The Old Vic

The Old Vic stands on The Cut in Lambeth, one of London's most storied independent theatres. Its horseshoe auditorium, with its distinctive Victorian interior, has shaped British theatrical culture for two centuries, drawing audiences from across the capital and beyond. The theatre has been home to landmark productions from Laurence Olivier's tenure as founding artistic director of the National Theatre company, through Kevin Spacey's controversial but commercially bold programming era, to Matthew Warchus's current stewardship, which has consistently championed new writing alongside classic revivals.

On stage at present, Alan Ayckbourn's comedy of crossed wires and class division, How the Other Half Loves, shares the season with David Mamet's razor-sharp real estate drama Glengarry Glen Ross. Both productions reflect the Old Vic's long-standing commitment to placing exceptional writing, whether from the British comic tradition or the American dramatic canon, before a London audience in one of the city's most atmospheric and historically significant theatre buildings.