The Yard Theatre

12/06/2026

Lear. Ian McKellen. Every inch a king.
17 November — 2 January 2026.

The dates are here:
Yard Residents on sale Thursday 18 June.
Yard Regulars on sale Friday 19 June.
General on sale Monday 22 June.
All at noon.

General sale is a queue. Being a Yard member is how you book ahead of it, without the scramble.

Membership closes 16 June, before booking opens. We’ll reopen later, but not in time for Lear. If you want in early, now’s the time.

Tickets start at £10. Become a member or get ready.
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10/06/2026

We’re looking for an assistant director on for colored girls who have considered su***de / when the rainbow is enuf. Directed by Diane Page. Written by Ntozake Shange.

Deadline 29 June, 10am. Head to the link in our bio, click “work with us” to apply 🔗

28/05/2026

The new season is on sale now. For everyone.

A band the world got wrong. Jackie Collins, performed by dolls. Virginia Woolf, blown wide open. A debut you’ll want to say you saw first.

Five shows. All yours. Have at it. But be quick.

Lear, with Ian McKellen, goes on sale separately. On-sale dates to be announced. Members find out first, and book first.

https://www.theyardtheatre.co.uk/whats-on

20/05/2026

Show six: Virginia Woolf, blown wide open 💐
Adapted by . Directed by .

MRS DALLOWAY
10 March – 10 April 2027

You’re throwing a party. You bought the flowers yourself.

Everyone you have ever loved is coming tonight.

The girl you kissed once. The man you married. The one you didn’t.

They’re all on their way.

Across one London day, a woman moves through the city and through her own life. The choices she made. The choices that made her.

You want her to choose right.
You don’t know if she will.

Yard Residents on sale Thursday 21 May.
Yard Regulars on sale Friday 22 May.
General on sale Thursday 28 May.

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19/05/2026

Show five: a debut.
Written by . Directed by .

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT ADAM BLACK
13 January – 20 February 2027

No one knows their way around Grindr like Adam Black.

Tonight it’s LittleWhiteLucifer. Tomorrow it’s WontSuckItself. Yesterday, it was Uncut3000. Adam’s got a tight schedule, a loose hole and absolutely no interest in a relationship.

Daniel is from Yorkshire. Daniel writes poetry. Daniel has no idea what he’s walked into.

Adam has a past. And it is done waiting.

Yard Residents on sale Thursday 21 May.
Yard Regulars on sale Friday 22 May.
General on sale Thursday 28 May.

Become a member.
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18/05/2026

Show four: a moment. Shakespeare’s King Lear, reimagined by Jay Miller and Simon Stephens, with Ian McKellen.

LEAR
17 November 2026 – 2 January 2027

Ian: I’ve organised my life, for good or bad, so that acting is the main thing I do.
LEAR: My wits begin to turn—
Ian: So if I’m not acting, what’s the point?

On-sale dates coming. Members find out, and book first.

Become a member
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17/05/2026

Show three: a landmark, fifty years on.
Directed by . Music by .
Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem.

for colored girls who have considered su***de / when the rainbow is enuf
2 September – 3 October 2026

“sing a black girl’s song / bring her out / to know herself / to know you”

Five women. Love, violence, joy, survival.
Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem returns, fifty years on.
A landmark of theatre. Long overdue in London.

Fifty years on. Still enuf.

Cast announced soon.

Yard Residents on sale Thursday 21 May.
Yard Regulars on sale Friday 22 May.
General on sale Thursday 28 May.

Become a member.
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16/05/2026

Show two: Jackie Collins, by way of Malmö.
That’s , translated from Swedish by Lulu Raczka.

THE WORLD IS FULL OF MARRIED MEN
20 July – 1 August 2026

The London premiere of Jackie Collins’ bestselling debut.
London, the sixties. Careers. Parties. S*x. Power.
The set: dollshouses. The performers: dolls.

Lustful. Farcical. Outrageous. Filthy, at 1:6 scale.

Yard Residents on sale Thursday 21 May.
Yard Regulars on sale Friday 22 May.
General on sale Thursday 28 May.

Become a member
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14/05/2026

05/02/2026

The nominations came out yesterday ft. some very familiar faces. 👀

Creation • / My Mother’s Funeral
Creation • / REVENGE: After the Levoyah
Production • My Mother’s Funeral /
Performance • / My Mother’s Funeral

We. Are. Buzzing. So proud. 🎉