The Truth to run in the West End with Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee

Florian Zeller’s Olivier Award‑nominated comedy The Truth will play in the West End this summer.

Written by Academy Award‑winning and two‑time Olivier‑nominated playwright Zeller and translated by Christopher Hampton, The Truth centres on Michel, a man who embarks on an affair with his best friend’s wife while attempting to convince himself – and everyone around him – that honesty is overrated.

A quartet of performers – Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee – have been cast in the new production. It will be directed once more by Lindsay Posner, with set and costume design by Lizzie Clachan.

Producer Simon Friend described the play as “an ingenious puzzle of a play,” adding that what begins as a playful comedy about adultery “effortlessly evolves into something much deeper, while remaining endlessly entertaining.”

Zeller has had international successes including The Father and The Son. The Truth previously ran at the Menier Chocolate Factory for its UK premiere in 2016, and later at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End.

The Truth will begin performances at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue on Tuesday 9 June 2026, running for a strictly limited 14‑week season until Saturday 12 September. Tickets go on sale at noon.