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  • Just For One Day

    Until Mar 30, 2024

  • Machinal

    Apr 11 - Jun 1, 2024

  • Oedipus

    Opening January 2025

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Just For One Day

Until March 30, 2024

The enduring appeal of Live Aid will be tapped once more as this new Olivier-nominated jukebox musical resonates throughout the Old Vic this year. Just For One Day offers audiences a look behind the scenes of the auspicious event and features a soundtrack by Olivier-nominated Matt Brind that covers the day's biggest artists, including Queen, David Bowie, Elton John, U2, The Boomtown Rats, Diana Ross and many, many more. Written by John O'Farrel (Mrs Doutfire) and directed by Luke Sheppard (&Juliet) Just For One Day also contributes to the Band Aid Trust's mission, with 10% of every ticket sale going to their ongoing charitable work, both globally and here at home.

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Machinal

April 11 - June 1, 2024

Often considered a landmark of expressionist theatre, the groundbreaking 1928 play Machinal' is coming to London's Old Vic this April. Directed by Olivier-Award-winning Richard Jones, Rosie Sheehy (Chernobyl) reclaims her role in this nearly 100-year-old seminal play by Sophie Treadwell. Make sure to grab your tickets and explore the moral complexities of a young woman who finds herself stepping outside the confines of societal expectations, with deadly consequences.

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Oedipus

Opening January 2025

Ella Hickson's adaption of Oedipus is coming to The Old Vic in 2025, starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Game of Thrones). This Greek classic is sure to have you gripped, with co-director Matthew Warchus noting: "Sophocles' play, [is] arguably the best-plotted tale ever".Best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody', Rami Malik will be stepping off the silver screen and onto the stage for this new version of Oedipus. Joining him is Game of Thrones actress and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma.

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