As part of her first season as the Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith, Rachel O'Riordan directs a brand new imagining of the classic Henrik Ibsen play. Adapted by Tanika Gupta A Doll's House moves away from Western Europe and travels to steamy Calcutta where our heroine Niru (Nora in the original) is fighting for her independence.

Celebrated Irish theatre maker Rachel O' Riordan celebrates her inaugural season as the new artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith with a groundbreaking series of thought-provoking and highly entertaining productions. Employing a hands on approach, she directs a few of her curated productions herself, including fellow Irish playwright Martin McDonagh's Tony Award-winning dark comedy thriller The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

The lives of a group of scientists are changed forever in David Greig and Matthew Lutton's adaptation of the cult sci-fi novel, rocketing to the Lyric Hammersmith this Autumn. Originally published in Polish in 1961 Stanislaw Lew's novel takes us high into the cosmos to a space station where said scientists are monitoring a mysterious ocean-covered planet. When their communications back to head quarters take on a darker tone, Kris Kelvin is tasked with discovering the problem. But upon boarding the ship, it looks as if the problems with Solaris are only just beginning...

The Lyric Panto is back for 2019 and this time its time to head to the ball with the ever-popular Cinderella! One of the capitals most sought after Pantomimes, the Lyric's hilarious and unforgettable magic will once more leave audiences of all ages smiling and singing and, most importantly - ready for Christmas!

Celebrated Irish theatre maker Rachel O' Riordan celebrates her inaugural season as the new artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith with a groundbreaking series of thought-provoking and highly entertaining productions. Things take a turn for the epic during emerging young British theatre director Roy Alexander Weise's adaptation of Antigone: the Burial at Thebes, which features a chorus of youth performers from the Lyric Ensemble.