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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sohoplace | History Defined

Gillian Anderson to get ‘in the ring’ with Billy Crudup for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in London

The stars of Sex Education and The Morning Show will appear in a new West End production of Edward Albee’s classic, directed by Marianne Elliott

The Guardian - UK

Marie and Rosetta at @sohoplace: Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu give stunning vocal performances

3/5 The script is ponderous, but thrilling songs bring the story of musical pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe to life

Evening Standard

The Fifth Step at @sohoplace: Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman have terrific chemistry in this slippery comedy

4/5 The two actors tackle challenging material with aplomb in this tight, thought-provoking two hander

Evening Standard

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Jack Lowden joined by Martin Freeman in alcoholism drama The Fifth Step

Lowden first appeared in David Ireland’s two-hander in Edinburgh last year. For its West End run, he is paired with his ‘hero’ Freeman

The Guardian - UK

Death of England: Michael/Delroy at @sohoplace review – these raging, raw shows are exactly what the West End needs

The first two parts of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ exploration of the white and black working-class experience are full of swagger, banter and furious feeling

Evening Standard

Death of England: The Plays review – Brexit-voting bailiff electrifies this post-Boris revamp

Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ riotous plays are a little unwieldy in this revival but the antagonised politics remains clear – and Paapa Essiedu is sensational

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Player Kings; Red Pitch; Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – review

Ian McKellen reigns supreme in Robert Icke’s Henry IV mashup; Tyrell Williams’s coming-of-age football drama is bang on target; and the Brontë sisters are let loose – up to a point – at the National

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The Olivier Awards nominations champion superb shows, but they also reflect London theatre's diversity problem

We’re delighted that so many great creatives are being recognised, but it’s not at all clear that the commercial sector makes space for and celebrates all of us

Evening Standard

Score! Red Pitch, the Bush Theatre's smash hit show, is coming to the West End

It joins Dear England, about Gareth Southgate's national team, as the latest football-related show to hit theatreland

Evening Standard

As You Like It at @sohoplace review: a rich and beautiful staging full of music and charm

While some moments lag, Josie Rourke’s joyful, bold production give an idea what the West End’s newest theatre can show us

Evening Standard

Josie Rourke: ‘If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be under commission to Nica Burns’

As You Like It comes to London’s new venue @sohoplace this winter. The play’s director and the theatre’s owner discuss arts cuts, the industry’s gender balance and the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Marvellous at @sohoplace review: anarchic and celebratory show is a bold opening for new West End theatre

Exuberant production wins the audience over with its sheer heart and good humour

Evening Standard

First new-build West-End venue in 50 years enjoys ‘glorious’ opening night

Owner Nica Burns said the theatre had been ’embraced’ by audiences, but still needed to ‘earn its place’ in the world-famous theatre district.

The Independent UK

Sophie Okonedo to play Medea at new West End theatre

The production, beginning next February, will be directed by Dominic Cooke for @sohoplace in London

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London’s West End gets first purpose-built theatre in 50 years

Part of a £300m regeneration of the area near Tottenham Court Road station, @sohoplace combines intimacy with innovative design

Evening Standard

First new West End theatre for 50 years to open in autumn

The West End’s first new theatre in 50 years will open its doors in the autumn after a 12-year multi-million pound construction project involving some of theatreland’s biggest names.

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