🏆 Sending best wishes and crossed fingers to the Ben and Imo company for tonight’s Olivier Awards with Cunard. The RSC production came to the OT in Spring 2025 and is nominated tonight for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre. 📸 Photo by Roy J Baron #olivierawards

🎨 Final performances for Vincent in Brixton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We're entering the final 2 weeks of this “simply riveting” show. Learn more about how to get final tickets via the link below👇 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/vincent-in-brixton/

🍊 Our box office opening hours will be slightly altered during the Easter weekend. Please see our website for more info. 🎉 From all of us at the OT, we wish you all a Happy Easter!

💥 Under 30 Night is next week Join Niamh Cusack & Jeroen Frank Kales from Vincent in Brixton + Assistant Director Madi Mahoney for an exclusive post-show panel. 👇 £15 tickets for this otherwise SOLD OUT show, including a free drink🍸 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/vincent-in-brixton/

🚨 We’re hiring! 🍊 The OT is looking for a Duty Manager + Front of House Assistants. Join us to create a welcoming, inclusive experience for all audiences through delivering exceptional customer experiences! 🔗 More info + how to apply 👇 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/opportunities/ #ArtsJobs

📣 Meet the cast of VILLAGE WOOING Alex Bhat & Siân Stephens kick off our new Teatime Plays next week ☕️ George Bernard Shaw's Village Wooing is a witty romance full of charm and curiosity, and clash 🎭 ✨ Get ready for unexpected connections and a surprisingly offbeat romance

🎭 Britney’s Lock opens at the OT tomorrow! Our 15-18 Young Company & Creatives take the stage after months of hard work both on stage and behind the scenes ✨ Support them tomorrow at 6pm 🎟️ Final tickets via our website & box office 👇 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/britneys-lock/

🎨 One week on from VINCENT IN BRIXTON press night…and we’ve been blown away by the response - with ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews across the board! 🎞️ Here are some of our favourite post-show moments 👇

🎨 VINCENT IN BRIXTON is “a feeling exploration of restless souls”, and critics are loving it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
 ✍️ Here’s what they’re saying about the production and its cast ➡️
 🎟️ Visit our website to grab last-minute Friday Rush tickets, dropping this week and the next!

♠️ Here’s the full cast of BLACK COMEDY! We’re thrilled to bring Peter Shaffer’s dazzling one-act farce to the OT this summer and today, we’re revealing the full cast! 

📅 BLACK COMEDY runs at the OT from 27 May to 11 July 🎟️ Tickets available on our website and at our box office

★★★★ VINCENT IN BRIXTON @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social - Artist and landlady discover plenty in common - except their ages: #NicholasWright'S #vanGogh play returns in a tender production, with a powerful performance from #NiamhCusack, says @garynaylor85.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/theatre/vinc...

🎭 Primary Shakespeare is back! This year, we return with The Comedy of Errors, bringing this brilliantly bonkers comedy to life in a fresh and engaging way. Join us this June for a special public performance, open to everyone! 🎟️ Book now via our website or at the OT box office

🎨 It's press night for Vincent in Brixton! Wishing the team the best ahead of this evening 🧡 🎟️ Don't forget, we are dropping additional tickets for this otherwise sold-out show at midday today. Keep an eye out on our show page ⬇️ orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/vin...

🎉 Donations Doubled from Today! We’re LIVE with our Big Give campaign — every £1 donated to our Shakespeare in Schools Programme is matched until 24 March. 🔗 Donate now via the Big Give website: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000AQpCPYA1

🍊 Artists’ Network ❎ Community Join our next Artists’ Network Night with our Community team, with guest panellists Chris Sonnex and Jordana Golbourn discussing community and participation in theatre. 🎟️ £5 (drink included) 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/artists-network-night/

🔨 Today we officially break ground on our capital project! We celebrated with some of our stage performers, supporters, and friends both on-stage and behind-the-scenes, as well as councillors from Richmond Council. 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/open/ 📸 Alex Harvey-Brown

📅 From 17–24 March, we’re joining Big Give: Arts for Impact, a 7-day match-funding campaign supporting UK arts charities. Every donation will be matched £1 for £1, helping fund our Shakespeare in Schools projects 🎭 Support us here 👇 https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000AQpCPYA1

🚨Additional Time Released Our Shakespeare Lab this April has recently sold out, so we’ve opened a new 5–7pm session on 15 Apr–13 May! Led by Jessica Alade, explore Shakespeare’s language & characters through practical exercises 🎭 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/acting-lab-shakespeare/

🌌 Our next Saturday Seminar explores Vincent van Gogh 🎨 In conjunction with Vincent in Brixton, we welcome Livia Wang to discuss his time in London and the discovery and restoration of the Van Gogh House, where Livia is Creative Director of. 🎟️ Tickets now available at the OT box office and website

OT 15–18 Young Company presents Britney’s Lock 🎀 A comedy about stress, belief and friendship, it's a story about Ruby, who acquires a lock of Britney Spears’ hair to help her stay calm during her GCSE mocks 📚 📅 29 March, 6pm 🎟️ https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/britneys-lock/

We're thrilled that Ben and Imo has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre! With thanks to the Oliviers, the RSC, and our huge congratulations to Samuel Barnett and Victoria Yeates, Erica Whyman, Mark Ravenhill, and the entire team. 📸 Ellie Kurttz

🎨 Vincent in Brixton opens next week at the OT 🍊 Rehearsals are in full swing for the first major revival of Nicholas Wright’s Olivier Award-winning play, starring Niamh Cusack & Jeroen Frank Kales. 📅 14 Mar–18 Apr 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/vincent-in-brixton/

🎨 Rehearsals are now underway for Vincent in Brixton! 🔈 Hear directly from the cast about what makes this Olivier Award-winning play so special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg1y3xShBp8 💥 Final seats remaining for Under 30s night on 10th April!

📣 General booking is now open for two new shows at the OT - Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy and Stephanie Street's a small and quiet light. 🎟️ Book online at orangetreetheatre.co.uk or call our box office on 020 8940 3633

🍊 "A boutique powerhouse." - Fiona Mountford, Chief Theatre Critic at The i Paper, on the Orange Tree We're honoured to be nominated for the Empty Space Peter Brook Award (In Memory of Blanche Marvin) by the Critics' Circle — celebrating small venues doing big things. 📸 Danny Kaan

📣 Priority booking for all our 2026 shows is now open! 🔗 Discover OT Membership and how your support helps us to create world-class theatre on-stage and in our community: orangetreetheatre.co.uk/membership/ 🎟️ General booking opens Wed 25 Feb at midday

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Astonishing... not to be missed" - The Guardian Catch Richard Eyre's adaptation of Strindberg's darkly comic masterpiece DANCE OF DEATH, running until 7 March 🎟️ orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death

In two weeks, we welcome Jane Asher and Rowena Lennon to the OT for our next Lunchtime Play, GOD BLESS THE NHS, a new play inspired by a real-life medical emergency and the months of care and recovery that followed ❤️ 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ot-lunchtime-plays-god-bless-the-nhs/

🌊 It's been a week since the cast and creative team celebrated an incredible press night ⭐️ Richard Eyre's new adaptation of Dance of Death is "astonishing" (The Guardian) and "a finely wrought production." (The Times). Catch it at the OT before 7th March 📅 📸Roy J Baron

👀 Here's what's coming up at the OT in 2026 🍊 📅 Priority booking for our new productions opens today, and general sale starts Wed 25 Feb at 12pm 🎟️ 🔗 Learn more: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/about/news/announcing-further-programming-for-2026

🌊 The reviews are in for Dance of Death and critics are calling it "a brutally effective black comedy" and "crackles with cruel wit". ⭐️ 📅 Now playing at the OT until 7 March. 🎟️ Grab the final seats now: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death/

★★★★ DANCE OF DEATH @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social - Dark humour of a marital power-struggle, up close and personal, as #RichardEyre’s adaptation gives #Strindberg’s warring monsters a human dimension - review by Helen Hawkins www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/danc...

🎨 Rehearsals are underway for Vincent in Brixton The cast has just finished their first read-through, and we were delighted to welcome playwright Nicholas Wright into the room to join us! 📅 Opens 14 March 🎟️ Final tickets: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/vincent-in-brixton/

Here’s a concise version for X: 👀 First look at Dance of Death on stage 🌊 Congrats to the cast & crew on a brilliant first week of previews! Press night tonight 🧡 🎟️ Limited seats: website & box office 💨 Extra tickets drop Fridays at noon 💥 OT Under 30 Night — 20 Feb 📸 Nobby Clark

🏆 Huge congratulations to the teams behind BEN AND IMO, POOR CLARE, CREDITORS & THE RIVALS on their Offies nominations across production, performance, design, and industry & inclusion! And a big thank you to our artists, teams & audiences for making it all possible 🧡

📢 OT Acting Labs return for 2026 💥 Four Wednesday evening courses for anyone 18+ — no experience needed, just curiosity. Build skills, collaborate, and explore theatre-making across Shakespeare, Movement, Writing & Directing. 🔗 Learn More: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/community/

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Youth Theatre returns to the OT 🍊 They are performing "The Night Before Christmas" — a joyful Ukrainian classic full of humour & festive magic 🪄 Join us in supporting their young performers on stage 🗓 Sun 8 Feb | 6 PM 🎟 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/usc-christmas-26/

Friday Rush returns today for Dance of Death 🌊 Looking for last minute standing tickets to this adaptation from Richard Eyre? Here's your chance. Book now 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/your-visit/fridayrush/

🎙️ Saturday Seminars continue next month! We’re thrilled to welcome Sue Prideaux back to the OT again to explore more about Strindberg’s life and work, especially in the context of Dance of Death 📚 🎟️ https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-seminar-dance-of-death/

Next month on OT Lunchtime Plays, we present God Bless the NHS, a new play by Bryony Lavery & Polly Shepherd. It's a moving tribute, inspired by a shared medical emergency 💙 Tickets are £15 and incl. a drink 👇 🎟️ https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ot-lunchtime-plays-god-bless-the-nhs/

📢 On our next OT Under 30 Night this February... Dance of Death cast Lisa Dillon, Will Keen & Geoffrey Streatfeild join OT Resident Assistant Director Freya Griffiths for an exclusive post-show panel 🎙️ 🎟️ Under 30? Book a £15 ticket now to the show + panel access + free drink 🍹

Today, we’re launching public fundraising for our capital project to make the OT more accessible, welcoming & sustainable. £4.1m raised + £75k grant = 92% of the way there! Please consider helping us raise the final £350k 👇 🧡 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/open/

“Strindberg takes marital anger to a nuclear level.” Richard Eyre’s Dance of Death is a story of love, power, and betrayal like you’ve never seen 🌊 Starring Lisa Dillon, Will Keen & Geoffrey Streatfeild, it opens in just over a week! 🎭 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death/

🎭 Interested in a creative career? We’re offering a 1-week Work Experience placement for Years 10–13 at the OT 🍊 Get mentored by theatre pros, explore backstage roles & collaborate with other young creatives. 📅 29 June–3 July | 10am–4pm 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/community/work-experience/

🍸 THE RIVALS is "purring with pleasure" and "fresh-as-a-daisy" 🌼 We’re into the final week of performances here at the OT before the show heads out to the Arts Theatre Cambridge and Theatre Royal Bath ✨ Wishing the entire team all the best as the show continues its tour!

🌊 Just over two weeks until we open! Rehearsals are in full swing for Dance of Death 🎭 Don’t miss Richard Eyre’s thrilling new Strindberg adaptation, starring Lisa Dillon, Will Keen & Geoffrey Streatfeild! 📅 31 Jan–7 Mar 🎟️ https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death/

✨ Thank you! ✨ In December, our amazing community helped us unlock £120K for the OT — smashing our matched campaign goals! 🧡 Your support, shares, and cheers mean the world. Here’s to building something welcoming and future-ready together 💛

🎤 Join us this weekend for our Saturday Seminar with David Francis Taylor Discover more about Richard Brinsley Sheridan's other side as a theatre manager, a front-bench MP, and an advocate for reform and Irish independence. 🎟️ https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/saturday-seminar-the-rivals/

🎭 At the weekend, Ian McKellen took the stage at Richmond Theatre to raise over £120,000 for our work at the Orange Tree. Huge thanks to Ian, our audience, and the team at ATG, Richmond Theatre, Feast Creative, and Scott's Richmond for their support. 📸 Danny Kaan

🌊 Rehearsals for Dance of Death are in full swing ⭐️ Starring Lisa Dillon, Will Keen, and Geoffrey Streatfeild 🎟️ Book your tickets for this psychological thriller now via the OT box office or online at our website 🔗 https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dance-of-death/