Old Vic Theatre archive listings

The Old Vic is one of the oldest theatres in London and famous throughout the English speaking world. Long known as 'the actors theatre', many of the greatest performers of the last century have played on its stage. In September 2004, The Old Vic Theatre Company was launched, under the artistic leadership of Kevin Spacey, to present a wide range of work, from the classic to the new, to appeal to both traditional theatre-goers and new audiences.

What was on in 2021
27 Jan 21 to 29 Jan 21	Lungs Streamed/Broadcast L01593494449
20 Jan 21 to 22 Jan 21	Faith Healer Streamed/Broadcast L1526789395
What was on in 2020
12 Dec 20 to 24 Dec 20	A Christmas Carol Play L01920371234
2 Dec 20 to 4 Dec 20	Three Kings Streamed/Broadcast L01249737321
3 Sep 20 to 5 Sep 20	In Camera - Three Kings Play L01554492376
18 Jun 20 to 22 Aug 20	Local Hero Musical L1784834357
30 May 20	Phil Wang - Philly Philly Wang Wang Comedy L0354576369
6 Apr 20 to 23 May 20	4000 Miles Play L02759662
27 Jan 20 to 14 Mar 20	Endgame - + Rough Theatre II Play L317839411
What was on in 2019
23 Nov 19 to 18 Jan 20	A Christmas Carol Kids show L459416481
14 Oct 19 to 9 Nov 19	Lungs Play L01579053654
29 Sep 19	Cracked - One Voice - Solo performances funded by the TS Eliot Estate Performance L0866994377
20 Aug 19 to 5 Oct 19	A Very Expensive Poison Play L1231432630
17 Jun 19 to 10 Aug 19	Present Laughter Play L349829583
15 Apr 19 to 8 Jun 19	All My Sons Play L1800227780
17 Feb 19	Ian McKellen - Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You One person show L01563154014
4 Feb 19 to 30 Mar 19	The American Clock Play L0200249758
What was on in 2018
27 Nov 18 to 19 Jan 19	A Christmas Carol Play L0464971822
4 Nov 18	Remembrance Performance L01233622746
8 Oct 18 to 10 Nov 18	Wise Children Play L01771441181
28 Sep 18	Tim Key - Megadate Comedy L1259618805
26 Sep 18 to 29 Sep 18	Big Dance Theater - 17c Dance or ballet L73621782
1 Sep 18 to 22 Sep 18	Sylvia Play L01451506329
28 Jul 18	Monstrous Tales Kids show L0773130154
7 Jul 18 to 25 Aug 18	A Monster Calls Play L1573424531
25 Jun 18 to 29 Jun 18	The Greatest Wealth - In Celebration of the NHS Performance L0999295922
18 Jun 18 to 30 Jun 18	Sea Wall Play L1723937604
12 May 18	Bicentenary Variety Night Fundraiser Variety show L657110120
21 Apr 18 to 16 Jun 18	Mood Music Play L814487063
11 Mar 18	One Hand Tied Behind Us Performance L863054368
21 Feb 18 to 14 Apr 18	Fanny & Alexander Play L01779384830
30 Jan 18 to 10 Feb 18	The Divide - Part 1 Play L1420192741
30 Jan 18 to 10 Feb 18	The Divide - Part 2 Play L187246747
12 Jan 18	One Voice - The Hardest Rain/Renewed/Have You Ever Engaged in Genocide?/John Speed Play L2099767882
What was on in 2017
16 Dec 17	Christmas Storytelling Performance L0488614538
20 Nov 17 to 20 Jan 18	A Christmas Carol Play L0452315822
15 Oct 17 to 5 Nov 17	The Lorax Kids show L1000189413
1 Sep 17 to 22 Sep 17	Sylvia Play L0772083769
1 Sep 17 to 22 Sep 17	Sylvia Play L1189077604
28 Jul 17 to 31 Jul 17	Queers Performance L333230112
12 Jul 17 to 7 Oct 17	Girl From the North Country Play L381813096
5 Jun 17 to 17 Jun 17	Cover My Tracks Performance L1528230524
13 May 17 to 24 Jun 17	Woyzeck Play L1450298835
24 Mar 17 to 4 Apr 17	The Missing Light Kids show L1811104425
25 Feb 17 to 6 May 17	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Play L1337000966
11 Feb 17	Mark Watson - I'm Not Here Comedy L1368054122
What was on in 2016
10 Dec 16 to 18 Feb 17	Art Play L0666082484
26 Nov 16	One Voice - Right/Dear Arabella/Thankless Play L2136296664
25 Oct 16 to 3 Dec 16	King Lear Play L01257483716
29 Sep 16 to 15 Oct 16	No's Knife Play L0509427904
15 Jul 16 to 17 Sep 16	Groundhog Day Musical L1818582173
26 May 16	Tales from the Shed Kids show L1058179166
20 May 16 to 28 May 16	Jekyll & Hyde Dance or ballet L0646802479
26 Mar 16 to 14 May 16	The Caretaker Play L354437547
23 Jan 16 to 19 Mar 16	The Master Builder Play L0650696075
What was on in 2015
2 Dec 15 to 16 Jan 16	Dr Seuss's The Lorax Kids show L01792394872
22 Nov 15	London Evening Standard and The Ivy Theatre Awards Event/show L02013209156
15 Nov 15	Variety Nights Variety show L01345224345
17 Oct 15 to 21 Nov 15	The Hairy Ape Play L1313864205
1 Sep 15 to 3 Oct 15	Future Conditional Play L1944932593
14 Jun 15	Joe Stilgoe - New Songs for Old Souls: Live Concert L2110210982
30 Apr 15 to 22 Aug 15	High Society Musical L64190455
19 Apr 15	Gala Evening - Kevin Spacey Concert L0517117800
3 Mar 15 to 11 Apr 15	Clarence Darrow Play L01096893840
5 Jan 15 to 31 Jan 15	Tree Play L610602106
What was on in 2014
20 Sep 14 to 20 Dec 14	Electra Play L529633110
24 Jun 14 to 13 Sep 14	The Crucible Play L632015331
28 May 14 to 15 Jun 14	Clarence Darrow Play L01268067044
13 Mar 14 to 24 May 14	Other Desert Cities Play L2025642931
What was on in 2013
6 Dec 13 to 22 Feb 14	Fortune's Fool Play L01988510416
7 Sep 13 to 30 Nov 13	Much Ado About Nothing Play L01587463284
1 Jun 13 to 31 Aug 13	Sweet Bird of Youth Play L463398318
8 Mar 13 to 25 May 13	The Winslow Boy Play L119605584
What was on in 2012
9 Dec 12	The 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala Musical L623972013
20 Nov 12 to 2 Mar 13	Kiss Me, Kate Musical L01597887178
4 Nov 12	Just Me You and The Silence Play L1066320314
28 Oct 12	The 24 Hour Play! Play L2059809032
5 Sep 12 to 10 Nov 12	Hedda Gabler Play L1800234051
15 Jun 12 to 28 Jul 12	Democracy Play L1992032110
17 Mar 12 to 9 Jun 12	The Duchess of Malfi Play L02139518111
What was on in 2011
3 Dec 11 to 10 Mar 12	Noises Off Play L170274944
11 Nov 11 to 13 Nov 11	The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala Play L0768145224
22 Oct 11 to 23 Oct 11	The 24 Hour Play! - Old Vic New Voices Play L217457055
17 Sep 11 to 26 Nov 11	The Playboy of the Western World Play L1993742237
18 Jun 11 to 11 Sep 11	Richard III Play L1669759161
4 Jun 11	Perpetual Light: Requiem for an Unscorched Earth Performance L337466948
17 Mar 11 to 11 Jun 11	Cause Celebre Play L1396019662
What was on in 2010
4 Dec 10 to 5 Mar 11	A Flea in Her Ear Play L0932659333
21 Nov 10	The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala - Old Vic New Voices Play L1267898941
14 Nov 10	The Children's Monologues - In Aid of Dramatic Need Play L0351825193
3 Sep 10 to 27 Nov 10	Design for Living Play L0956735547
1 Jun 10 to 31 Aug 10	As You Like It Play L1811366496
1 Jun 10 to 31 Aug 10	The Tempest Play L01157819038
10 Apr 10 to 5 Jun 10	The Real Thing Play L1507443119
7 Jan 10 to 3 Apr 10	Six Degrees of Separation Play L0978705609
What was on in 2009
1 Nov 09	The 24 Hour Play! - Celebrity Gala Play L0882702069
18 Sep 09 to 20 Dec 09	Inherit the Wind Play L1249779872
26 Jul 09	The 24 Hour Play! - Old Vic New Voices Play L1955923678
23 May 09 to 15 Aug 09	The Bridge Project Play L720211293
23 May 09 to 15 Aug 09	The Cherry Orchard Play L1019659544
23 May 09 to 22 Aug 09	The Winter's Tale Play L1159389711
26 Feb 09 to 9 May 09	Dancing at Lughnasa Play L1923556416
7 Jan 09 to 21 Feb 09	Complicit Play L1710514902
What was on in 2008
30 Nov 08	The 24 Hour Play! Play L1174474098
12 Oct 08	Fundraising Gala - Drama Queens Variety show L1388589805
11 Sep 08 to 20 Dec 08	The Norman Conquests - Table Manners/Living Together/Round and Round the Garden Play L1404577542
7 May 08 to 9 Aug 08	Pygmalion Play L755076227
1 May 08 to 3 May 08	Branded Play L01056357117
13 Apr 08	Bromfield Talk L28254734
1 Feb 08 to 26 Apr 08	Speed-the-Plow Play L1866472063
What was on in 2007
4 Dec 07 to 20 Jan 08	Cinderella Panto L1221762530
11 Nov 07	The 24 Hour Play! Play L1897318233
27 Aug 07 to 24 Nov 07	All About My Mother Play L1584933494
8 Jul 07	Splendid Mummer Play L726480668
7 Jun 07 to 18 Aug 07	Gaslight Play L01650713282
23 Feb 07 to 26 May 07	The Entertainer Play L0692953321
5 Jan 07 to 17 Feb 07	The Taming of the Shrew Play L052748123
5 Jan 07 to 17 Feb 07	Twelfth Night Play L0847765248
What was on in 2006
12 Nov 06	The Lady of Burma Play L1541816979
5 Nov 06	The 24 Hour Play! - Starbucks New Voices Play L01228552031
8 Oct 06	The 24 Hour Play! - Celebrity Gala Play L1973750536
15 Sep 06 to 23 Dec 06	A Moon for the Misbegotten Play L1580713631
14 Feb 06 to 15 Apr 06	Resurrection Blues Play L44778135
26 Jan 06 to 4 Feb 06	The Soldier's Tale Opera or Operetta L02110526647
What was on in 2005
7 Dec 05 to 22 Jan 06	Aladdin Panto L1051880234
21 Nov 05	The Soldier's Tale Opera or Operetta L1027969969
14 Sep 05 to 26 Nov 05	Richard II Play L601174391
31 Jul 05	The 24 Hour Plays: Starbucks New Voices Play L295504924
19 Jun 05	24 Hour Plays Play L889828401
3 May 05 to 3 Sep 05	The Philadelphia Story Play L418259031
17 Mar 05 to 18 Mar 05	Rune Arlidge Play L0901806822
17 Mar 05 to 18 Mar 05	Unity (1918) Play L976620230
15 Mar 05 to 16 Mar 05	Scorched Play L323495470
15 Mar 05 to 16 Mar 05	The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God Play L285524482
1 Feb 05 to 23 Apr 05	National Anthems Play L01164420965
What was on in 2004
17 Dec 04 to 23 Jan 05	Aladdin Panto L402800116
28 Nov 04	No Slap Just Tickle Comedy L43730875
21 Nov 04	The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat) Dance or ballet L01017087511
16 Sep 04 to 11 Dec 04	Cloaca Play L1248811990
23 May 04	An Audience with Alastair Campbell Talk L612006564
17 Apr 04 to 31 Jul 04	Hamlet Play L01107581065
3 Feb 04 to 3 Apr 04	Of Mice and Men Play L1475643935
What was on in 2003
18 Nov 03	Is The War on Terror on Track? Talk L530923379
6 Jun 03 to 2 Aug 03	Coriolanus Play L02129663966
6 Jun 03 to 2 Aug 03	The Merry Wives of Windsor Play L0478282284
18 Mar 03 to 26 Apr 03	King Lear Play L504614209
13 Jan 03 to 15 Mar 03	The Tempest Play L0594025577
What was on in 2002
21 Dec 02 to 28 Dec 02	True Gospel Musical L831156958
1 Dec 02	Alison Moyet Concert L920016445
24 Nov 02	Michael Heseltine - Life in the Jungle Talk L686899005
27 Oct 02	Kathryn Williams Concert L01305257909
1 Oct 02 to 14 Dec 02	Elaine Stritch at Liberty Cabaret L2075600780
20 Aug 02	Argentinian Moment/Surgical Cinema/Are You There? Play L886068956
13 Mar 02	On My Birthday Play L102073847
27 Feb 02	Dinner Talk Play L649971475
20 Feb 02	The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife Play L1251200860
13 Feb 02	A Season in South Africa - Opening Discussion Talk L095452176
10 Feb 02	When Love Speaks Poetry L01209570014
27 Jan 02	John Hiatt and the Goners Concert L1476816205
20 Jan 02	Instant Sunshine Concert L0588887894
15 Jan 02 to 13 Apr 02	The Island Play L1435628676
What was on in 2001
4 Nov 01	John Hiatt and the Goners Concert L0724871210
28 Oct 01	The Women Play L0170869134
9 Oct 01 to 1 Dec 01	Over the Moon Play L01613574316
12 Feb 01 to 5 May 01	Life x 3 Play L788334672
What was on in 2000
29 Oct 00	David Helfgott Concert L0138861007
4 Sep 00 to 13 Jan 01	Matthew Bourne's The Car Man Dance or ballet L0815036924
9 May 00 to 29 Jul 00	Dolly West's Kitchen Play L1711674062
29 Mar 00 to 15 Apr 00	Troilus and Cressida Play L495589160
16 Feb 00 to 26 Feb 00	May Fly Play L1694411042
15 Jan 00 to 12 Feb 00	Dublin Carol Play L01218796072
What was on in 1999
7 Nov 99	Gala Concert Concert L01981344605
1 Oct 99 to 18 Dec 99	Antigone Play L291163852
27 Jul 99 to 25 Sep 99	Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell Play L2147346178
22 Jun 99 to 17 Jul 99	Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Variety show L1598681322
What was on in 1998
15 Nov 98	A Minute too Late Play L02109211062
15 Oct 98 to 5 Jun 99	Amadeus Play L0532327874
19 Jun 98 to 1 Aug 98	The Iceman Cometh Play L372178078
11 May 98 to 14 Jun 98	Bip Mime L20310613
11 May 98 to 15 Jun 98	The Bowler Hat Mime L01711962364
What was on in 1997
12 Dec 97 to 3 Jan 98	Slava's Snowshow Circus L01981227667
9 Nov 97 to 1 Dec 97	Shining Souls Play L1442764041
12 Oct 97 to 3 Nov 97	Snake in the Grass Play L466758204
14 Sep 97 to 6 Oct 97	Playhouse Creatures Play L02130486485
25 Aug 97 to 6 Dec 97	King Lear Play L0218262324
18 Aug 97 to 23 Aug 97	Chekhov Play L0226625179
2 Aug 97 to 4 Dec 97	Waste Play L0515649839
6 Jul 97 to 28 Jul 97	Grace Note Play L1946829763
28 Jun 97 to 6 Dec 97	The Provoked Wife Play L475817314
16 Jun 97 to 4 Dec 97	Waiting for Godot Play L01206047762
18 May 97 to 15 Jun 97	Prayers of Sherkin Play L250329311
28 Apr 97 to 10 May 97	The Seagull Play L1669201572
28 Apr 97 to 4 Dec 97	The Seagull Play L01382846711
23 Mar 97 to 21 Apr 97	Hurlyburly Play L02083910415
10 Mar 97 to 26 Apr 97	Cloud Nine Play L1163988081
10 Mar 97 to 4 Jun 97	Cloud Nine Play L01999085279
4 Mar 97 to 26 Apr 97	Waste Play L187091462
4 Mar 97 to 18 Jul 97	Waste Play L01158620654
28 Jan 97 to 22 Feb 97	Henry IV Parts I and II Play L1188072851
What was on in 1996
28 Nov 96 to 25 Jan 97	Wind in the Willows Play L01694241486
7 May 96 to 25 Jan 97	An Ideal Husband Play L0632149131
Earlier Shows
to 23 Nov 03	Dark Unknown L0581379110