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Ruth Negga to star in World Premiere of Quiet Songs by Finn Beames at the Barbican
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke to star in Chekhov’s The Seagull in a new version by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, Directed By Ostermeier at the Barbican Theatre
Lear by National Changgeuk Company of Korea international premiere at the Barbican Theatre in October
Barbican announces Theatre & Dance productions for autumn/winter 2024
Barbican announces Finn Beames & Company as this year's recipient of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award
Adrian Dunbar to star with Stephanie J. Block in Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Theatre for a limited 15-week season this summer
The Barbican announces Theatre & Dance 2024 spring programme
Cast announced for Told by an Idiot’s Get Happy family show for festive season at the Barbican
Barbican announces Chagall: Unlocked and Nina Simone - Legacy with Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE
Barbican and Trafalgar Entertainment announce three year theatrical partnership to stage and develop new productions
Inua Ellams returns to the Barbican with five cross-arts performance events
World premiere of King Stakh’s Wild Hunt, a brand new gothic noir from one of the world’s bravest theatre companies, Belarus Free Theatre
Cast of 20 announced for Mahabharata, a spectacular retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic, by Canada’s Why Not Theatre
Barbican Theatre & Dance announce Autumn/Winter 2023 season
Most awarded venue, Barbican Theatre, celebrates the most awarded show at 2023 Olivier Awards
My Neighbour Totoro returns to the Barbican this Autumn
Casting confirmed for Giles Terera’s award-winning play confronting the legacy of Britain's human rights and slave trading past
A Strange Loop: The Pulitzer and Latest Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Coming to the Barbican
To the Moon and Back
Barbican Open Lab announces artists for 2023