Garrick Theatre (Branagh Theatre)

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The Winter's Tale

Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their triumphant staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.

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Harlequinade / All On Her Own

In this rarely seen comic gem, a classical theatre company attempts to produce The Winter's Tale and Romeo and Juliet while the intrigues and dalliances of the company members are accidently revealed with increasingly chaotic and hysterical consequences. Behind the scences world takes centre stage in Terence Rattigan's affectionate celebration of the lunatic art of putting on a play. Kenneth Branagh will be joined by Zoë Wanamaker and will co-direct with Rob Ashford.

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The Painkiller

Two men. Two lonely hotel rooms. An adjoining door. One of them is a killer. One of them wants to die. What could possibly go wrong? Sean Foley directs his darkly hilarious adaptation of Francis Veber's classic French farce as Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon reprise the roles they played to great acclaim at Belfast's Lyric Theatre in this comic tour-de-force.

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Romeo and Juliet

Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James who play the leads in Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of forbidden love.

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The Entertainer

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne's modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private moments.

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