Theatre News

Opening: The Events, David Tennant in Richard II and Pajama Men

Opening this week, in the West End and further afield, include ”The Events” at the Young Vic, David Tennant starring in ”Richard II”, ”Gym Party” at the BAC and more

David Tennant and Oliver Ford Davies in rehearsal for Richard II
David Tennant and Oliver Ford Davies in rehearsal for Richard II
© Kwame Lestrade

Opening Monday


The Events

14 October 2013

(Previews from 9 October)

Running at the Young Vic until 2 November, The Events features local choirs and a soaring soundtrack and tells of tragedy, obsession and our destructive desire to fathom the unfathomable.

Opening Tuesday


The Love Girl and the Innocent

15 October 2013

(Previews from 10 October)

Adapted and directed by Matthew Dunster, this love story is set in Russia in 1945 where Nemov is confronted with the prison system’s hypocrisy and his loyalties are pushed to the limits. It runs at Southwark Playhouse until 2 November.

Opening Thursday


Richard II

17 October 2013

(Previews from 10 October)

David Tennant stars in Shakespeare's first of four plays about the House of Lancaster at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon until 16 November.

Gym Party

17 October 2013

(Previews from 15 October)

This epic tale of hopeless determination and the universal human desire to win runs at the Battersea Arts Centre until 2 November.

Pajama Men Just The Two Of Each Of Us

17 October 2013

(Previews from 15 October)

Running at the Arts Theatre until 23 November, this show features a horde of new characters from the comedy duo.