Tag: Southwark Playhouse

REVIEW: Ride The Cyclone at Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★

The ride of my life! The 2009 Canadian musical Ride The Cyclone has become a bit of a cult classic, having played all around the world (including Off-Broadway, Sydney and Buenos Aires). Now, sixteen years on and the show is finally getting its Off-West End premiere at London’s Southwark Playhouse, Elephant. Written by Jacob Richmond […]

Wyld Woman The Legend of Shy Girl (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★

Isabel Renner gets the party started in Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl at Southwark Playhouse Walking in to the auditorium I was encouraged to fill out a name badge that declared something I already knew – that I am a legend ;). Set in a New York apartment, we meet ‘shy girl’ and […]

REVIEW: LIFERS at Southwark Playhouse ★★★★

Lifers – a new play exploring where the line is between ‘duty of care’ and ‘duty to care’ in a prison system built to punish, not to support. For the past twenty years, Synergy Theatre Project has worked with prisoners, ex prisoners, young offenders and at-risk youth to inspire change through groundbreaking work across theatre […]

True crime thriller KENREX transfers to The Other Palace

KENREX will play at The Other Palace over Christmas 2025 following sold-out runs at Sheffield Theatres and Southwark Playhouse earlier this year. Co-written by Jack Holden (Olivier-nominated Cruise, Line of Beauty, Almeida) and Ed Stambollouian (Animal Farm, Royal & Derngate; Night School, Harold Pinter Theatre) who also directs, KENREX is a true crime thriller set […]

Tracie Bennett and John Partridge to star in THE CODE

Tracie Bennett and John Partridge to star in a brand-new London production of THE CODE by Michael McKeever  THE CODE will run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 12 September to 11 October 2025, directed by Drama Desk award-winning and Tony-nominated Christopher Renshaw (The King and I, Broadway; We Will Rock You, West End). Starring two-time Olivier […]

Cast announced for THE WHITE CHIP at Southwark Playhouse

Ed Coleman (I AM HANNAH, C4), Mara Allen (MACBETH, Shakespeare’s Globe) and Ashlee Irish (HELLO, DOLLY!, London Palladium) will star in the UK premiere of THE WHITE CHIP, written, autobiographically, by Sean Daniels, directed by Matt Ryan, at Southwark Playhouse Borough 9th July – 16th August 2025. The UK premiere, which runs from 9th July […]

Tim Firth’s This Is My Family opens at Southwark Playhouse

Tim Firth’s Award-winning musical This Is My Family opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 23 May – 12 July 2025.. Vicky Featherstone directs Nancy Allsop (Nicky), Victoria Elliott (Sian), Michael Jibson (Steve), Luke Lambert (Matt), Gay Soper (May), and Gemma Whelan (Yvonne). Also announced today is the multi-award-winning creative team joining Vicky Featherstone – Music Supervision: Caroline Humphris; Set Design: Chloe Lamford; Lighting Design: Lee Curran; Sound Design: Dominic Bilkey; Costume Design & Associate […]

Cast announced for MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL at Southwark Playhouse

The world premiere of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL will open at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Who’s in the cast? EastEnders star Max Bowden, WhatsOnStage Award nominee Paul Jacob French and Tori Allen-Martin will star as Rico ‘Ratzo’ Rizzo, Joe Buck and Cass respectively. Also starring in MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL will be Elena Breschi (Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, UK […]

Anna Morris’s Son of a Bitch comes to Southwark Playhouse

When a mother is captured on film calling her son the c-bomb in a split-second of rage, she questions the expectations and regrets that come with motherhood. A Fringe First winning show in 2024, Son of a Bitch is coming to Southwark Playhouse in February 2025. Anna Morris is a playwright, comedian and actress. She has […]