Having played to packed West End houses this summer, the smash hit comedy, The Truth will return to London next year, ahead of UK tour dates. Wickedly funny and elegantly crafted, the star-led comedy begins a strictly limited 12-week run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from Thursday 29 July, 2027.
Reuniting the critically acclaimed comic forces of Stephen Mangan (BBC 1 The Split; BBC 2 Episodes), Ardal O’Hanlon (Channel 4, Father Ted; Netflix, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast), Sarah Hadland (BBC 1, Miranda; Strictly Come Dancing; ITV, The Job Lot) and double Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee, tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday 8 October, 2027 at www.TheTruthPlay.com.
Directed by Lindsay Posner and written by Academy Award-winning, two-time Olivier-nominated playwright Florian Zeller, with a translation by Christopher Hampton, The Truth will tour next autumn to Theatre Royal, Brighton; Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury; Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham and Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
The Truth is a wickedly entertaining comedy where trust is fragile, loyalty is negotiable, and everyone has something to hide. This star-driven revival of the Olivier-nominated play peels back the lies we tell the people we love, and the ones we tell ourselves… Gripping, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny, The Truth is a night at the theatre you won’t want to miss.
Packed with Zeller’s trademark psychological insight and biting humour, and translated by Christopher Hampton, The Truth is a witty exploration of love, deception, and the fragile stories we tell ourselves. Lindsay Posner (A View From The Bridge, Theatre Royal Haymarket; Noises Off, Phoenix Theatre) directs the new staging, with Set and Costume design by Lizzie Clachan, Lighting Design by Richard Howell and Sound Design by Adam Cork.
Four of the UK and Ireland’s most beloved stage and screen performers reunite to bring their formidable comic talents to this sophisticated and fast-paced comedy. Tony Award-nominated Stephen Mangan stars as ‘Michel’ alongside Ardal O’Hanlon as ‘Paul’, Sarah Hadland as ‘Alice’ and Janie Dee as ‘Laurence’.
At the centre of The Truth is Michel, a man who embarks on an affair with his best friend’s wife while attempting to convince himself—and everyone around him—that honesty is overrated. As the web of deception grows increasingly tangled, the audience is left delightfully off-balance and questioning who is deceiving whom.
Florian Zeller is widely regarded as one of the most exciting contemporary dramatists, with international successes including The Father and The Son. The Truth showcases his gift for blending comedy and psychological tension into an evening of theatre that is as uproariously entertaining as it is thought-provoking.
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Thursday, 29 July – Saturday, 16 October 2027
UK TOUR DATES
Theatre Royal, Brighton
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 23 October 2027
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 October 2027
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 November 2027
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 November 2027
