Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s classic tale, The Lorax tells of a moustachioed and cantankerous critter who’s on a mission to protect the earth from the greedy, tree-chopping, Thneed-knitting businessman known only as The Once-ler.
Adapted by David Greig and brought to the stage by acclaimed director Max Webster (James And The Giant Peach, To Kill A Mockingbird, Twelfth Night), The Lorax blends theatrical invention, songs and zany humour in a timely and vibrant Christmas show with a message for grandparents, parents and children alike.
Hear from the cast of A Number, Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu, as they discuss why they have both credited each other as inspirations to their careers, what it means to them to perform at The Old Vic, how the new normal has challenged them as actors and why they think you should come see the production.
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A Number will play at The Old Vic, London from 24 Jan
Every parent makes mistakes.
Salter makes a number of them.
Now 35 years later, his only child realises he’s not alone.
Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu play father and sons in Caryl Churchill’s gripping drama about what it costs to start again.
The cast of A Christmas Carol 2021 learn how to play the hand bells for the show with Musical Director Katharine Woolley. A Christmas Carol will run at The Old Vic in London from 13 Nov 2021–08 Jan 2022.
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Stephen Mangan plays Scrooge in this year's A Christmas Carol from Nov 2021-Jan 2022
Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne.
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol fills the auditorium to the brim with mince pies, music and merriment. A unique staging immerses the audience in this uplifting story. For ages 8+.
Bess Wohl’s (Grand Horizons, Small Mouth Sounds, Pretty Filthy) Camp Siegfried offers an intoxicating glimpse into infatuation and indoctrination in this world premiere production starring Patsy Ferran and Luke Thallon. Playing at The Old Vic from 7 Sep - 30 Oct
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Book tickets now for Bagdad Cafe, an Old Vic and Wise Children production playing tp in person audiences at The Old Vic between 14–21 Aug and streaming live across the world 25–28 Aug https://bit.ly/2TsLZAQ
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If you're coming to visit us in person, find out more about what to expect, and the answers to any questions you might have, here: https://bit.ly/3hflOXl
Live in person from 17 Jul and live streaming online from 25 Aug https://bit.ly/3hirbF6
Smack bang in the middle of nowhere (or was it somewhere on the legendary Route 66?) two women are thrown together by chance. Stranded tourist Jasmin stumbles out of her unhappy marriage and finds herself at Brenda’s remote cafe and motel.
Ordinarily, no one would choose to stay at the Bagdad Cafe but in the dust and isolation, unexpected and extraordinary friendships begin to blossom. The lost are found as individuals transform into an eclectic community bound by music, magic and some very strong coffee.
Emma Rice (Romantics Anonymous, Wise Children) and the Wise Children Company bring Percy and Eleonore Adlon’s iconic 1987 film Bagdad Cafe to The Old Vic stage with their signature playful, visual and emotional style. After a long year apart, we invite you to join us for a joyful celebration of togetherness, hope and friendship.
Suitable for you and yours (over the age of 8). We cannot wait to reopen our doors.
An Old Vic & Wise Children production
Daniel Mays and David Thewlis star in Harold Pinter’s darkly funny, insidiously menacing The Dumb Waiter for the sixth production in our globally live streamed series, OLD VIC: IN CAMERA. Book at https://bit.ly/3jOJbZF
It’s showtime at the Bagdad Gas and Oil Cafe!’
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Smack bang in the middle of nowhere (or was it somewhere on the legendary Route 66?) two women are thrown together by chance. Stranded tourist Jasmin stumbles out of her unhappy marriage and finds herself at Brenda’s remote cafe and motel.
Ordinarily, no one would choose to stay at the Bagdad Café but in the dust and isolation, unexpected and extraordinary friendships begin to blossom. The lost are found as individuals transform into an eclectic community bound by music, magic and some very strong coffee.
Emma Rice (Romantics Anonymous, Wise Children) and the Wise Children Company bring Percy and Eleonore Adlon’s iconic 1987 film Bagdad Cafe to The Old Vic stage with their signature playful, visual and emotional style. After a long year apart, we invite you to join us for a joyful celebration of togetherness, hope and friendship
Suitable for you and yours (over the age of 8). We cannot wait to reopen our doors.
An Old Vic & Wise Children production
Ben and Gus are seasoned hitmen awaiting details of their next target in the basement of a supposedly abandoned cafe. When the dumbwaiter begins sending them mysterious food orders, the killers’ waiting game starts to unravel.
Daniel Mays and David Thewlis star in Harold Pinter’s darkly funny, insidiously menacing The Dumb Waiter for the sixth production in our globally live streamed series, OLD VIC: IN CAMERA.
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Behind the scenes in rehearsals for OLD VIC: IN CAMERA - Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, live streaming globally from 14-17 Apr. Book your ticket here https://bit.ly/3dH4pDR
One year on…
We hope to always be here to entertain, inspire and welcome you. Thank you for always being here for us.
We’ll be back together soon.
Find out more about the events, projects and resources featured in the film: https://bit.ly/3tiG8tY
Take a sneak peak behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol, which is currently being live streamed every night until the 24 Dec 2020 worldwide from The Old Vic stage.
Book tickets here: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2020/old-vic-in-camera/a-christmas-carol-5
We asked the cast of OLD VIC: IN CAMERA - A Christmas Carol to try our festive tune challenge...
The show will be performed live in our auditorium and streamed globally online from 12-24 December. Find out more and book tickets https://bit.ly/3pf4gwn
We challenged the cast of OLD VIC: IN CAMERA - A Christmas Carol to guess which Christmas films our quotes came from... But which team will win?
OLD VIC: IN CAMERA - A Christmas Carol will be live streamed globally from The Old Vic theatre in London from 12-24 Dec 2020. Find out more and book tickets here https://bit.ly/2JHbn0t
Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic A Christmas Carol returns to our stage this year, to be performed live from our auditorium and streamed to homes across the world.
This Christmas, come together with your household or with friends and family online to take part in the music and merriment of this uplifting story, joyously adapted by Jack Thorne.
A Christmas Carol will be performed and streamed live as part of our Old Vic: In Camera series. We hope that you will join with us to support the series and feel excited to be part of a live theatre community once again. We need your help in making sure that The Old Vic and our productions are still here to enjoy once our much-missed normal lives resume.
Booking is now open: https://bit.ly/3pf4gwn
In 2020, we are transforming our annual Summer School into Old Vic Theatre Makers; a free six-month online programme for 18–25 year olds to develop creative connections and create a toolkit to discuss and make theatre in the midst of our changing society.
Meet the 22 young people who are this year's Old Vic Theatre Makers: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/join-in/for-young-people/old-vic-theatre-makers
Today marks four months of our doors being closed. Two of our Artistic Associates paid our building a little visit to see how she’s getting on…
Created by and featuring Drew McOnie (Jekyll & Hyde) and Lizzi Gee (A Christmas Carol, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead)
Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus hosts our first digital Voices Off with Patrick Ness, Sally Cookson, Adam Peck, Selina Cadell and Matthew Tennyson.
A Monster Calls, first seen on stage in 2018, will go live at 7pm on Friday 5 June and will be available to watch until 7pm on Thursday 11 June.
‘Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?’
With heartfelt thanks to the generosity of all the casts, creatives and companies involved, a selection of full length Old Vic archive recordings of selected productions since Matthew Warchus became Artistic Director in 2015 will be hosted for free on The Old Vic’s YouTube channel. This will give audiences the chance to revisit loved collector’s item productions, or watch for the first time.
The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic, Jonathan Church Productions & Global Creatures’ present their Olivier Award-winning production, A Monster Calls.
Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye.
Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears.
On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration.
The Old Vic Our Shows Screenings are supported by Royal Bank of Canada and PwC.
This adaptation is suitable for adults and children aged 10+.
There is some loud music, strobe lighting effects and certain scenes that some audiences may find scary or upsetting. If you’d like to find out more about themes please contact box.office@oldvictheatre.com.
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in A Monster Calls, please follow the link for information on services that will be able to offer you help and advice: https://cdn.oldvictheatre.com/uploads/2018/07/AMC_A5Flyer_HelpandSupport_Web.pdf
Composer Benji Bower breaks down his process for writing the music for A Monster Calls.
Listen to the soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/2VtZrjkJa4i9EA6gFXIXEt
https://benjibower.bandcamp.com/
http://www.benjibower.com/
Watch the archive recording of A Monster Calls on YouTube from Fri 05 June at 7pm https://bit.ly/2ZUN6di
The Old Vic Our Shows Screenings are supported by Royal Bank of Canada and PwC. Thank you to Benji Bower for creating this film.
Our Endgame company and audiences told us what it's like watching and performing in Endgame in a double bill with Rough for Theatre II.
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In October 2019, The Old Vic reopened its Front of House spaces as part of a major restoration project which improved accessibility and doubled the loo provision. This project was a physical representation of The Old Vic's mission to open up the theatre to everyone by being accessible, uplifting and unintimidating. Now, in collaboration with PwC, the release of this 360° interactive film is a further extension of The Old Vic’s social mission to welcome more people than ever before by removing barriers to attending through advanced insight.
'Ok, now you're screwing with us!'
Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe play the ultimate game of SAMUEL BECKETT OR EEYORE?
It's on.
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Endgame opens at The Old Vic on Thursday 27 January, book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/2ZWeS7h
Richard Jones directs Alan Cumming, Daniel Radcliffe, Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson in Samuel Beckett’s macabre comedy in which hope and cruelty are the last things to die.
As an independent charity with no regular subsidy we need your help to continue producing groundbreaking theatre, to serve our community and to bring theatre to 10,000 young people each year. When you purchase tickets from our website, there is also the option to add a donation. Any amount you can give when booking your tickets tomorrow will help us continue our work on and off stage.
The Old Vic is a world-class creative producing theatre with groundbreaking seasons of work playing to audiences of up to 300,000 a year; touring to the UK, West End and Broadway; and broadcasting into cinemas across the globe. But this does not tell the full story of The Old Vic. As a theatre operating since 1818 and now a registered charity, The Old Vic’s identity is built around its wider societal contribution. Today, under Matthew Warchus’ Artistic Directorship, The Old Vic delivers an engaging, affordable artistic season together with free-to-access programmes that further our charitable objects to promote art, culture and heritage for the general public and to advance education through the encouragement of the arts.
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The cast of A Very Expensive Poison discuss why this story is perfectly suited to the theatre.
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The cast of A Very Expensive Poison discuss the love story at the heart of this brand new play.
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John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch) directs Lucy Prebble’s (The Effect, ENRON) reimagining of Luke Harding’s jaw-dropping exposé of the events behind the notorious death of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko.
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A Very Expensive Poison plays at The Old Vic from 20 Aug: http://bit.ly/2Yuvqkr
John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch) directs Lucy Prebble’s (The Effect, ENRON) reimagining of Luke Harding’s jaw-dropping exposé of the events behind the notorious death of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko.
Lucy Prebble talks A Very Expensive Poison, her reimagining of Luke Harding's jaw-dropping exposé of the events behind the notorious death of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko. http://bit.ly/2M8Ergn
Hattie Stewart is an Artist and Illustrator based in London, UK. Although she is best known for 'doodlebombing' over influential Magazines, her tongue-in-cheek artwork moves fluidly between many creative fields including Fashion, Music and Contemporary Art.
Here she explains her response to Present Laughter, which is playing at The Old Vic until 10 Aug 2019: http://bit.ly/2JlY5nu
See her work: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzxo6rZgKgi/
Vox pops from the opening night of Present Laughter, now showing at The Old Vic until 10 August. Tickets from £12, book yours today: http://bit.ly/2VH9SiT
Take a sneak peak behind our stage as Andrew Scott and the company of Present Laughter rehearse on set for the first time.
Present Laughter, directed by Matthew Warchus, plays at The Old Vic until 10 Aug: http://bit.ly/2VH9SiT
Turns out the Present Laughter company are quite a competitive bunch...
We tested them with some 1930s slang to help with preparations for the show http://bit.ly/2VH9SiT
Make the most of your visits to The Old Vic.
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OV Extra is our new online loyalty scheme, designed to give you discounts, insights, invites and surprises for just £5 a month.
Hear what our press night audience thought of All My Sons.
Must end 08 Jun, book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/2P5ucbq
Jeremy Herrin directs Sally Field and Bill Pullman in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama, All My Sons.
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Jeremy Herrin directs Sally Field and Bill Pullman in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama, All My Sons.
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We challenged Matthew Warchus and Andrew Scott on how well they really knew Noël Coward... Can you do better?
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott in Noёl Coward’s provocative comedy, Present Laughter.
The cast also includes Luke Thallon, Sophie Thompson, Suzie Toase and Indira Varma.
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Justin Ellington and Darron L West discuss the music of The American Clock. Watch to discover how as a Composer and Sound Designer they worked together to bring Arthur Miller's play to life on stage at The Old Vic.
Schools Club students Lauren and Obed interview Baylis Associate Director Julia Locascio to find out more about The American Clock.
Schools Club provides bespoke workshops, theatre tickets, backstage tours and diverse educational resources for staff and students. It supports the curriculum and works with schools and students from areas of London with poor arts provision. The Old Vic partners with 40 secondary schools, engaging with up to 1200 students each academic year. To find out more visit: www.oldvictheatre.com/join-in/for-teachers/schools-club
Access our Education Pack for The American Clock here: www.oldvictheatre.com/join-in/for-teachers/education-packs
Book your tickets to The American Clock: www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2019/the-american-clock
The Old Vic aims to be welcoming and accessible to all. We are committed to making your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible. Our theatre is nearly 200 years old so there are a few areas where access is restricted by the building’s physical layout but we will always do all we can to welcome you.
Find out more: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/your-visit/access
Pride fans will know that Present Laughter isn’t the first time Matthew Warchus and Andrew Scott have worked together – we caught up with them to find out more about the show.
By Noёl Coward
Directed by Matthew Warchus
Starring Andrew Scott
Matthew Warchus will direct Andrew Scott in Noёl Coward’s provocative comedy, Present Laughter, opening on 25 June with previews from 17 June. The cast also includes Luke Thallon, Sophie Thompson, Suzie Toase and Indira Varma.
The Old Vic Theatre has a rich and treasured history. Located on The Cut in Lambeth, the Old Vic was first established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg theatre. It is a Grade II* listed building and is currently owned by the Old Vic Theatre Trust and ran as a non-profit producing theatre.
The theatre was the first home of the National Theatre on its fo...
If you missed the Old Vic's musical stage adaptation of Dr Seuss' wonderful children's book THE LORAX, mark your diaries for the show's three-week return from 15 October 2017. Simon Paisley-Day returns to narrate as The Once-ler with a new cast of #StageFaves just announced...
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