The Duchess
Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) is returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade in The Duchess. Zinnia Harris’ adaptation of John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi will be heading to London’s West End at the Trafalgar Theatre this Autumn for a limited run. The contemporary revenge tragedy is bloody and gory with a modern twist and will thrill audiences later this year. Grab your tickets now before they become limited!
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Booking from 5 October 2024 until 20 December 2024
The Merchant of Venice 1936
Tracy-Ann Oberman reprises her “magnetic” (The Stage) performance as Shylock in this bold re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Set in London’s East End, The Merchant of Venice 1936 urges audiences to rethink the classic play through the eyes of its antagonist and brings the experiences of the Jewish community to the forefront. After two sold-out seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company and an acclaimed UK tour, it is back in the West End at the Trafalgar Theatre.
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Booking from 26 December 2024 until 25 January 2025
Clueless The Musical
As if! The musical adaptation of the hit 1990s film, Clueless, is finally getting its moment on a West End stage as it debuts at the Trafalgar Theatre. Directed by Amy Heckerling and with music by KT Tunstall, the screen-to-stage adaptation will be packed full of iconic fashion, brand-new songs and the famous characters you know and love. The new production will be running from early 2025 and we expect tickets to fly. Grab yours now for this unmissable 90s cult classic.
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Booking from 17 February 2025 until 14 June 2025
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History
Formerly the Trafalgar Studios and the Whitehall Theatre, Trafalgar Theatre is a contemporary venue that is scheduled to open in Spring 2021. Previously split into two studio spaces, Trafalgar Studios 1 and 2, the venue is being redeveloped into a single, larger theatre space.
Trafalgar Studios 1 opened in 2004 with the RSC’s Othello, and presented a number of successful works for the next decade. The venue truly stepped on the map in 2013 with a season of work by director Jamie Lloyd, Trafalgar Transformed, which saw James McAvoy take on the title role in Macbeth. Lloyd returned to the theatre for a second season in 2015, in which McAvoy returned in The Ruling Class, and Martin Freeman lead a production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
Several Olivier-Award winning productions have played at the Trafalgar Studios 1, including a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts in 2013 and Robert Icke's reimagining of Aeschylus' Oresteia in 2015. Hollywood star Orlando Bloom appeared in Studio 1 in 2018 in a production of dark comedy Killer Joe.
Trafalgar Studio 2 presented intimate, innovative new works from national and international companies. Studio 2 opened in 2005 with Peter Arnott's Cyprus and went on to showcase other successes, including the Olivier nominated La Boheme, the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, and a season of work from the Donmar Warehouse.
The Trafalgar Theatre opened with the smash-hit jukebox musical Jersey Boys in summer 2021, and it ran until 4 January 2024.
In January 2024, A Mirror starring Jonny Lee Miller and Tanya Reynolds transferred to the Trafalgar Theatre from the Almeida Theatre, followed by a revival of People, Places and Things starring Denise Gough. In the Summer of 2024, The 39 Steps, returned to the West End, playing at the theatre for a limited time. Shortly followed by The Duchess starring Jodie Comer. In February, the 90s cult classic screen-to-stage adaptation of Clueless hits the stage, as it makes its West End debut.
Trafalgar Studios 1 opened in 2004 with the RSC’s Othello, and presented a number of successful works for the next decade. The venue truly stepped on the map in 2013 with a season of work by director Jamie Lloyd, Trafalgar Transformed, which saw James McAvoy take on the title role in Macbeth. Lloyd returned to the theatre for a second season in 2015, in which McAvoy returned in The Ruling Class, and Martin Freeman lead a production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
Several Olivier-Award winning productions have played at the Trafalgar Studios 1, including a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts in 2013 and Robert Icke's reimagining of Aeschylus' Oresteia in 2015. Hollywood star Orlando Bloom appeared in Studio 1 in 2018 in a production of dark comedy Killer Joe.
Trafalgar Studio 2 presented intimate, innovative new works from national and international companies. Studio 2 opened in 2005 with Peter Arnott's Cyprus and went on to showcase other successes, including the Olivier nominated La Boheme, the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, and a season of work from the Donmar Warehouse.
The Trafalgar Theatre opened with the smash-hit jukebox musical Jersey Boys in summer 2021, and it ran until 4 January 2024.
In January 2024, A Mirror starring Jonny Lee Miller and Tanya Reynolds transferred to the Trafalgar Theatre from the Almeida Theatre, followed by a revival of People, Places and Things starring Denise Gough. In the Summer of 2024, The 39 Steps, returned to the West End, playing at the theatre for a limited time. Shortly followed by The Duchess starring Jodie Comer. In February, the 90s cult classic screen-to-stage adaptation of Clueless hits the stage, as it makes its West End debut.
