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THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD
Apr 29 - May 24

A play of Jack the Ripper.

"Outstanding" ***** Critics' Choice, Time Out

“The best dramatic poet now at work in English” Daily Telegraph

“Glyn Maxwell is a superlative writer. (His) writing gleams with the wit of John Donne and is written in the rhythm of Shakespeare” ***** The Scotsman

Mary Kelly is sexy, bright, and devil-may-care. Joseph Barnett is a steady, dec...

THE LADY FROM THE SEA
Apr 29 - May 31

Lia Williams stars in a sensuous and erotic play about the power of the past.

Ellida’s desires are awaked by the startling arrival of a dark stranger, luring her back to the water’s edge…

Is it better to suffocate on dry land or drown in the freedom of the sea?

Ellida is consumed by her longing for the sea. Trapped...

THE MINIATURISTS 12
May 11 - May 11

5 brand new little gems of theatre by 5 fabulous playwrights, new and established, all no more than 20 mins long but fully produced for your delight. May's show features the work of: Christina Balit, Rachel Barnett, Hilary Bell, Paul Chadwick and Declan Feenan.

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WOLVES AT THE WINDOW
May 27 - Jun 21

Beauty is only sin deep

CREATIVE TEAM:Designed by Maureen Freedman Lighting designed by Richard Howell Sound and music by Tim Digby-Bell Movement Dean Burke

CAST: Jeremy Booth (Anatol, Death at a Funeral) Gus Brown (Mitchell and Web, Headlong's Faustus) Anna Francolini (Anatol, Oliver nomination for Caroline or Change - NT) Sarah Moyle (Extras - BBC) ...

A VAMPIRE STORY
Jun 7 - Jul 12

Presented by Arcola Youth Theatre Academy

Two young women arrive in a nameless British smalltown. Their names are not their own. They don’t declare their ages. Their relationship with each other is not clear. Are they sisters, as their assumed identities declare? Or are they mother and daughter? The eldest, Claire, takes a job in a pub. The youngest, Eleanor,...

LA-di-DaDa
Jun 16 - Jun 21

Inspired by children's play and their natural curiosity with shadows and light, La-di-DaDa is a truly innovative performance piece which uses shadow, light and interactive story making to create 45 minutes of awe and wonder for young children.

TORN
Jun 24 - Aug 2

‘You got the Whites – they’re a collective. Then there’s the Asians – they’re unified. And then there’s us. Divided. It’s deep.’

Two London lovers. One African. One West-Indian. What’s the problem?

Follow your heart or honour your family? Following the cult sell-out success of its work-in-progress production in the Arcola Studio 2 last year, Torn transfers to the main house with a...

LE MARIAGE
Jun 24 - Jul 19

Following the success of last year’s fragile!, the Cherub Theatre Company returns to the Arcola with the British premiere of this riveting two-hander by David Lescot.

A French woman. A North African man.

One year: twelve encounters: twelve chapters to invent a new life.

Everything the Home Office needs to know.

His ascent to European citizenship. Her journey into the underbelly ...