SpArC Theatre

ROB: Turandot ( Puccini)
2025-04-06 14:00 - 17:25 (Europe/London) | SpArC Theatre
The Royal Opera TURANDOT [Revival]
ENCORE: Sunday 6 April 2025, 14:00 BST
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.
The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals
Sung in Italian with subtitles
Cast: PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky, CALAF SeokJong Baek, LIÙ Anna Princeva, TIMUR Adam Palka, PING Hansung Yoo, PANG Aled Hall, PONG Michael Gibson, EMPEROR ALTOUM Paul Hopwood, MANDARIN Ossian Huskinson
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin, CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding
CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus
DIRECTOR Andrei Șerban, CONDUCTOR Rafael Payare
LIBRETTO Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni,
MUSIC Giacomo Puccini
DESIGNER Sally Jacobs, LIGHTING DESIGNER F. Mitchell Dana, CHOREOGRAPHER Kate Flatt, CHOREOLOGIST Tatiana Novaes Coelho

LIVE THEATRE: Stories in Dust
2025-04-16 15:00 - 16:00
‘Elegant, engaging eco-fable.’– The Reviews Hub –
‘What a captivating and heart warming production, every detail, every lyric, every word used was simply wonderful.’ Audience feedback
The sun beats down on two travellers, journeying across a mysterious land in a contraption they’ve built themselves. They sing, play games, and tell stories inspired by a collection of precious things they’ve gathered from a time gone by. With live music and puppetry, Stories in the Dust is a funny, heartfelt and hopeful eco-fable that takes you to another world. A world where an ancient book guides your way, a drop of rain changes everything and a mighty lion holds its secrets in an old clay pot. Will our intrepid explorers make it? They’re full of ideas and full of hope but dangerously low on baked beans.Stories in the Dust was originally created with support from MAST Mayflower Studios and shared at their Emergency Festival. It was developed thanks to public funding from National Lottery through Arts Council England in partnership with Pound Arts and Wiltshire Creative.The storyline and accompanying education pack were developed with support from Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science at Southampton University.
Led by Wiltshire based performers and theatre makers Iona Johnson and Anna Harriott,
Stories in the Dust is a play made with and for young people with the climate emergency at its core.
Ideal for ages 5-12 but suitable for all the family.

The Royal Opera: DIE WALKÜRE
2025-05-18 14:00 - 19:20
The Royal Opera: DIE WALKÜRE – New Production
Via Satellite
We will have extra refreshments to keep us going !
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde.
Cast:
WOTAN Christopher Maltman, BRÜNNHILDE Elisabet Strid, SIEGLINDE Lise Davidsen, SIEGMUND Stanislas de Barbeyrac, HUNDING Soloman Howard, FRICKA Marina Prudenskaya, HELMWIGE Maida Hundeling, ORTLINDE Katie Lowe, GERHILDE Lee Bisset, WALTRAUTE Claire Barnett-Jones, SIEGRUNE Catherine Carby, ROSSWEISSE Alison Kettlewell, GRIMGERDE Monika-Evelin Liiv, SCHWERTLEITE Rhonda Browne
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Barrie Kosky, CONDUCTOR Antonio Pappano, MUSIC Richard Wagner, LIBRETTO Richard Wagner, SET DESIGNER Rufus Didwiszus, COSTUME DESIGNER Victoria Behr, LIGHTING DESIGNER Alessandro Carletti
Running time 365 minutes
Sung in German with subtitles

The Royal Ballet: BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
2025-05-22 19:15 - 22:00
The Royal Ballet: BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
Mixed Programme; 1 Revival, 3 New Productions
LIVE Via Satellite : Thursday 22 May 2025, 19:15 BST

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.
FOOL’S PARADISE
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.

THE TWO OF US
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.

US (DUET)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards. The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central characters dance through Paris.
HOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon
CONDUCTOR Koen Kessels
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
MUSIC:
Joby Talbot
Joni Mitchell
Keaton Henson
George Gershwhin
Running time 180 minutes

LIVE: Richard Durrant: The Guitar Whisperer
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00
One of the world’s most inventive, virtuoso guitarists with the strongest green credentials is back on tour and he’s pedalling to SpArC Theatre
Richard has been training hard on his guitar, ukulele and bicycle ready for his summer gigs.
Sit back and relax to the sound of Richard’s beautiful, acoustic music; then sit up and take notice of one of the world’s great guitarists.
A solo concert of jaw dropping musicianship from the man dubbed The Guitar Whisperer. A thousand and one notes interspersed with tales from the road.
To include: Bach Prelude in E, Barrios La Catedral and music from Spain, South America and the British Isles.
“One of the world’s most accomplished players…” – Guitarist Magazine
Suitable for All ages
The show will feature guitar music from Paraguay including this piece “Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios”.

NTLIVE: A Street Car Named Desire (15)
2025-06-05 19:00 - 22:00
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : Michelangelo - Love and Death
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : Michelangelo – Love and Death
We will explore the life and work of renowned sculptor, painter, architect and poet Michelangelo. Michelangelo – Love and Death offers a cinematic journey through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican, to the print and drawing rooms of Europe, to explore Michelangelo’s tempestuous life.
The film goes in search of a greater understanding of this charismatic and enigmatic figure, both through his relationships with his contemporaries and his ongoing artistic legacy.
The film invites audiences to intimately examine Michelangelo’s art and artistic process – from the Carrara quarries where Michelangelo sourced his marble, to the new technology being used to attribute works. The film also offers a rare chance to get up close to the mesmerising
Rothschild Bronzes, which, following an extensive research project carried out by
Academics in Cambridge in 2015, were positively attributed to Michelangelo after over a century
of debate.
Key contributors to the film include art critics Martin Gayford and Jonathan Jones, Deputy
Director of the Vatican Museums Professor Arnold Nesselrath and contemporary artist
Tania Kovats.
Filming locations include Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Carrara marble mines, the Medici Chapel and the Vatican. These beautiful locations, combined with high-resolution views of Michelangelo’s greatest works, convene to create a staggering visual experience.

NTLIVE: Inter Alia (15)
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:50
Inter Alia
a new play by Suzie Miller
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.
Suitability:
Please note: Recommended for ages 14+
This production contains references to sensitive subject matter including to sex, violence, rape and other criminal activity.

LIVE THEATRE: Gobbess
2025-10-02 19:30 - 20:45
A mesmerising one-creature spectacle that defies the ordinary.
‘Hilarious, wholesome, powerful’
‘A mic drop on women’s experiences in a patriarchal world, a call to action’
‘We laughed,we cried, I was covered in goosebumps the entire show. Such a raw, beautiful, poetic masterpiece.’
Prepare to be enchanted by a kaleidoscopic fusion of circus, spoken word, and storytelling. This show explores lightness & depth amid curiosity, creativity & cat-calling, blending circus skills with powerful spoken word to tell a story of rage, resilience, & transformation.
Visually stunning, Gobbess seamlessly transitions from commanding on-stage performance to poetic storytelling while performing aerial hoop. It’s a captivating experience that promises to leave you spellbound and uplifted.
Gobbess is a hilarious and heart-warming kaleidoscopic one-creature spoken word show. It’s a story about creativity and identity, of queerness & self-expression & one person’s rage and resilience, amongst existential curiosity, mental chaos and cat-calling.
Ages 12+
Audience Quotes:
“charismatic, beautiful and bewildering journey”
“Inspirational, interesting, intriguing, important”
“Naomi’s evolution has been stratospheric. What a raw, powerful, incisive and authentic talent. Loved every minute. Will continue following her around and being delighted we share the same ground. Brilliant woman. Gobbess is a triumph for every woman, every identity, that breaks free of the chains we were born in. Thank you.”

ROYAL OPERA & BALLET : TOSCA (Puccini)
2025-10-05 14:00 - 17:00
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But whenCavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia,Chief of Police.
At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain:
sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?
A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

LIVE COMEDY: Box of Frogs
2025-10-18 19:30 - 21:30
LIVE IMPROV COMEDY
High-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based on your suggestions from this award winning group . Expect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs, sketches and scenes !
Box of Frogs is Birmingham’s premier improvised comedy group, making up sketches, scenes and songs based entirely on suggestions from the audience!
After a whole summer run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they are back in the Midlands !
★★★★★ “A Box of Stars here” Derek Awards
★★★★★ “Hilariously funny” Moreish TV
14 + but it is improvised so content varies

NTLIVE: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (12A)
2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00
Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
Directed by Dominic Cooke
★★★★ Radio Time ★★★★ WhatsOnStage ★★★★ London Theatre
“Imelda Staunton is magnificent” Independent
“An extraordinary tour de force” WhatsOnStage
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life
daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in
Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old
patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic
Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions
and progress.
“Imelda Staunton in formidable form”Guardian
“Startlingly fresh” Time Out
“Carter gleams with candour and intelligence” Observer
“Imelda Staunton and real-life daughter Bessie Carter are both forces to be reckoned with”Radio Times

LIVE THEATRE: Grandad Anansi
2025-11-01 15:00 - 16:00
An uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go.
“A colourful, amazing production” The Guardian

Abi and her Grandad tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. As they plant memories, they share secrets and develop a bond that nothing can break. Grandad is as smart and mischievous as the wily Anansi legend. Can he find a way to tell his granddaughter about his plans to return to Jamaica, his beloved homeland?

★★★★”Storytelling, and its extraordinary power, is at the centre of the piece” Sardines
Join our intrepid characters in this humorous and heartfelt intergenerational adventure, as they step into the unexpected. With evocative live music, Grandad Anansi is an uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go.
Written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta, Grandad Anansi is a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company and Manchester’s award-winning venue for children and families.
“Half Moon are creating important, beautiful and powerful work for young people” Children’s Theatre Reviews
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The Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardée
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:30
Screening Via Satellite
Escape to the countryside with Frederick Ashton’s ballet about a capricious girl who hopes to marry her love. Brimming with humour and choreographic invention, La Fille mal gardée is the perfect ballet for all the family.
Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.

NTLIVE: The Fifth Step (15)
2025-11-27 19:00 - 20:30
The Fifth Step
by David Ireland
Directed by Finn den Hertog

★★★★★ ‘Raw, excruciating and alarmingly funny’ Daily Mail

★★★★ ‘Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman are superb’ Financial Times

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.
Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

LIVE THEATRE: PENGUINS
2025-12-01 11:30 - 12:15
Tickets for the 11.30am performance

PENGUINS- JAM JAR THEATRE
A brand new sensory show for children, co-created with young imaginations, and housed within a giant inflatable igloo. Little ones will discover the world of penguins and learn about their changing home in this joyful festive treat .

Noah loves penguins (almost as much as he loves David Attenborough) but something strange has happened to their home… and he needs your help to find out why! Jump under the bed covers and with a sprinkle of imagination whoosh off to Antarctica inside an inflatable Igloo.

Get ready for snowball fights silly hats and maybe even a cheeky seal or two as we waddle off on a frosty adventure to meet the penguins and discover what’s happening to their icy world.
A fun, festive and interactive show for Little Explorers age 3 to 6- Join Noah on an exciting adventure with playful story telling, interactive fun and plenty of giggles -bring your biggest imagination and your warmest socks.

About Penguins is an innovative production designed to tour rural areas, within a pop-up igloo! Conceived through direct collaboration with young people, the show is inspired by their insightful, optimistic responses to the pressing issue of climate change and explores current efforts and actionable steps to mitigate its effects.
Max of 30 People per show as it is inside an inflatable Igloo!

The Royal Ballet : The Nutcracker
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:30
Screening Via Satellite
Journey into the magical kingdom and Light up your Christmas with Peter Wright’s enchanting production for all the family
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer is on a quest to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker doll by the wicked Queen of the Mice; the only way to break the spell is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes to Drosselmeyer in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at the Stahlbaum’s Christmas party. With a swish of Drosselmeyer’s cape and a little bit of magic, a cosy festive gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Adults £15 Under 18 £5 Family £40

The Royal Opera: La Traviata (Verdi)
2026-01-18 14:00 - 18:00
Screening via Satellite
At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.

NT Live: Hamlet
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:30
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare directed by Robert Hastie
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

An Evening of Film, Words and Music in Appreciation of the Apple
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00
An evening in appreciation of the apple :
Join us ,with Long Mynd Cider and the Poetry Pharmacy to celebrate this much loved fruit.
Live readings , Poems, song and cider drinking followed by a screening of:
The orchard of England: This heritage film brings together a wide-ranging and eccentric cast – farmers, Travellers, former apple-pickers, clergymen, wassailers, cider makers, fruit sellers – to explore the deep relationship between the people of Herefordshire its historic crop.

Live Theatre: The Ballad of Mulan
2026-02-28 19:00 - 20:30
Grist to the Mill and Red Dragonfly Productions Presents The Ballad of Mulan
The real Chinese heroine than inspired Disney’s films

‘If you love history and strong women, this performance is for you.’Broadway Baby (on The Ballad Mulan)
‘A brilliant performance… there is always new wisdom to be found even in the oldest of stories.’ British Theatre Guide (on The Ballad of Mulan)
‘A powerful exploration of gender, war, and identity, as relevant and timely today as ever’ Tupla Magazine (on The Ballad of Mulan)
‘Forget the Disney version – If you want to see a powerful performance by a great actress, and writer, go and see ‘Mulan’. Better still – take your daughter!’ HIDDEN GEM – FringeReview (on The Ballad of Mulan)
Woman, warrior, Legend. For ten years Mulan disguised as a man, has fought for the Chinese Empire. Now the fighting is coming to an end, one last battle and she will be going home – but can she return to her old life, become a woman again.
A search for identity in a violent world. From the team behind Edfringe Sell-Out ‘The Unknown Soldier’ Grist to the Mill and working in collaboration with British-East-Asian theatre company Red Dragonfly, we bring you the real Chinese heroine that inspired Disney’s animation and live-feature Mulan.
Don’t expect a fluffy Disney tale here, this Mulan is visceral. She is a warrior, a fighter, a woman who survived in a very male world for ten years without discovery. There is no perfect make-up, no singing animals, just a gritty story of a soldier. Michelle Yim (The Empress and Me and An Evening with Miss Wong) brings to life our heroine who, to save her family’s honour, disguised herself as a man and joined the Emperor’s army.

Commissioned by British-born Chinese Michelle Yim and written by Ross Ericson, whose play Casualties was nominated for an Off West End Award and whose solo WW1 show The Unknown Soldier officially sold out at Edinburgh Fringe 2016, has returned to the original text, the C6th Chinese poem on Mulan, and tried to fill in the gaps to explore the true identity of one of the most revered women in China.
The Ballad Of Mulan is produced by British East Asian theatre company Red Dragonfly Productions and Grist to the Mill Productions, who have championed new writing since 2012. The performance was developed with funding from Arts Council England.

Live Theatre: Eyes Down
2026-03-12 19:30 - 21:30
Eyes Down

It’s Bingo Night at The Stairway To Heaven Social Club and that can only mean one thing: ‘Mr Razzle Dazzle’ himself, Bertie Bingo is ready to host an evening of dabbers, Droopy Drawers… and death!
As games are played, houses are called, tension mounts, and before long a body is discovered… but whose number is up? How culpable are the audience? What really happened to the previous caller? And more importantly… who will win the prize of the night
Eyes Down is a truly interactive comedy thriller where the audience play actual games of bingo, with actual prizes! Who will emerge as Top Of The Shop and who will end up the victim of The Unlucky For Some Killer?
Fresh from their hit tour of The Plot Thickens, Manchester based Just Some Theatre are thrilled to be bringing this new, exciting experience to audiences.

NTLIVE: All My Sons
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Directed by Ivo Van Hove
Design by Jan Versweyveld
★★★★★” Stupendously well acted ” The Financial Times
★★★★★ ” The stars of a dream cast align” the Guardian
★★★★★” Bryan Cranston is magnetic in this masterful staging” Independent
★★★★★ ” I barely dared to blink of breath ” the Sunday Express
★★★★★” An astonishing piece of theatre” The Standard
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

FILM: Hamnet(12A)
2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00
7.9 IMDB
Multi award winning Hamnet is coming to SpArC.
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

★★★★★”Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedChloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama” The Guardian

NTLIVE: The Playboy of the Western World
2026-05-28 19:00 - 21:30
The Playboy of the Western World
by John Millington Synge
Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
‘A sumptuous production, rich in detail, craft and spectacle’ Guardian
‘Two of Ireland’s best-loved comic actors go head-to-head’ Independent
‘A twisty treat’ The i
‘Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney reunite for an Irish classic’ Broadway World
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
The Playboy of the Western World | Official Trailer | National Theatre

LIVE FAMILY SHOW : So Unfair
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:30
Unfair!
Welcome to our interactive science demo – with a twist! We need YOU to take on some big challenges – and help us save the day.
How can we make things more fair? And what could go wrong if we don’t?
Help Daniel Bye change the world, in an unexpectedly ridiculous adventure involving engineering challenges, bad dad jokes, and an extraordinary quantity of molten chocolate.
Praise for previous shows by the same team:
“Riveting, funny and thoughtful” The Guardian “really great children’s theatre” Exeunt
A brand new show for 7-10 year olds and their grown-ups. Created by Daniel Bye, Sarah Punshon, Toni-Dee Paul, and Matt Powell Featuring engineers from across the UK Zooming in to help you save the day.
