Lyric Hammersmith

Reactions: Noises Off at the Garrick Theatre

Watch Mark Gatiss, Mel Giedroyc, Lesley Manville , James Purefoy and more talk about how much they enjoyed Noises Off in the West End. Must end 04 Jan 2020. Find out more about the show here: https://bit.ly/2MbeCfy

Lily Arnold on A Doll's House

A Doll's House designer Lily Arnold discusses the process behind designing the set for the show.

Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas 2019 | BOOK NOW

Back for another brilliant year. Christmas isn’t Christmas without this Lyric family favourite. More info: https://bit.ly/2VSILqb

Arun Ghosh on A Doll's House

A Doll's House composer and live musician Arun Ghosh explains the layers to working on Tanika Gupta's reworking of Ibsen's classic.

Anjana Vasan on A Doll's House

Cast member Anjana Vasan (who plays Niru) explains what Tanika's Gupta's Indian setting does to this power dynamics of the marriage at the centre of this classic Ibsen play.

Andy Nyman & Jeremy Dyson Announce Ghost Stories West End Transfer

The cult hit #GhostStories transfers to the West End by popular demand from 03 Oct. Are you brave enough to book? Limited number of tickets, with no booking fee via Lyric Box Office: https://bit.ly/30uRXyX

2019/2020 Season On Sale Now

Just Announced: Rachel O’Riordan’s first season as Artistic Director

Audience Reactions: Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) | May 2019

Kneehigh's Dead Dog in a Suitcase comes to the Lyric Hammersmith 21 May - 15 June. Book now: https://bit.ly/2FgZica Video credits: Jen O'Brien & Savanna Gladstone.

Martin Freeman on Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories | Press Night Audience Reactions

Paranormal activity at the Lyric Hammersmith

“There have been a number of reports from staff of incidents in the building recently that we simply cannot explain. In the interest of safety, and acting on advice, we have made the decision to temporarily close the Lyric while we approach a team of experts to further investigate this matter.” - Sian Alexander, Exec Director

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) | Kneehigh | Trailer

Ghost Stories

The original terrifying live production is back. Experience Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s worldwide cult phenomenon in the theatre where it all began. 29 Mar ‐ 11 May 2019 | Tickets from £10 | lyric.co.uk

The Animals and the Children took to the Streets | Production Trailer

Created by 1927. At the Lyric 19 Feb - 16 Mar 2019.

Leave To Remain | Production Trailer

Leave To Remain | Trailer (short edit)

Leave To Remain Trailer | (full version)

Leave To Remain | 18 Jan - 16 Feb | Lyric Hammersmith A modern love story with music by Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Written by Matt Jones and Kele Okereke Obi (Tyrone Huntley) and Alex (Billy Cullum) are a young gay couple leading busy London lives. When Alex’s visa comes into question, their relationship takes a turn. Marriage is an option, but the timing isn’t perfect, and it means confronting their families and their pasts. Told through a mix of music, movement and drama, Leave to Remain is a tender portrait of love in the face of an uncertain future, featuring original new songs by Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke performed by the cast. Tickets from £10: http://bit.ly/2CrXI7r ------ This video features the song The Sea Between Us, by Kele Okereke. An album of Kele's tracks from the show will be available to download and stream from 26 January 2019.

Main House Refurbishment Time Lapse

In June 2018 we embarked on a three-month refurbishment of our 550 seat Victorian Matcham theatre, which hadn’t been fully refurbished since it reopened on this site in 1979. All the plasterwork was lovingly restored and redecorated by an amazing team of experts. Here they are in action. Video by Tea Films.

Things I Know to be True Trailer

Fatherland Trailer

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer

Special thanks to our Big Give Christmas Challenge Supporters

Kele, Matt & Robby | Leave to Remain

We caught up with the creative team behind Leave to Remain after a week of R&D on the show.

Joe Stilgoe Christmas at the Movies

Dick Whittington Boot Camp Week One

Video by Stevie Ruffs

Father Christmas Trailer 2018

Lyric Gala 2017

othellomacbeth | Production Trailer

othellomacbeth Trailer

‘Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man’ Watch the trailer for othellomacbeth, opening on the 5 October at the Lyric Hammersmith. Book early for the best seats and the best prices: https://lyric.co.uk/shows/othellomacbeth-2/ trailer by TEA Films: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEAfilms

othellomacbeth interview with Director Jude Christian

Director Jude Christian introduces her production of othellomacbeth: ‘By combining the two plays it’s making them think in a different way about how those plays end and what they might mean.’ Don’t miss it at the Lyric Hammersmith from the 05 Oct. Book early for the best seats at the best prices: https://lyric.co.uk/shows/othellomacbeth

Lyric Evolution Documentary 2018

Abandon Trailer

A new play about holding on and letting go. A group of aspiring actors meet every week in a rehearsal room. Abandon, a new play devised by the Lyric Ensemble for a brand new performance space at the Lyric, chronicles their time together. Abandon Noun complete lack of inhibition or restraint. Verb To desert; give up completely Abandon is a series of intimate glimpses into the day-to-day lives of 15 Londoners, their hopes, dreams and disappointments. It examines how we see ourselves, how others see us and our place in the world. Abandon is a love letter to the theatre, a piece about the power of the imagination and the importance of coming together. www.lyric.co.uk

Fatherland - Fathers Day

Fatherland - Until 23 June Songs and stories from a forgotten England Fatherland is a bold, ambitious show about contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions. Created by Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham, Karl Hyde from Underworld and playwright Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), this daring collage of words, music and movement will transform the Lyric, animated by a 13-strong cast and a multitude of voices. Fatherland is a vivid, urgent and deeply personal portrait of 21st-century England at the crossroads of past, present and future. Inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from the trio’s home towns in the heart of the country, the show explores identity, nationality, masculinity – and what it means to belong in a world weighed down by the expectations of others. Tender and tough, honest and true, Fatherland is a vital and necessary show about what we were, who we are and what we’d like to become. #fatherland www.lyric.co.uk

Fatherland Trailer

At the Lyric Hammersmith 25 May ‐ 23 Jun 2018 Co-created by Scott Graham for Frantic Assembly, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens Songs and stories from a forgotten England Fatherland is a bold, ambitious show about contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions. Created by Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham, Karl Hyde from Underworld and playwright Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), this daring collage of words, music and movement will transform the Lyric, animated by a 13-strong cast and a multitude of voices. Fatherland is a vivid, urgent and deeply personal portrait of 21st-century England at the crossroads of past, present and future. Inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from the trio’s home towns in the heart of the country, the show explores identity, nationality, masculinity – and what it means to belong in a world weighed down by the expectations of others. Tender and tough, honest and true, Fatherland is a vital and necessary show about what we were, who we are and what we’d like to become. #fatherland

Abandon Photoshoot - Behind the Scenes

20 ‐ 30 Jun 2018 | Tickets £10 | www.lyric.co.uk A group of aspiring actors meet every week in a rehearsal room. Abandon, a new play devised by the Lyric Ensemble for a brand new performance space at the Lyric, chronicles their time together. Abandon is a series of intimate glimpses into the day-to-day lives of 15 Londoners, their hopes, dreams and disappointments. It examines how we see ourselves, how others see us and our place in the world. Abandon is a love letter to the theatre, a piece about the power of the imagination and the importance of coming together. Created by Anne-Louise Sarks, Laura Lomas and the Lyric Ensemble.

SHOW Trailer

Hofesh Shechter has been described as ‘one of the British dance scene’s hottest properties, the creator of works that are full of raw, visceral energy, set to blasting percussive scores that he composes himself ’ (New York Times). The internationally-acclaimed choreographer, whose landmark pieces include Political Mother and 2017’s Grand Finale, now brings his unique, high-energy work to the Lyric Hammersmith for the first time, as part of a UK and world tour. Shechter’s blackly comic portrayal of a group of anarchic clowns was rapturously received at Nederlands Dans Theater in 2016, and he now creates a brand new companion piece to sit alongside it. With its razor-sharp lighting and pulsating score, Shechter’s work has the energy of a rock gig combined with beautiful, moving choreography. SHOW is performed by Shechter II, the 8 strong apprentice company chosen from the most inspiring young talent across the world. Clowns Premiere: April 29, 2016 by the Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in The Hague, The Netherlands. SHOW is produced in association with HOME Manchester and Lyric Hammersmith, and received production support from Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia and a production residency at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton. www.lyric.co.uk

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer

A Midsummer Night's Dream Vox Pops

The Plough and the Stars - Director Interview Pt 1

Following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as a successful Irish and US tour, The Plough and the Stars, comes to the Lyric as a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them? This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Ireland in 1916. Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes brings a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play, which was nominated for 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2016. A Lyric Hammersmith and Abbey Theatre production. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

The Plough and the Stars - Director Interview Pt 4

Following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as a successful Irish and US tour, The Plough and the Stars, comes to the Lyric as a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them? This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Ireland in 1916. Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes brings a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play, which was nominated for 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2016. A Lyric Hammersmith and Abbey Theatre production. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

The Plough and the Stars - Director Interview Pt 2

Following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as a successful Irish and US tour, The Plough and the Stars, comes to the Lyric as a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them? This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Ireland in 1916. Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes brings a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play, which was nominated for 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2016. A Lyric Hammersmith and Abbey Theatre production. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

The Plough and the Stars - Director Interview Pt 3

Following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as a successful Irish and US tour, The Plough and the Stars, comes to the Lyric as a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them? This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Ireland in 1916. Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes brings a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play, which was nominated for 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2016. A Lyric Hammersmith and Abbey Theatre production. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

The Plough and the Stars Trailer

Following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as a successful Irish and US tour, The Plough and the Stars, comes to the Lyric as a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them? This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Ireland in 1916. Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes brings a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play, which was nominated for 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2016. A Lyric Hammersmith and Abbey Theatre production. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

LTC Creative Learning Conference

In February 2018, the London Theatre Consortium held its first symposium on creative learning: A Future Curriculum for Drama Education, at the Lyric Hammersmith. The event brought together teachers, theatres, creatives, young people and exam board representatives to examine the ways in which all could work together to make drama education in the UK the best it can be.

Evolution Photoshoot

Jubilee Trailer

A new stage adaptation of Derek Jarman's seminal film Jubilee Faith in the establishment collapsing everywhere. The far-right on the march. Culture wars and random violence – all decked out in red, white and blue. But a spirit of anarchy hangs in the air, the desire to burn it all down and start over… THIS CAN ONLY BE 1977… RIGHT? Derek Jarman’s iconic film captured punk at its giddy height: a riot of music, DIY fashion, and every kind of sex – with a little pyromania thrown in. Now, forty years on, this new stage adaptation of Jubilee remixes it for the social and political turmoil of 2017. Centred around a marauding girl gang on a killing spree and a time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I, it’s a story of what happens when creativity and nihilism collide. Featuring a soundtrack to die (horribly) for, and with a cast led by one of the film’s original cast members, legendary punk warrior Toyah Willcox, Jubilee is a free-spirited, gloriously rude, take-no-prisoners blast of a show, for young punks, old punks, and anyone who’s ever wanted to set the world on fire. The Lyric’s main house auditorium will be reconfigured to recreate in part the Royal Exchange’s theatre in-the-round. A Royal Exchange Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith and Chris Goode & Company production PLEASE NOTE: AGE GUIDANCE 16+ In the spirit of its punk heritage, the show contains strong language, nudity and sexually explicit content throughout. www.lyric.co.uk

Jubilee Chris Goode Interview

A new stage adaptation of Derek Jarman's seminal film Jubilee Faith in the establishment collapsing everywhere. The far-right on the march. Culture wars and random violence – all decked out in red, white and blue. But a spirit of anarchy hangs in the air, the desire to burn it all down and start over… THIS CAN ONLY BE 1977… RIGHT? Derek Jarman’s iconic film captured punk at its giddy height: a riot of music, DIY fashion, and every kind of sex – with a little pyromania thrown in. Now, forty years on, this new stage adaptation of Jubilee remixes it for the social and political turmoil of 2017. Centred around a marauding girl gang on a killing spree and a time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I, it’s a story of what happens when creativity and nihilism collide. Featuring a soundtrack to die (horribly) for, and with a cast led by one of the film’s original cast members, legendary punk warrior Toyah Willcox, Jubilee is a free-spirited, gloriously rude, take-no-prisoners blast of a show, for young punks, old punks, and anyone who’s ever wanted to set the world on fire. The Lyric’s main house auditorium will be reconfigured to recreate in part the Royal Exchange’s theatre in-the-round. A Royal Exchange Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith and Chris Goode & Company production PLEASE NOTE: AGE GUIDANCE 16+ In the spirit of its punk heritage, the show contains strong language, nudity and sexually explicit content throughout. www.lyric.co.uk

Jubilee Bad Girls Clip

A new stage adaptation of Derek Jarman's seminal film Jubilee Faith in the establishment collapsing everywhere. The far-right on the march. Culture wars and random violence – all decked out in red, white and blue. But a spirit of anarchy hangs in the air, the desire to burn it all down and start over… THIS CAN ONLY BE 1977… RIGHT? Derek Jarman’s iconic film captured punk at its giddy height: a riot of music, DIY fashion, and every kind of sex – with a little pyromania thrown in. Now, forty years on, this new stage adaptation of Jubilee remixes it for the social and political turmoil of 2017. Centred around a marauding girl gang on a killing spree and a time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I, it’s a story of what happens when creativity and nihilism collide. Featuring a soundtrack to die (horribly) for, and with a cast led by one of the film’s original cast members, legendary punk warrior Toyah Willcox, Jubilee is a free-spirited, gloriously rude, take-no-prisoners blast of a show, for young punks, old punks, and anyone who’s ever wanted to set the world on fire. The Lyric’s main house auditorium will be reconfigured to recreate in part the Royal Exchange’s theatre in-the-round. A Royal Exchange Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith and Chris Goode & Company production PLEASE NOTE: AGE GUIDANCE 16+ In the spirit of its punk heritage, the show contains strong language, nudity and sexually explicit content throughout. www.lyric.co.uk

Jack and the Beanstalk 2017 Trailer

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 her quest for fortune as Jack and the Beanstalk gets the full Lyric treatment with wonderful characters, live music, dancing, singing and loads of laughs. Grab your tickets today. www.lyric.co.uk