Jonathan Bailey – aka [Anthony Bridgerton](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/discover-the-bridgerton-casts-theatre-history-jonathan-bailey) – is swapping the ton’s marriage mart for the stage as he makes his much-anticipated return to theatre. The actor will play the title role in Shakespeare’s history play *[Richard II](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/14375-richard-ii)* at London’s Bridge Theatre, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in an exciting new production in spring...

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The acclaimed actor and *Bridgerton* star is back on stage in Nicholas Hytner's new Bridge Theatre production of Shakespeare's *Richard II* in 2025.

The sun is finally out (some of the time!), and that means the summer theatre season is in full swing, in the West End and beyond. If you’re looking to catch some of London’s great shows during your holiday — or staycation — then you’re in luck: this is a particularly good year for hot, hot, hot summer productions.

Of course, there are the annual outdoor theatre experiences at [Shakespeare’s Globe](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/shakespeares-globe-theatre) and [Regent’s Park Open Air...

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Tracy-Ann Oberman is set to reprise her role as Shylock in [*The Merchant of Venice 1936*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/41659-merchant-of-venice-1936) at the [Trafalgar Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/trafalgar-theatre) in the West End this December for a limited season.

Oberman (*EastEnders, Doctor Who, Friday Night Dinner*) became the first British actress to play Shylock when the production toured the UK in 2023, before opening at the Criterion Theatre in February...

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*EastEnders* and *Doctor Who* actor Tracy-Ann Oberman became the first British actress to play Shylock when *The Merchant of Venice 1936* toured the UK last year.

James Graham’s new play *Punch* will transfer to London's Young Vic next March, fresh off its run at Nottingham Playhouse. 

The show, which tells the shocking true story about the fatal consequences of a single punch on a night out, is based on the book *Right from Wrong* by Jacob Dunne.

Julie Hesmondhalgh (*Mr Bates vs The Post Office*) and Tony Hirst (*Hollyoaks*) will reprise their roles as Joan and David, while David Shields (*Black Mirror*) will return as Jacob.

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Julie Hesmondhalgh and Tony Hirst will reprise their roles as Joan and David in James Graham's play about a single punch that has fatal consequences.

New casting has been announced for Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin's [*Matilda the Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/305-matilda-the-musical-tickets), which is now in its 13th year in the West End. The new cast will join from 10 September.

Angelica Scott will join Anna Deikalo, Ava Posniak, and Sophia Saravanan in the title role of Matilda. Also joining in principal roles are Tiffany Graves as Mrs Wormwood, Neil McDermott as Mr Wormwood, and Eve Norris as Miss Honey. Kieran Hill will...

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Angelica Scott will join Anna Deikalo, Ava Posniak, and Sophia Saravanan as Matilda, in Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin's musical about an extraordinary little girl.

Dearest gentle reader, it gives me great pleasure to impart to you the news that Jonathan Bailey, better known to *Bridgerton* fans as the 9th Viscount Bridgerton – or Anthony to his family – is taking to the stage in 2025 in a new production of *[Richard II](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/14375-richard-ii)* at London’s [Bridge Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/the-bridge-theatre).

Bailey will play the title role in Nicholas Hytner’s Shakespeare production, which runs from...

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As Jonathan Bailey, star of the hit Netflix romance series, prepares to play Richard II, learn all about Bridgerton cast's success on stage.

New casting has been announced for [*Back to the Future: The Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/22396-back-to-the-future-the-musical-tickets) at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End. The musical has also extended performances through 27 July 2025.

Vasco Emauz will make his West End debut as teenager Marty McFly. He is joined by Orlando Gibbs (*Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play*) as George McFly, C.J. Borger (*Kristin Chenoweth: An Evening With Friends In Honor Of Todd Haimes*) as...

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Vasco Emauz makes his West End debut as Marty McFly in Bob Gale, Alan Silvestri, and Glen Ballard's musical about a time-travelling teenager and an eccentric scientist.

*SIX* fans rejoice! Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s sophomore musical *Why Am I So Single?* starts previews in August, opening in September. While the pop-infused *SIX* revolutionised the historical musical with its diva-inspired girl group take on the six wives of Henry VIII, this new show is set in the present day and deals with a force even more fearsome and cut-throat than the aforementioned murderous monarch… modern-day dating. 

The story deals with two terminally single friends who happen to...

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The hotly anticipated new show about modern dating by *SIX* writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss arrives at the Garrick Theatre in the West End this August.

He might not have been the lead in this year's season of Netflix’s *Bridgerton*, but all eyes were nevertheless on Jonathan Bailey as the dashing eldest son and heir Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton, back from honeymoon and blissfully in love with his new wife, Kate. The most eligible leading man of the moment, Bailey will also soon be seen as Fiyero in the hotly anticipated *Wicked* film, opposite Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

In 2025, Bailey will return to the stage with a very different...

John Gielgud to Jonathan Bailey: Stars on stage in Shakespeare's 'Richard II'

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Ahead of Jonathan Bailey's performance as Richard II at the Bridge Theatre, we look at other leading actors to have played the tragic medieval monarch.

Further casting has been revealed for James Macdonald's production of Samuel Beckett’s *Waiting for Godot* in the West End this autumm.

Joining the previously announced Lucian Msamati (*Game of Thrones, Amadeus*) as Estragon and Ben Whishaw (*James Bond, Paddington*) as Vladimir are Tom Edden (*Crazy For You, Cyrano De Bergerac*) as Lucky and Jonathan Slinger (*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Richard II, Richard III*) as Pozzo.

The creative team includes Rae Smith (set and costume design),...

Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati-led 'Waiting for Godot' announces further casting

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Samuel Beckett's play follows Vladimir and Estragon as they discuss a variety of subjects while waiting for the titular Godot, who never arrives.

Ahead of [*The Human Voice*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24353-the-human-voice) previews, see [Ruth Wilson](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/ruth-wilson) in rehearsals. *The Human Voice* is at the [Harold Pinter Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/harold-pinter-theatre) from 17 March to 9 April, and [*The Human Voice* tickets are on sale now](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24353-the-human-voice).

Jean Cocteau's *The Human Voice* play is a one-woman show which follow’s a lover’s heartbreak over the telephone. Ruth Wilson stars in *The Human Voice* and Ivo van Hove directs. Previously, they collaborated on *Hedda Gabler* at the National Theatre. 

*The Human Voice* runs at the Harold Pinter Theatre for just 31 performances. [*Prima Facie*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/23883-prima-facie) starring [Jodie Comer](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/jodie-comer) will then open at the theatre next month.

*The Human Voice* is at the [Harold Pinter Theatre.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/harold-pinter-theatre)

[*The Human Voice* tickets are on sale now.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24353-the-human-voice)

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In recent times, we’ve all been glued to our phones. They’re not just devices to call, text someone, or play games — phones are our lifeline. When someone is calling you, they may deliver good news. Or, one message can change your entire world. In *The Human Voice*, explore how human connections can change in an instant. Book *The Human Voice* tickets now on TodayTix.

In *The Human Voice* play, audiences meet a young woman. She’s speaking to her lover down the telephone. They’ve been together for five years, so she’s expecting her partner to propose and enjoy a lifetime of wedded bliss. So when the unnamed man says he’s going to marry another woman, he leaves the lady on the end of the line — the lady we see — broken. For almost sixty minutes, the young man speaks, shouts and cries into the telephone, marking a goodbye to her departing lover. 

Rather than a two-person play, writer Jean Cocteau used the telephone as a means of exploring human needs. Audiences never meet the man, so it’s up to the theatreoger to conjure their own impression of the unnamed character too, adding to the tension. Even though *The Human Voice* is nearly a century old, this harrowing monologue captures the timeless essence of love and loneliness, amped up during the global pandemic. 

*The Human Voice* London performances star Ruth Wilson, who makes her West End return. Ivo van Hove directs, with design by Jan Versweyveld. But you’ll need to hurry to see *The Human Voice*, as it’s only at the Harold Pinter Theatre for three weeks. Book *The Human Voice* tickets now on TodayTix.

## What to Watch For

- *The Human Voice* is Ruth Wilson’s first West End play in six years. Her last London show was *Hedda Gabler* at the National Theatre in 2016, also directed by Ivo van Hove.
- Ruth Wilson is a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for *A Streetcar Named Desire* (as Stella) and Best Actress for *Anna Christie* (as Anna Christie.)
- *The Human Voice* play is by Jean Cocteau, who was an early 20th-century French poet. There’s a museum dedicated to him in Menton, France, which houses  Séverin Wunderman’s collection of Cocteau’s manuscripts.
- *The Human Voice* has been adapted into two films. Sophia Loren starred in the 2014 film, and Tilda Swinton played the leading role in a 2020 Spanish-American adaptation.

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Ruth Wilson reunites with Ivo van Hove for their latest collaboration — *The Human Voice* — at the Harold Pinter Theatre. The heart wrenching monologue tells of a woman whose love life is changed in one phone call. *The Human Voice* tickets are available on London Theatre now.

At the start of *The Human Voice*, a young woman speaks to her lover on the telephone. They’ve been together for five years, so she’s just expecting this to be a typical phonecall. When the unnamed man declares his plans to marry another woman, our central character is shaken. Crying into the telephone, her heart breaks over the course of one last conversation with her former lover. In a time of hyperconnectivity and loneliness, The Human Voice explores the importance of love and being in touch with your own emotions. A lot can happen over the course of an hour.

[Ruth Wilson](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/ruth-wilson) stars in the one-woman play for *The Human Voice* London performances. She’s a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress for *A Streetcar Named Desire* and *Anna Christie*, and has previously worked with director Ivo van Hove on *Hedda Gabler* at the National Theatre.

*The Human Voice* play is by the early 20th-century French poet and dramatist, Jean Cocteau. During his career, Cocteau penned plays and poems such as *Les Enfants terribles*, and even turned his hand to directing films. *The Human Voice* is one of Cocteau’s most well-known works, and has been adapted into films: a 2014 adaptation starring Sophia Loren, and a 2020 adaptation featuring Tilda Swinton.

Time is limited on this conversation though. *The Human Voice* London runs for 31 performances only. Get on the end of the telephone now. 

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Sit in silence in a busy room, and you’ll hear a lot. The low hum of people talking around you. The flickering lights as they twitch overhead. The unexplainable, disconcerting noises that keep you on edge. Eventually, a voice drowns out all the sounds around you. 

You listen. You pay attention. You might learn something. But when everyone tunes into one person speaking, what happens next? At first, it’s a slightly awkward realisation for people in the room, but a few minutes in, you’ll realise that you’ve probably had a similar conversation before, and the stranger becomes human.

In Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play *The Human Voice*, audiences listen to a woman’s final phone call with her lover of five years. At first, She — an unnamed female character played here by [Ruth Wilson](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/ruth-wilson) — is just a voice, and you don’t see anyone onstage for the first three minutes. As She unravels mentally and physically during the call, we get a sense of her "human" qualities, and the end result is breathtaking. 

Ivo van Hove directs the two-time Olivier-winning actress in this heartwrenching monodrama, and Wilson’s captivating performance soars in a relevant isolation monologue. “I am not acting, you know me I’m incapable of doing that” says She, and *The Human Voice* is anything but that — dare I use the cliché to say it's an acting masterclass. 

Van Hove’s thought-provoking directorial choices round off Wilson’s statuesque performance: She dances to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” as she learns of her newfound independence. She barks like a wolf. She pulls back the glass and teeters on the balcony. By the end, She mimics Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ painting. 

Eventually, Wilson puts the telephone down and speaks to herself, and the final monologue hits the heart. In the final 15 minutes, She speaks in a stream of consciousness, wrestling with her emotions in a naturalistic way that resonates with anyone who has dealt with difficult decisions in the past two years.

On the day I saw *The Human Voice*, I dealt with a variety of personal emotions akin to what She feels, so maybe I’m viewing the play from an exaggerated perspective of grief, loss, and heartache. But no matter where you're coming from, Wilson’s striking performance connects — even when you can’t see her, you’re lost in the rhythm of her voice until we’re disconnected at the final moment. 

Jan Versweyveld’s simplistic yet effective design uses a neutral palette to great effect. The stone-coloured walls are flexible, moving like a speaker with sound flowing at the slightest touch. Muted lighting design allows She to step into the light in order to be seen — could She find paradise in another life? 

Versweyveld’s design restricts the theatre though — the glass screen and black walls gives the production a television-inspired quality, but it shrinks the Harold Pinter stage by two thirds, rendering some seats inaccessible. 

*The Human Voice* has its flaws. Even though the play clocks in at just over an hour, it occasionally draws out too long. But then, nobody can say that every conversation they’ve had went well, so it's only right that *The Human Voice* itself doesn't always work. 

*The Human Voice* speaks to a world where we stay in touch with ourselves, both physically and emotionally. And there’s only 31 performances in the West End, so you’ve not got long to listen. Make sure you tune in. 

[*The Human Voice is at the Harold Pinter Theatre to 9 April. Book The Human Voice tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk.*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24353-the-human-voice)

*Photo credit: Ruth Wilson in The Human Voice (Photo courtesy of production)*

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The Harold Pinter Theatre, established and adorned with Victorian architecture in 1881, is one of the most notable theatre venues in the heart of London. Originally known as the Royal Comedy Theatre, it later adopted the name of 'Harold Pinter', honouring the famous playwright. The theatre is situated conveniently in the centre of the bustling West End, an ideal location for tourists and locals alike. The interior is decorated with an impressive array of original features aligned with its historical era of inception, creating an aesthetically pleasing atmosphere for theatre-goers. The theatre has an audience capacity of 796 people across four levels, with the seats divided into Stalls, Dress Circle, Royal Circle and Balcony. Over time, it has been home to many outstanding performances, including shows like 'The Homecoming', 'Moonlight', and 'Betrayal'. The Harold Pinter Theatre undoubtedly offers a memorable and culturally enriching experience for all those who visit.

### How to Get to the Venue 

Harold Pinter Theatre is accessible and well-connected, located at Panton Street in the City of Westminster. The closest Underground stations are Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, both within a short 5-minute walk. Numerous buses service the area regularly, making it straightforward to reach using public transport. For those driving, the MasterPark at Whitcomb Street and NCP at Denman Street are the nearest parking options.

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The Harold Pinter Theatre opened on 15 Oct. 1881 as a comic opera house. Its name on opening was the Royal Comedy Theatre, though its ‘Royal’ epithet was dropped in 1884.

The Comedy Theatre helped establish the New Watergate Club in 1956, a society which helped overturn the stage censorship enforced by the Lord Chamberlain’s Office. The formation of the Club meant that the plays banned by the Government could be performed at this venue as it was now being run as a private club rather than a commercial entity. Notable plays in this category include Arthur Miller’s *A View from the Bridge* and Tennessee Williams’ *Cat On A Hot Tin Roof*. The censorship was finally overturned in 1968. 

Harold Pinter's works were often performed here: *The Homecoming*, *The Caretaker*, *Moonlight*, *No-Man’s Land* and *The Hothouse* all enjoyed successful runs, and Pinter directed a production of *The Old Masters* here in 2004. After his death, it was thought fitting to bestow the honour of naming a theatre after him, and the name was officially changed on 13 Oct. 2011 to the Harold Pinter Theatre. The Ambassador Theatre Group own the Harold Pinter Theatre.

## Harold Pinter Theatre Seating Information

The auditorium has four levels – Stalls, Dress Circle, Royal Circle and Balcony. The top three levels are a horseshoe shape around the stalls.

The Stalls is a single block of seats, and offers good sightlines. Some seats are impaired by supportive pillars and the overhang of the Dress Circle.

The Dress Circle doesn’t offer a great raking in the seating, but the view is not affected by the overhang of the Royal Circle. 

The Royal Circle seats curve towards the stage more noticeably than the Dress Circle.

The Balcony feels very high in this theatre.

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Opened in 1881 as the Royal Comedy Theatre, it became the Harold Pinter Theatre in 2011. It features four seating levels and hosted notable uncensored plays.

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The Harold Pinter Theatre is a historic venue in London's West End, known for hosting many notable performances. Convenient and easily accessible by public transit.

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