Tamsin Greig to star in Cranford by Lin Coghlan and Shaun McKenna based on the original novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, co-created and directed by Josh Roche Initial casting for King Lear and Richard II announced starring Roger Allam and Freddie Fox Noël Coward’s The Vortex will be led by Olivia Williams, directed by Jonathan Munby The world premiere … Read more
We are delighted to announce that playwright Cordelia Lynn will be working with the OT over the next 18 months as one of the four recipients of the 2026 Playwrights ’73 Award. Primarily funded by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation, with additional support from the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund, the Playwrights ’73 Awards place four writers … Read more
With Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing now playing at Thomas’s College on Richmond Hill as part of our OT on the Hill programme, today we’re delighted to announce the full cast for our major revival of T.S. Eliot’s classic Murder in the Cathedral. Directed by OT Artistic Director Tom Littler and Community … Read more
The central aim of OT Open to Everyone is improving accessibility to the theatre. This video shows the process of the theatre’s front steps being removed at the end of June; a symbolic stage in the development project. The entrance steps will be replaced with level access allowing everyone to enter together.
We are excited to announce the full cast for a small and quiet light today. Opening on 28 September this year, the production previews from 21 September and runs until 24 October. A new play by Stephanie Street, a small and quiet light is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre. It will first premiere at Chichester’s … Read more
On Friday 19 June, the Orange Tree Theatre’s entrance steps were removed as part of the theatre’s capital development project to improve accessibility. This moment marks a huge upgrade, improving access into the building, as well as its front of house spaces. The entrance steps will be replaced with level access allowing everyone to enter … Read more
As our development project gets underway, we met with Steve Murphy, Managing Director of Rise Contracts, to find out a bit more about their work and how the project is going so far, and to get a sneak peek of the team hard at work. https://youtu.be/91QH9Bvm7HY?si=4LSQawrYOMqTzTn4
Rehearsals are now underway for our summer co-productions with Guildford Shakespeare Company and today, we’re delighted to announce the full company for Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing. Running from 31 July to 22 August in the gardens of Thomas’s College, these two productions form our OT On the Hill programme, which offers … Read more
With Nicholas Wright’s Vincent in Brixton currently running at the venue, we are excited to announce the full cast and creative team for Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy today. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis, the production opens on 27 May, with previews from 16 May, and runs until 11 July. Returning to the OT are Patricia Allison … Read more
Roger Allam, Niamh Cusack, Emma Fielding and Freddie Fox joined theatre staff, OT board members and other guests on Friday 13 March for a breaking ground event, marking the start of our development project which will transform the front of house and backstage areas to create a more accessible, welcoming and sustainable environment for audiences, … Read more