Cyrano de Bergerac

By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp

Directed by Jamie Lloyd

Cast Includes James McAvoy

Duration: 180 mins (tbc)

A National Theatre Live Event by the Jamie Lloyd Company.

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, this performance was filmed in front of a live audience at the Playhouse Theatre in London.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

'Mesmerising. Glittering. An unforgettable evening' ***** - The Times

'The most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now' ***** - Evening Standard

'McAvoy is spellbinding as Cyrano' ***** - Metro

Tickets: Adults £15.30, U16 £12.30

Includes booking fee of 30p per ticket

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Director: Taika Waititi

Cast includes Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson

Duration: 118 minutes

Writer-director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE) channels his signature style of humour and pathos into a provocative anti-hate satire that was one of the most talked-about films on the autumn festival circuit. In the dying days of the Second World War, a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis) discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

'It's Waititi's ability to balance unassailably goofy moments with an acknowledgment of real-life horrors that makes the movie exceptional.' - TIME magazine

'Director Taika Waititi's self-described "anti-hate satire" blossoms into a big-hearted black comedy with the thorniest possible subject at its center.' - New York Post

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Includes booking fee of 30p per ticket

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Director: Lulu Wang

Cast includes Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Jim Liu, Shuzhen Zhou, Gil Perez-Abraham

Duration: 108 minutes

Young Chinese-American Billi (Awkwafina) discovers that her beloved grandmother Nai Nai is dying of cancer back in China, and that her family have decided to keep the diagnosis a secret from Nai Nai. But they still want to gather together to say their goodbyes, so they hatch an elaborate plan to stage a fake wedding between Billi’s cousin Hao Hao (Han Chen) and his girlfriend of just three months. Billi returns to China as aunts, uncles and cousins all gather around the unsuspecting family matriarch for a loving celebration intended to hide her secret farewell.

Billi is torn between her modern sensibilities and respect for family and cultural traditions, and just wants to do the right thing by her beloved grandmother.

'The Farewell is a comedy of warmth and bracing honesty. Simply put, it's one of the best films of the year.' - The Independent

'..a yin and yang of roots and identities, humour and pathos that comes together into a satisfying, bittersweet wedding banquet of a movie.' - The Guardian

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Includes booking fee of 30p per ticket

Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office

“Entertainment doesn’t come much better than this.” - The Irish Examiner

The new 25th Anniversary show catapults Riverdance into the 21st century and will completely immerse you in the extraordinary and elemental power of its music and dance. 25 years ago, 7 minutes changed the face of Irish dancing forever.

The Eurovision interval act performance gave millions of people a new and exciting glimpse of the future of Irish dance. Now 25 years later, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerising soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs.

This powerful and stirring reinvention of the beloved family favourite is celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy of its Irish and international dance.

Filmed live at the 3Arena Dublin, the exact spot where it all began, the 25th Anniversary Gala Performance will bring Riverdance to the big screen for the very first time!

Check out the website here

“A family evening unlike anything else!” - The Times

“The phenomenon rolls on! There will always be a Riverdance!” - The New York Times

“The show is quite simply incredible.  A phenomenon of historic proportions.” - The Washington Times

“The sort of spectacle and experience that comes along once in a lifetime.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“Triumphant! A perfect Gem” - New York Post

“The original…. the best” - The Irish Times

Running time is 120 minutes including an interval (t.b.c.)

WARNING: Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy

Tickets: £12.80 Adults, £10.30 Students

Includes 30p admin fee per ticket

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*Winner of Best Motion Picture at this year's Golden Globe Awards*

Directed by Sam Mendes

Cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong

Duration: 129 minutes

Sam Mendes’ visceral and immersive vision of the First World War battlefields. Two young British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay - 'Captain Fantastic') and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman - 'Game of Thrones'), are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop hundreds of soldiers – Blake’s own brother among them – from walking into a deadly trap.

“Sam Mendes marries technical virtuosity with jittery thrills and an emotional core to reinvent the Great War movie – and deliver possibly his best film.” - Time Out

"...a modern war classic and one of the best movies of the year." - New York Post

"Sam Mendes delivers the film of his career by mashing up the survivalist thrills of The Revenant with the helter-skelter mayhem of a shoot'em'up video game, and setting it during the Great War." - The Times

‘1917’ is a haunting, technical marvel and one of Hollywood’s best war films - Military Times

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80

Includes booking fee of 30p per ticket

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Director: Leo McCarey

Cast Includes Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr

Duration: 115 mins

Considered to be 'one of the most romantic films of all time' (American Film Institute) this American Classic from 1957 teams up Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. They play a couple who have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps her from the reunion, and he fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Come along and find out.

Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.

Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.

Tickets £3.80 - includes tea and biscuits.

(includes an admin fee of 30p).

Director: Autumn de Wilde

Cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh O'Connor, Tanya Reynolds, Gemma Whelan, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth

Duration: 135 mins

Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.

'absolutely stunning... hilarious and romantic'  - Marie Claire

'Emma, with all her preening, gossipy self-love, is somehow the perfect Instagram-age heroine. Her actions in this adaptation and with Taylor-Joy's characterisation are not those of a giddy romantic obsessive, but of an unapologetic, empowered woman'  - The Times

'This new version is done with such vigour, wit and charm ...deliciously comic'  - Daily Mail

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Ticket price includes admin fee

Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office

The Royal Ballet revives for the first time the recent new production of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent classical ballet. Production and additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and designs by John Macfarlane.

The Story:- Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night.

Background:- Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan Lake, new in 2018, returns for its first revival. While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional choreography and John Macfarlane’s magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet. The entire Company shines in this eternal tale of doomed love, a masterpiece filled with iconic moments. Tchaikovsky’s first score for ballet soars with its symphonic sweep and combines perfectly with exquisite choreography from the grand pas de deux of Prince Siegfried and Odile to the swans at the lakeside. An intoxicating mix of spectacle and intimate passion, the overall effect is irresistible.

Cast & Creatives

Choreography:- Liam Scarlett after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Additional choreography:- Frederick Ashton

Production:- Liam Scarlett

Designer:- John Macfarlane

Conductor:- Koen Kessels

Approximate running time is about 3 hours

Tickets: Adult £16.30, Student £10.30

(includes an admin fee of 30p)

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Director: Bong Joon-ho

Cast includes Song Kang-ho, Chang Hyae-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jeong Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Lee Jung-eun

A dazzling satire about class and social privilege - winner of the Palme D'Or at Cannes 2019, winner of the Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language Golden Globe, 2 BAFTAs and 3 Oscars including Best Film and Best Director.

Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale.

Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide 'indispensable' luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.

By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite showcases a modern master at the top of his game.

'Bong Joon-ho proves his mastery of suspense' ★★★★★ - Total Film

‘a cinematic masterpiece’ ★★★★ - The Guardian

'a dazzling work, gripping from beginning to end’ ★★★★★ - Time Out

'a thoroughly entertaining, highly amusing, thematically-rich, and expertly executed thriller' ★★★★★ - The Mirror

'it's a film that burrows under your skin and sinks in its teeth’ ★★★★ - The Telegraph

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80

Ticket price includes an admin fee

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Director: Stephen Gaghan

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jessie Buckley and the voices of Kumail Nanjiani, Tom Holland, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Jessie Buckley

Duration: 111 mins.

Robert Downey Jr. electrifies one of literature’s most enduring characters in a vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals: Dolittle.

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle (Downey), famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hides himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen (Jessie Buckley) falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice (Dunkirk’s Harry Collett) and a raucous collection of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla (Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (Octavia Spencer), a bickering duo of a cynical ostrich (The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani) and an upbeat polar bear (John Cena from Bumblebee) and a headstrong parrot (Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle’s most trusted advisor and confidante.

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Ticket price includes admin fee.

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Directed by Armando Iannucci

Cast includes Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Gwendoline Christie, Hugh Laurie, Aneurin Barnard

Duration: 129 mins

From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

The Personal History of David Copperfield re-imagines Charles Dickens' classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning film makers - giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci (In the Loop, The Death of Stalin) and Simon Blackwell (In the Loop) lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens' iconic hero on this quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer.

A vivacious adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, this is as wide-eyed and open-hearted as they come. - Independent

Everything rattles and zings like a pinball machine, and it's a bracing, entertaining, richly satisfying experience. - Guardian

A fast-moving yarn, sometimes hilarious and always entertaining. - Hollywood Reporter

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Ticket price includes an admin charge.

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Director: Jennifer Lee,Chris Buck

Cast includes the voice talents of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Jason Ritter, Evan Rachel Wood

Duration: 113 mins.

Relive all the iconic songs from Frozen II: 'Into the Unknown', 'Show Yourself', 'Lost in the Woods', 'All is Found' and many more. Come Along and Sing-Along!

You know the story dont you?

Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she'll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In 'Frozen', Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In 'Frozen II', she must hope they are enough.

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80,  Family of Four £22

Ticket price includes admin fee

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Directed by Peter Cattaneo

Cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Jason Flemyng, Sharon Horgan, Teresa Mahoney, Lara Rossi, Amy James-Kelly

Duration: 123 mins.

'The Feel-good film of the Year' - James King, BBC Radio 2

Military Wives is centred on a group of women from different backgrounds whose partners are away serving in Afghanistan. Faced with their loved ones' absences they come together to form the very first military wives choir, helping each other through some of life's most difficult moments, and quickly find themselves on an international stage. Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) directs Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan in this feel-good crowd-pleaser inspired by true events.

Gosh darn it, it's hard not to warm to a film that features an a cappella version of Yazoo's "Only You"... and Kristin Scott Thomas having a verbal cat fight in a parking lot. - Hollywood Reporter

It will have you on your feet...cheering and crying - Radio Times

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80, Family of Four £22

Ticket price includes admin fee

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Director: Randal Kleiser

Cast includes John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing,  Frankie Avalon

Grease is the word and this is the Sing-A-Long version so join in with all the numbers and have a great afternoon. You know the story, Danny and Sandy indulge in a passionate love affair with each other. They part ways believing they will not see each other again but fate has other plans. A bit of 'rock'n'roll' nostalgia, quiff your hair, get your leathers and come along! The words are up on the screen for all the numbers as well so there is really no excuse.

Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.

Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.

Tickets £3.80 - includes tea and biscuits.

(includes an admin fee of 30p).

‘The Worlds Greatest Tenor’ - The Telegraph

Jonas Kaufmann My Vienna is a deeply personal tribute by the star tenor to the world-famous melodies from the birthplace of waltz and operetta. Filmed live in the magical setting of the Wiener Konzerthaus, the concert features popular Viennese music from Die Fledermaus and Wienerblut by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow, plus many of the classic songs inspired by the city of Vienna. Jonas Kaufmann performs with the Prague Philharmonia orchestra under the baton of Maestro Jochen Rieder and is joined by the internationally acclaimed soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen.

Jonas Kaufmann has always had a special rapport with Austria and Vienna. His grandmother had a fondness for the light classics and was happy to sing the evergreens of Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and Robert Stolz – a nice contrast to his grandfather’s passion for Wagner. As a child, Jonas spent much of his free time on his grandparents’ farm in Tyrol. Austrian television was almost more familiar to him than its German counterpart. Since then he has had a deep love for Viennese songs and operetta. “The music always put me in a good mood”, he recalls. “When I had unlikeable things to do as a student, like cleaning or vacuuming, all I had to do was play Carlos Kleiber’s Fledermaus recording, and in no time at all I had a grin on my face.”

This is a recorded concert filmed live at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna in October 2019

Check out Jonas' website here

‘The most important, versatile tenor of his generation’ - The New York Times

‘The biggest opera star in the world’ - Classic FM

‘The tenor with the Golden voice’ - The Guardian

Tickets: £12.80 Adults, £10.30 Students

Includes 30p admin fee per ticket

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National Theatre Live

The Welkin - a new play by Lucy Kirkwood

Cast includes Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz

Duration: 180 mins (tbc)

Broadcast live from the National Theatre.

One life in the hands of 12 women.

Rural Suffolk in England, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, a young woman is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.

When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.

James Macdonald (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) directs Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything, Funny Cow) and Ria Zmitrowicz (Three Girls, Mr. Selfridge) in this bold and gripping thriller from Tony Award-nominated writer Lucy Kirkwood (Chimerica, Skins).

'Witty and dazzling. A thing of beauty' ***** - The Upcoming

'A mighty new play. Magnificent' **** - Financial Times

'Very funnyutally honest and smartly irreverent' **** - Broadway World

Tickets: Adults £15.30, U16 £12.30

Includes 30p booking fee per ticket

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A Royal Ballet World Premiere - Wayne McGregor collaborates with an award-winning team – contemporary composer Thomas Adès, artist Tacita Dean, lighting designer Lucy Carter and dramaturg Uzma Hameed – to bring us closer to Dante's vision.

Dante’s Divine Comedy is an epic journey through the afterlife: it encompasses the horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned, the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of Paradiso with their endless configurations of light. The poem was inspired by the agony of Dante’s own exile, and traces his path from crisis to revelation guided by his literary hero Virgil and his lost love Beatrice. In this new work, The Royal Ballet’s trailblazing Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor collaborates with an award-winning team – contemporary composer Thomas Adès, artist Tacita Dean, lighting designer Lucy Carter and dramaturg Uzma Hameed – to bring us closer to Dante and his extraordinary vision.

Cast & Creatives

Choreography:- Wayne McGregor

Music:- Thomas Adès

Design:- Tacita Dean

Lighting design:- Lucy Carter, Simon Bennison

Dramaturg:- Uzma Hameed

Conductor:- Koen Kessels

Approximate running time is about 3 hours

Tickets: Adult £16.30, Student £10.30

(includes an admin fee of 30p)

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**TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FROM 28 MARCH 2020**

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast includes Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux

Duration: tbc

Film Rating has yet to be announced.

In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help.

The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Tickets: Adults £6.80, U16 £5.80

Ticket price includes admin fee

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Strauss’s thrilling and audacious adaptation of Greek tragedy receives a new staging by the award-winning director Christof Loy with Nina Stemme in the title role.

This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere. Antonio Pappano conducts music that combines violence with moments of exquisite tenderness in his first Strauss interpretation for The Royal Opera since 2002. The outstanding cast includes Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde in last Season’s Der Ring des Nibelungen) in the title role, and Karita Mattila in her role debut as the haunted queen Klytämnestra.

Sung in German with English subtitles.

Cast & Creatives

Music:- Richard Strauss

Libretto:- Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Conductor:- Antonio Pappano

Director:- Christof Loy

Elektra:- Nina Stemme

Chrysothemis:- Sara Jakubiak

Klytämnestra:- Karita Mattila

The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Approximate running time is about 2 hours.

Tickets: Adult £16.30, Student £10.30

(includes an admin fee of 30p)

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**TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FROM 18 APRIL 2020**

National Theatre Live

Written by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris

based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals

A riotous new comedy.

From the writer of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' comes a hilarious new play, set in 1940s British summertime.

After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to rejoin his fearless young Hurricane squadron at RAF Fontwell. Once back on British soil, Jack is shocked to find his old flame, Lydia, on the base. He sets his sights on winning her heart, but with turbulence and hilarity never far away, his advances quickly turn to anarchy.

Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) directs a cast including Caroline Quentin and Richard Fleeshman in this joyous farce.

‘The funniest show on the planet.’ Daily Mail on One Man, Two Guvnors