WHAT'S ON AT THE ARCOLA THEATRE, LONDON
Arcola Theatre is an award-winning venue located in the heart of East London. It opened in 2000 and they have proudly supported thousands of people in developing their skills on stage, backstage, and front of house. It has a seating capacity of 197.
Arcola proudly commissions and premieres world drama and exciting new plays and Grimeborn is their annual festival that unlocks opera for everyone. With a varied programme ranging from plays - new, old, and classics - comedy, opera, theatre groups, workshops, showcases, musicals, and masterclasses, there is plenty to get involved with at Arcola.
Shows to look forward to include The Poltergeist, The Mistake, The Little Earth, and Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson - Apartment 2B. You can book your tickets online below for Arcola Theatre.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Arcola Theatre, London
What's On at the Arcola Theatre, London
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B
Arcola Theatre, London
Saturday 13 - Saturday 20 December 2025
From one of America?s most-produced playwrights comes a whip-smart, darkly comic collision of classic mystery and modern mayhem. Kate Hamill reimagines Holmes and Watson as a fiercely funny, gloriously dysfunctional duo navigating post-pand...Petty Men
Arcola Theatre, London
Saturday 13 - Saturday 20 December 2025
Petty. Adjective. Of little importance. Petty Men is a radical reworking of Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar. Set in a dressing room, two understudies attempt to out-perform the show relay. But as worlds collide and reality warps, can they hold ...Safe Haven
Arcola Theatre, London
Wednesday 14 January - Saturday 7 February 2026
Spring, 1991. In the aftermath of the First Gulf War, as Saddam Hussein?s forces brutally crush the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq, two million Kurds escape into the freezing mountains. The world watches on in horror as images of death a...A Grain Of Sand
Arcola Theatre, London
Wednesday 21 - Saturday 31 January 2026
Renad, a young Gazan girl, embarks on a dangerous journey. Carrying only the echoes of her grandmother?s tales and the spark of her own imagination, she searches for her family and the ?Anqaa? ? the mythical Palestinian Phoenix.A Grain of S...Monstering The Rocketman