Tim Sheader on the Donmar’s new season, the need for fresh comedy plays and when we might see his next musical

Welcome to this midweek bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Today, the Donmar Warehouse’s artistic director Tim Sheader, fresh from directing Jesus Christ Superstar at The London Palladium, reveals two fresh shows in his 2026 season – a new comedy involving Elvis’ dead body, and a revival of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land. They will follow the world premiere of Danny Lee Wynter’s Ilford Boy this autumn. More broadly, he also calls on more new comedies in UK theatre, and when we might see his next musical revival…

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