What’s on at the Bridge Theatre

We love watching audiences queuing excitedly on Potters Fields Park outside the Bridge Theatre.    Since it opened in 2017, we’ve enjoyed a fantastic range of new plays, Shakespearean classics and star performances (not to mention great coffee, wines and baked treats from St. John).

For nearly two years, the award-winning musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ entertained the crowds, and we often heard people humming the tunes as they made their way home through the park.    Sadly, the Hot Box closed its doors for the last time in January,  and Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II’ has now also left the building, taking the much-praised Jonathan Bailey (of Bridgerton and Wicked fame) with it.

But we’re very excited about the return of a huge favourite from a few years ago.   ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’  is back for a limited summer run from May 31st, so if you missed it the first time, it’s a must-see this summer.   Our gardening team is certainly looking forward to picking up a few fairy crowns from the lawns every morning!

Image: © Philip Vile/Bridge Theatre 

There are more treats to come in the autumn, with the news that Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln will be starring in ‘The Lady From The Sea’, a thrilling dissection of desire, loss and rebirth for the contemporary age.

If you’re in the King’s Cross area, you’ll find Lightroom.  Founded by the same team as the Bridge Theatre, this home of artist-led storytelling works with major artistic talents across art, music, film, fashion, science and more to create unique immersive experiences.   Over the summer, you can choose between David Hockney,  fashion,  space travel,  the prehistoric world of dinosaurs – and A Film For the Future,  created by over 150 artists as the visual accompaniment to Coldplay’s Moon Music.