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Elephant Steps
An occult, surrealist opera.
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Dalston JunctionThe Double Act is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for The Double Act at Arcola theatre starts 23/01/2025 19:30:00 and runs until 22/02/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for The Double Act start at £13 and are available to book now.
Cry Baby The Musical is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for Cry Baby The Musical at Arcola theatre starts 03/03/2025 19:30:00 and runs until 12/04/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Cry Baby The Musical start at £15 and are available to book now.
Heisenberg is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for Heisenberg at Arcola theatre starts 09/04/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 10/05/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for Heisenberg start at £19 and are available to book now.
Hold On To Your Butts is the upcoming production at Arcola theatre. The latest booking period for Hold On To Your Butts at Arcola theatre started 10/12/2024 20:00:00 and runs until 11/01/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Hold On To Your Butts start at £15 and are available to book now.
Dear Martin is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for Dear Martin at Arcola theatre starts 05/03/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 29/03/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for Dear Martin start at £19 and are available to book now.
As Long As We Are Breathing is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for As Long As We Are Breathing at Arcola theatre starts 29/01/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 01/03/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for As Long As We Are Breathing start at £19 and are available to book now.
Tarantula is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for Tarantula at Arcola theatre starts 08/01/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 25/01/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for Tarantula start at £19 and are available to book now.
In Other Words is the current production at Arcola theatre. The upcoming booking period for In Other Words at Arcola theatre starts 19/05/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 24/05/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for In Other Words start at £25 and are available to book now.
Arcola is just 2 minutes’ walk from both Dalston Kingsland and Dalston Junction stations, on the London Overground.
Arcola is a 5-minute bus ride away from Hackney Downs station (10 minutes from Liverpool Street, connecting with Central, Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines).
Arcola is served by the following bus routes:
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This stand-up performance delves into the darker side of comedy.
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The Tony-Award musical is making it’s UK premiere.
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Simon Stephen’s epic play returns to London
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The prehistoric parody 65 million years in the making
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A dark psychological comedy examining human connections.
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A moving and reflective portrayal of the true-life story of Miriam Freedman
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Philip Ridley’s Tarantula explores the tangled web of the past and its dark complexities
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Matthew Seager’s compelling play returns.
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An occult, surrealist opera.
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The Cutting Edge a new show by Jack Shepherd at London's Arcola Theatre
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“Yeah, but where are you really from?"
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The Plague is Albert Camus’ electrifying story about living through a time of crisis and fighting back against despair.
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Ute Lemper: Rendezvous with Marlene
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Four wives, one husband and a devastating secret.
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“If I don’t want to tell anyone, it’s up to me, right?”
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Patrice Naiambana returns as the rabble-rousing Greatness Ogholi in Rosamunde Hutt’s acclaimed production.
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Forward Arena present a fast-paced, dynamic staging of Virginia Woolf‘s tale, in a bold new version by Hal Coase (Callisto: a queer epic).
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Little Miss Sunshine pulls into the Arcola Theatre. Tickets are available now!
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Based on a series of interviews with leading experts and residencies in hospitals and surgeries.
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In Rome, 510 BC, Lucretia is sought out in the night by the prince Tarquinius.
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Stop and Search
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Al Smith's Radio play takes over the Arcola Theatre this summer with some of the cheapest London theatre tickets around.
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The Dance of Death comes to London's Arcola Theatre
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Greek is a riotous, contemporary retelling of the Oedipus myth, based on the verse play by Steven Berkoff (East, Decadence).
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Tickets to see Dael Orlandersmith come to the Arcola with Until the Flood
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Henry Naylor's Fringe First winning show Games comes to the Arcola Theatre for a limited 3 week run!
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Nominated for 3 Off West End Awards (Best Female Performance, Best Costume Design, Best Direction)
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After a sold out Edinburgh Fringe run, A Hero Of Our Time comes to London's Arcola Theatre for 4 weeks only!
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Keith? A Comedy comes to the Arcola Theatre for 3 weeks only!
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Katherine Parkinson's debut play Sitting, for one month only at the Arcola Theatre
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Arcola's first RSC co-production based on the book by Can Dündarook, #WeAreArrested
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Winner of multiple awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Borders has come to London's Arcola Theatre for an extremely limited run.