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THIS WEEK

COMING NEXT

TWO WEEK TIMETABLE

Standard screenings £10 or less | Special prices may apply to certain live events

Mondays & Tuesdays £6

Save even more with a Kiln Card
^[CAP] Captioned screening | *Subtitled Screening | **Parent and Baby: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.

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269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Full cast announced for Pass Over

We are excited to announce the full cast for the UK Premiere of Antoinette Nwandu's Pass Over. Paapa Essiedu (Hamlet & King Lear at the RSC and The Convert at the Young Vic) will be joined by Alexander Eliot (Three Sisters at the Almeida) and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Small Island at National Theatre, Anatomy of a Suicide at the Royal Court and The Royale at the Bush). Artistic director Indhu Rubasingham directs.

‘Waiting for Godot meets Spike Lee’

Los Angeles Times

‘A blazingly theatrical play’

New York Times

Less than 2 weeks until Mike Bartlett's Snowflake starts previews

Take a look inside the rehearsal room as director Clare Lizzimore talks to Kiln Theatre's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham about what makes Snowflake the perfect play for our current times in the lead up to Christmas and general elections.

In other news...

• We won the Friendliest Business Award, Best Cultural Event Award and we were Runners Up of the Best Contribution to the Community Award at the Brent Small Business Awards.
• Also keep an eye on our Instagram for our Christmas advent calendar which will launch on Sunday. Get ready for giveaways and festive treats galore!

Elsewhere in London

The Undefinable

Camden People's Theatre | 10 - 21 Dec

Zany live radio gig-theatre exploring unconventional relationships and celebrating the unusual and underrepresented qualities of love. Book now

LAMDA MishMash

LAMDA | Submissions close 1 December

Submissions are open for the first LAMDA MishMash festival! From naturalism to cabaret, via physical theatre - whatever you're working on we want to hear from you. Each company must include one LAMDA graduate but non-LAMDA creatives are more than welcome. More info

The Drifters

Subterania | 30 Nov

Join us as Subterania welcomes The Drifters for an intimate show here in London this November. The Rock & Roll hall of fame inductees are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show performing all their hits from the last six decades decades. Book now

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Jim Carter presents Pride + Special Q&A

As part of his sold-out season of In Conversation events, Jim Carter returns to Kiln Cinema for a very special fundraiser, the screening of the 2014 highly acclaimed film Pride followed by a Q&A with writer Stephen Beresford, director Matthew Warchus and nine members of the star-studded cast: Paddy Considine, Freddie Fox, Jess Gunning, George MacKay, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Liz White.*

It’s the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners with surprising results.

All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre. Your support will help to create innovative productions, to make theatre available to their local community and to connect everyone, whatever their background, through the power of performance. Read more here.

*Please note, Kiln Theatre cannot guarantee the appearance of any named artist.

23 February 2020, 4pm-6.45pm

Tickets £95 (Corporate hospitality packages are available – email give@kilntheatre.com for more information)

Booking now open for Kiln Card holders 

General booking opens 10 December at 10am

Elsewhere in London

BFI Musicals

BFI Southbank | Until 31 December  

Dust off your dancing shoes, practice your scales and join us for some heart-lifting movies - from Dreamgirls to Showboat there's something for everyone.  Enjoy 2 tix for the price of 1 by quoting SHOW241. Book now

One Under

Arcola Theatre | 10 - 21 December

A Graeae & Theatre Royal Plymouth Production. One Under by Winsome Pinnock. A powerful thriller from an award-winning team. One Under explores the unanswered questions left behind when someone vanishes from our lives. All performances include captioning and audio description. ‘Compact, stylish & keenly felt’ The Times. Book now

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker comes to Kiln Cinema

Don't miss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which will play at Kiln Cinema from 20 December. Plus, see it for free when you are a Kiln Card holder!*

No one's ever really gone... Rey's journey continues and the Skywalker saga concludes in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga, starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega. Director J.J. Abrams returns in full force to follow on from The Force Awakens to hopefully answer all the questions looming over Rey and Kylo Ren...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Playing at Kiln Cinema from 20 December

Tickets £10 or less | £6 all day Monday & Tuesday | £5 for U26 | Free with Kiln Card

Plus, Kiln Card gives you priority booking to Pride + Q&A

Jim Carter returns to Kiln Cinema for a very special fundraiser, the screening of the 2014 highly acclaimed film Pride followed by a Q&A with writer Stephen Beresford, director Matthew Warchus and nine members of the star-studded cast: Paddy Considine, Freddie Fox, Jess Gunning, George MacKay, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Liz White**. All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre.

Jim Carter presents Pride + Special Q&A

23 February 2020, 4pm-6.45pm

Tickets £95 (Corporate hospitality packages are available – email give@kilntheatre.com for more information)

Booking now open for Kiln Card holders

General booking opens 10 December at 10am

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Now on general sale: Jim Carter presents Pride + Special Q&A

Tickets are now on sale for Pride + Special Q&A, as part of Jim Carter's sold-out season of In Conversation events. This very special fundraiser includes the screening of the 2014 highly acclaimed film Pride followed by a Q&A with writer Stephen Beresford, director Matthew Warchus and nine members of the star-studded cast: Paddy Considine, Freddie Fox, Jess Gunning, George MacKay, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Liz White.*

All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre. Your support will help to create innovative productions, to make theatre available to their local community and to connect everyone, whatever their background, through the power of performance. Read more here.

*Please note, Kiln Theatre cannot guarantee the appearance of any named artist.

Mike Bartlett's Snowflake starts previews tonight

Previews have already sold out for the London Premiere of Mike Bartlett’s Snowflake, which has been dubbed ‘Brexit’s A Christmas Carol’ (Independent). Use the guide above to find the best seats.

Elsewhere in London

Bells and Spells

The Coronet Theatre | Until 14 December 2019  

Victoria Thierrée Chaplin and Aurélia Thierrée’s return to The Coronet Theatre with Bells and Spells.

This enchanting piece of physical theatre follows Aurélia Thierrée’s peculiar journey as an incurable kleptomaniac, combining surreal humour and a sense of magic. Book now

You Stupid Darkness

Southwark Playhouse | 16 Jan - 22 Feb 2020

From Paines Plough and Theatre Royal Plymouth, award-winning playwright Sam Steiner's You Stupid Darkness! to Southwark Playhouse, directed by James Grieve. An urgent play about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a collapsing world. Book now

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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JUST ANNOUNCED

Jim Carter in Conversation with Helen Mirren

We are excited to to announce that Jim Carter will sit down with one of the world’s most celebrated actors Helen Mirren in a special one-off fundraising event on 16 February 2020, where she will discuss her career from stage to screen. All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre.

Priority Booking for Kiln Card is now open. General sale from Monday 16 Dec, 11am.

BOOKING NOW OPEN

Jim Carter presents Pride + Special Q&A

As part of his the same season of In Conversation events, Jim Carter will host a very special fundraiser, the screening of the 2014 film Pride followed by Q&A with writer Stephen Beresford, director Matthew Warchus and nine members of the star-studded cast. All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre.

THIS WEEK

COMING NEXT

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

TWO WEEK TIMETABLE

Standard screenings £10 or less | Special prices may apply to certain live events

Mondays & Tuesdays £6

Save even more with a Kiln Card
^[CAP] Captioned screening | *Subtitled Screening | **Parent and Baby: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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FIVE STAR REVIEWS FOR MIKE BARTLETT’S

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Rave reviews are in for Clare Lizzimore’s 'swift, smart (Whatsonstage)' production of Mike Bartlett’s latest hit play. 'A mix of festive warmth with a thoroughly 21^st-century war of words (FT)' Snowflake is an epic story about generational conflict, fathers and daughters, and whether we’re living in the best or worst of times.

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‘Simultaneously festive, caustic, refreshingly woke, authentically heartwarming and tremendous fun’

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‘After three years of bruising politics, it seems almost super-human that playwright Mike Bartlett  can write a play of such heart about what the whole mess has done to us’

Evening Standard

Photos by Manuel Harlan

#Snowflake @KilnTheatre is everything an excellent #MikeBartlett play should be: risky, finely-wrought, formally inventive, provocative, funny and moving. The actors are brilliant, beautifully cast and perfectly marshalled by #ClareLizzimore.

John Hollingworth

Thought provoking, relevant, razor sharp writing, direction and performances in #snowflake @KilnTheatre #mustsee

Susannah Fielding

A show for the times. Catch it before Christmas. You won’t be disappointed!

Jonathan Badyal

Laughs and tears at Mike Bartlett’s SNOWFLAKE tonight @KilnTheatre. Beautifully written and performed. If this winter is feeling a bit bleak, I thoroughly recommend seeing it.

David Byrne

Now on general sale: Jim Carter in conversation with Helen Mirren

Join one of the world’s most celebrated actors Helen Mirren in a special one-off fundraising event, where she will discuss her career from stage to screen with Jim Carter.

All proceeds from the evening are in aid of Kiln Theatre. Your support will help to create innovative productions, to make theatre available to their local community and to connect everyone, whatever their background, through the power of performance. Read more here.

Elsewhere in London

A Kind of People

Royal Court Theatre| Until 18 Jan

Set amidst a contemporary British community, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti‘s new play, directed by Michael Buffong, asks how it’s possible to get on when the odds are stacked against you. Book now

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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THIS WEEK

COMING NEXT

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

THREE WEEK TIMETABLE

Standard screenings £10 or less | Special prices may apply to certain live events

Mondays & Tuesdays £6

Save even more with a Kiln Card
^[CAP] Captioned screening | *Subtitled Screening | **Parent and Baby: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Tickets are selling fast for the final weeks of Mike Bartlett's 5-star timely new play Snowflake. Photographer Simon Annand went backstage as Amber James, Elliot Levey and Ellen Robertson prepared for the show. 

JIM CARTER IN CONVERSATION WITH...

All proceeds from the 'Jim Carter in conversation' events are in aid of Kiln Theatre. Your support will help to create innovative productions, to make theatre available to our local community and to connect everyone, whatever their background, through the power of performance.

UP NEXT: PASS OVER

Following the sold out run at New York’s Lincoln Center, Antoinette Nwandu’s rare and politically charged play receives its UK premiere in a new production directed by Kiln Theatre’s artistic director Indhu Rubasingham. 

Inspired by Waiting for Godot and the Exodus, Nwandu fuses poetry, humour and humanity to expose the experiences of young men in a world that refuses to see them.

Cast includes Alexander Eliot, Paapa Essiedu and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr.

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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Cast announced for A MUSEUM IN BAGHDAD

Following the world premiere at Stratford–upon-Avon, we are excited to announce the full cast for the London run of Hannah Khalil's A Museum in Baghdad. Director Erica Whyman reunites David Birrell, Houda Echouafni, Emma Fielding, Ali Gadema, Rendah Heywood, Zed Josef, Nadi Kemp-Sayfi, Debbie Korley, Riad Richie and Rasoul Saghir.

In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy, and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding a museum in Baghdad. In 2006, Ghalia Hussein is attempting to reopen the museum after looting during the war.

Decades apart, these two women share the same goals: to create a fresh sense of unity and nationhood, to make the world anew through the museum and its treasures. But in such unstable times, questions remain. Who is the museum for? Whose culture are we preserving? And why does it matter when people are dying?

PASS OVER in previews from next week

Availability is limited for most previews - don't miss your chance to get best seats for only £15! Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham is continuing rehearsals with Alexander Eliot, Paapa Essiedu and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, while the production team are busy transforming the auditorium in the round. This exciting new production follows the sold-out run of Antoinette Nwandu's fierce and politically charged play at New York’s Lincoln Center.

This month: Jim Carter in Conversation with... 

The wait is over. Jim Carter returns to Kiln Theatre for two very special Q&As. On 16 February he will talk to Helen Mirren about her prolific stage and film career. On 23 February he will interview the cast of Pride, including the newly announced 'Queen' in Netflix's The Crown Imelda Staunton.

All proceeds of these two evenings are in aid of Kiln Theatre, so that we can continue our mission to bring unheard voices on our stage. 

ELSEWHERE IN LONDON

Albion

Almeida Theatre | 3 - 29 Feb

Following a sell-out run in 2017, The Telegraph’s "Play of the Year" returns to the Almeida for just 30 performances. Mike Bartlett’s (King Charles III) “richly layered” (The Guardian) state-of-the-nation play is directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Ink, The Hunt). Book now.

Michael Keegan-Dolan / Tea? Da?sa — MÁM

Sadler's Wells | 5 - 7 February 

“Playful and provocative, funny and frightening” (???? Irish Times) MÁM is the Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist’s wildly anticipated follow up to Swan Lake. Book now.

The Mikvah Project

Orange Tree Theatre | 28 February — 28 March 

Eitan and Avi are in completely different places in their lives. Yet, every Friday, Eitan and Avi meet at the Mikvah to take part in the Jewish ritual of submerging in the water. As they chat about life, football and the nature of marriage and desire, they form an unexpected bond that threatens to disrupt life outside the Mikvah. Georgia Green’s acclaimed production from our 2019 Directors’ Festival returns. Book now.

020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com  

269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

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First day of rehearsals for PASS OVER

Rehearsals are underway for our next production Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over, with Alexander Eliot, Paapa Essiedu and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr.

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR 

THE GLEE CLUB

Full cast announced for the tour and London run of Richard Cameron’s poignant and hilarious comedy featuring hit songs, The Glee Club. Joining Bill Ward is Joshua Hayes, Robert Jackson, Linford Johnson, Kai Owen and Eamonn Riley. Directed by Out of Joint artistic director Kate Wasserberg. 

It’s the Summer of 1962. The hard-working, hard-drinking members of the Edlington Miners’ Glee Club are preparing for their local gala. But as times change, they realise that the ‘good old days’ may not last forever.