Sean O’Casey’s play The Plough and the Stars comes to the Lyric Hammersmith from 15 March to 7 April 2018 following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre and a successful Irish and US Tour
Take a look at these great first look production images from the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith’s festive pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk by Tristram Kenton. With plenty of magic beans, a loveable cow, an enormous beanstalk, a gigantic giant and a massive adventure, this year’s panto looks set to be the biggest ever. Join Jack on his quest for fortune as Jack and the Beanstalk gets the full Lyric treatment with wonderful characters, live music, dancing, singing and loads of laughs. Jack and the Beanstalk, is co-directed by Artistic Director, Sean Holmes and Jude Christian, an Artistic Associate of the Lyric. Daniel Fraser plays Jill, Kayla Meikle plays Daisy the Cow, Faith Omole plays Jack, Cherrelle Skeete plays Fairy Cucumber, Vikki Stone plays Fleshcreep and Kraig Thornber will play Dame Lotte Trottalot. The ensemble is built up of six young performers, as part of the Lyric Hammersmith’s commitment to nurturing young … Read more
A rare production that has both style and substance, Stephens and Chekhov have made a winning match.
We are pleased to bring you these great first look production images by Tristram Kenton of The Seagull at Lyric Hammersmith. The production runs until 4 November 2017. Chekhov’s celebrated masterpiece is given vibrant new life in this dynamic new version by Olivier-award winning playwright Simon Stephens directed by Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Switching effortlessly between the ridiculous and the profound The Seagull forensically examines the transcendence and destructiveness of love. The burning need to create Art and how harshly that need can be crushed permeates this classic play. Adelayo Adedayo plays Nina, Michele Austin plays Pauline, Lloyd Cooney plays Jacob, Nicholas Gleaves plays Boris Trigorin, Paul Higgins plays Hugo, Lloyd Hutchinson plays Leo, Lesley Sharp plays Irina, Cherrelle Skeete plays Marcia, Raphael Sowole plays Simeon, Nicolas Tennant plays Peter and Brian Vernel plays Konstantin. THE SEAGULL LYRIC HAMMERSMITH TICKETS
The show is worth seeing for the cutting-edge visuals alone but, while it stylishly captures much of the theme and substance of the novel, it is lacking in emotional engagement – something that could also be said about Auster’s New York Trilogy.
Emma Fielding and Forbes Masson are to lead the cast of courtroom drama Terror at the Lyric Hammersmith where the audience decides on the verdict.
Following its critically acclaimed run in 2015, Bugsy Malone returns to the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited 12 week run from 11 June 2016. Bugsy Malone is set in Prohibition era New York with rival gangsters Fat Sam and Dandy Dan at logger heads. As custard pies fly and Dan’s destructive ‘splurge guns’ wreak havoc, Bugsy Malone, a penniless ex-boxer and all round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, an aspiring singer. Will Bugsy be able to resist seductive songstress Tallulah, Fat Sam’s moll and Bugsy’s old flame, and stay out of trouble while helping Fat Sam to defend his business? Starring a diverse range of talented young performers aged 9 and over, the lead roles will be performed by three different casts in rotation. The 2016 Bugsy Malone cast sees the return of young performers from the 2015 production, alongside new faces including several talented youngsters making their professional … Read more
The Lyric Hammersmith announced today the their production of Bugsy Malone would extend its run until Saturday 5th September 2015. Wriiten by Alan Parker and Paul Williams, the production at the Lyric Hammersmith is the first UK production in over a decade and has re-opened the venue following a multi-million pound redevelopment. Bugsy Malone is set in Prohibition era New York with rival gangsters Fat Sam and Dandy Dan at logger heads. As custard pies fly and Dan’s destructive ‘splurge guns’ wreak havoc, Bugsy Malone, a penniless ex-boxer and all round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, an aspiring singer. Will Bugsy be able to resist seductive songstress Tallulah, Fat Sam’s moll and Bugsy’s old flame, and stay out of trouble while helping Fat Sam to defend his business? BOOK TICKETS FOR BUGSY MALONE
