring their superlative show Sea Wall back to London for just 14 performances

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    Mood Music at The Old Vic

    Mood Music, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    27 Apr 18 – 16 Jun 18

    The drama and psychodrama of making music is explored on stage in a new play by Sunny Afternoon playwright Joe Penhall

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    Theatre 

    Cinematic masterpiece shines less brightly on stage

    REVIEW: Fanny & Alexander, Old Vic Theatre ★★★★★

    20 Mar 18 – 14 Apr 18

    Ingmar Bergman's film is re-imagined for the stage with brilliant performances from the ensemble cast, but it stumbles in the second act

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    A clunky and misguided epic

    The Divide, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    01 Feb 18 – 10 Feb 18

    Alan Ayckbourn's dystopian drama may have been re-worked, but it's still a clunky and laborious four hours

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    New season booking opens! The Old Vic celebrates its 200th anniversary with six exciting new plays

    The Old Vic Theatre Bicentenary Season

    The Old Vic celebrates 200 years of theatre with a bumper season of world premieres spanning YA literature, Suffragette hiphop & classic cinema

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    Theatre 

    Cover My Tracks, Old Vic review

    Cover My Tracks, Old Vic review ★★★★★

    05 Jun 17 – 17 Jun 17

    Gig and theatre meet in a new late-night show at the Old Vic by singer/songwriter Charlie Fink, writer David Greig and director Max Webster

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    John Boyega is magnetic in Woyzeck at the Old Vic Theatre

    Woyzeck, Old Vic Theatre review ★★★★★

    06 May 17 – 24 Jun 17

    Star Wars' John Boyega is magnetic as a traumatised soldier in a new version of Woyzeck, adapted by Jack Thorne

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    Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Shrewd, funny and fresh as ever: Art, Old Vic review

    Art, Old Vic review ★★★★★

    10 Dec 16 – 18 Feb 17

    Old Vic revival: Art, Yasmina Reza's modern masterpiece, returns to the London stage starring Rufus Sewell, Tim Key and Paul Ritter

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  • Features

     

    Women on stage and screen are making huge waves in London this autumn

    Women on Top: the leading ladies readressing gender-inequality in the industry

    Kings, rappers and schemers: the gender-blind casting on stage and screen helping to redress male dominance in the industry

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    Theatre 

    Glenda Jackson is a tremendous King Lear in a flawed production

    King Lear, Old Vic review ★★★★★

    25 Oct 16 – 03 Dec 16

    A female King Lear: Glenda Jackson leads a mighty cast in a vigorous production, hampered by the direction

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Cuts deep: No's Knife, Old Vic review

    No's Knife, Old Vic review ★★★★★

    29 Sep 16 – 15 Oct 16

    A world-first: Lisa Dwan is extraordinary in Beckett's never-before staged No's Knife at the Old Vic

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    We review the Old Vic's Jekyll & Hyde

    Jekyll & Hyde Old Vic review ★★★★★

    20 May 16 – 28 May 16

    Up-and-coming choreographer Drew McOnie brings dance back to the Old Vic in a powerfully expressive drama without words

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    Talks 

    International Women's Day Gender Debate, Old Vic

    International Women's Day Gender Debate, Old Vic

    On 08 Mar 16

    To mark International Women’s Day, Shami Chakrabarti leads a debate asking how close we are to achieving gender equality

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    The Hairy Ape review

    REVIEW: The Hairy Ape, The Old Vic ★★★★★

    17 Oct 15 – 21 Nov 15

    The Hairy Ape, Eugene O'Neill's abstract play about a rich girl and ship's stoker, is revived with vigour at the Old Vic

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