Arcola Theatre announces Spring/Summer 2025 Season

Arcola Theatre has unveiled nine productions for its Spring/Summer season next year, marking its 25th anniversary.

Renowned as one of London’s premier off-West End venues, Arcola Theatre is celebrated for its socially conscious, international productions and commitment to diversity, drawing over 65,000 visitors annually.

The season includes the live premiere of Philip Ridley’s Tarantula (8-25 January), starring Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia). Tarantula is a startling exploration of identity, memory, love, and the lengths it takes someone to free themselves from the web of their past. Simon Stephen’s Heisenberg (9 April - 10 May) will be revived in a radical LGBTQ reimagining that unravels the complexities of human relationships and the often comical dance of connection. Heisenberg will star Olivier Award-winning actor Jenny Galloway and internationally acclaimed Faline England.

There are also some fantastic world premieres heading to Arcola Theatre in 2025. This includes As Long As We Are Breathing (29 January - 1 March) by Diane Samuels. The production tells the true story of Holocaust survivor Miriam Freedman. Then there’s Dear Martin (5-29 March), a darkly comic play about mental health, redemption, and two men finding a moment in their otherwise lonely lives. Then there’s The Double Act (23 January - 22 February), an outrageous new dark comedy from Mark Jagasia and directed by Oscar Pearce follows a fading comedian who is forced to confront his estranged ex-partner in a tale of guilt, ambition and the ghosts of British showbusiness.

Audiences can look forward to the UK premiere of Tony-nominated Cry-Baby The Musical (3 March - 12 April) from Thomas Meehan, Mark O’Donnell, Adam Schlesigner, and David Javerbaum. Based on the 1990 film by John Waters, this musical is a politically charged, laugh-out-loud cult classic which promises a toe-tapping, boundary-breaking good time.

Returning to Arcola Theatre following its sold out and critically acclaimed run in 2018 is The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (26 April - 31 May). Adapted from Lola Shoneyin’s bestselling novel, it tells a scandalous, engrossing tale of sexual politics and family strife in modern-day Nigeria. It is adapted by Caine Award-winning playwright Rotimi Babatunde, once again directed by Femi Elufowoju jr. Also from Elufowoju jr Ensemble, cross-cultural pan-African encounters are brought to life in 54.60 Africa (14 June - 12 July), inspired by the travels of its author who accomplished visiting every nation in the continent of Africa before his 60th birthday.

Completing the 2025 Spring/Summer 2025 season is In Other Words (19-24 May). The critically-acclaimed, 4x Moliere Award-winning drama by Matthew Seager returns for an exclusive one-week run. In Other Words is an intimate, humorous and deeply moving drama that examines the power of music, memory and the nature of enduring love.

The Arcola Theatre will also provide captioned and relaxed performances as part of the season.

Tickets are now on sale for this new season of work, you can find out further information by visiting the Arcola Theatre website.