Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 draws from Leo Tolstoy’s Russian masterpiece War and Peace. The show follows Natasha, who develops a relationship with rebel, Anatole, while her betrothed Andrey is off fighting. Andrey's best friend Pierre remains on high alert as the new romance takes shape. The show takes place in Moscow, 1812.
The production updates hamlet for a modern audience focusing on incorporating educational material surrounding the leaving certificate exam questions. This particular interpretation of the text focuses on the portrayals of mental health in the context of both history as of Shakespearean times and in the modern era. Back in Shakespeare’s day, many mental health problems were simply labeled as ‘Madness’, a key theme in Hamlet.
The play is about a man and his wife who have been invited to a dinner party, but over the course of the dinner and the hours that follow after we see a character finding it difficult to accept his place as an aging man in the modern world. The audience are welcomed as guests by the hosts and are welcome at different points to sit at the dinner table and interact with the characters of the production as it progresses. The audience are brought on an immersive and historical experience.
Directed by Louise Lowe, The Dead by James Joyce is reimagined in an immersive way for all audiences.
Third Rail Projects brought their unique blend of immersive performance to LCT3 and invited audiences into the unseen corners of the Claire Tow Theater to explore the world on the other side of the proscenium.
Tommaso is a young man in an obvious state of confusion who is forced to perform tests. These tests are ordered by Socrates, a female voice that haunts him. Important secrets about Thomas and Socrates are revealed during the performance. There is a deep bond between the two: Socrates is for Thomas the ultimate vertex of his ‘triangle’.
This play explores the role of virtual reality in the path to recovery from PTSD inflicted by experience in the military. The story follows Jess as she tries to pick up the pieces of her life, rebuilding her world aided by VR. The play explores the dichotomy between technology and the emotional human condition and the human desire for technological means of escapism.
An Oak Tree is a two-hander, with the Hypnotist being played by Tim Crouch. The Father, however, is played by a different guest actor at each performance. They walk on stage having neither seen nor read a word of the play they’re in… until they’re in it. This is a breath-taking projection of a performance, given from one actor to another, from a hypnotist to their subject, from an audience to a person. an oak tree is a bold and absurdly comic new play about loss, suggestion and the power of the mind.
The Burnt City is the latest production by the company “Punchdrunk”. Set between two warehouses, the Burnt City is inspired by the events of the fall of Troy. Inside the warehouses is an immersive experience that you are free to explore, you move between the palaces of Greece to the backstreets of Troy dressed in neon.
Step inside the magnificent surroundings of London County Hall and experience the intensity and drama of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal in a unique courtroom setting.
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high - will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony, will he be able to convince the jury, and you of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?
Don’t miss this landmark stage production on London’s Southbank.
