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  • Venue Duke of York's Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 12 October 2024
  • Running time 1 hour 40 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

Book Shifters tickets at the Duke of York’s Theatre London.

Tosin Cole (Doctor Who) and and Heather Agyepong (The Power, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) star in the West End premiere of Shifters at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.

Shifters is a beautifully intoxicating and relatable reminder of the enduring power of memory and young love. A universal story, full of heart, this love story is “easy itself to fall in love with” (The Times).

This surprising and playful production is written by Benedict Lombe (Lava) – winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Playwriting, and directed by Bush Theatre Artistic Director Lynette Linton (August in England, Clyde’s).

Following a sold-out run at the Bush Theatre, Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong reprise their acclaimed performances at the Duke of York’s theatre in London for a strictly limited 9-week run.

Shifters runs at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 12 August to 12 October 2024.

“It’s only in looking back that I realise we were always in motion, always morphing, always shifting. Weren’t we?”

Des and Dre; Destiny and Dream; Young. Gifted. Black; Rivals. Friends. Lovers; She left. He stayed.

Now, tragedy brings Des and Dre crashing back into each other’s lives, carrying new secrets and old scars. Caught in the space between memory and reality, they must struggle to navigate the shifting borders that threaten to rewrite their past and reshape their future.

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Stars and Creatives

Heather Agyepong
Heather Agyepong
Tosin Cole
Tosin Cole

Who is in the cast of Shifters?

Starring Heather Agyepong as Dre and Tosin Cole as Des.

Who are the creative team of Shifters?

Written by Benedict Lombe, directed by Lynette Linton.

Set and Costume Design by Alex Berry, Lighting Design by Neil Austin, Sound Design by Tony Gayle, Composition by Xana, Movement and Intimacy Direction by Shelley Maxwell, Production Dramaturg is Deirdre O’Halloran, Voice Coach is Joel Trill and Casting by Heather Basten CDG.

Shifters is produced by Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Chuchu Nwagu Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions, with Idris Elba, Maya Jama & Little Simz

Venue Information

Duke of York's Theatre , 45 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG

Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line), Charing Cross (Northern line, Bakerloo line), Embankment (Northern line, Bakerloo line, District line, Circle line)

Nearest Buses: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176

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Critics' reviews of Shifters

★★★★ "Benedict Lombe’s nuanced, beautifully affecting love story" - The Times (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "Touching two-hander redefines the romcom" - Financial Times (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "This epic new romcom has West End audiences swooning" - The Independent (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "Benedict Lombe’s gorgeous piece of storytelling" - The Stage (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "Glorious, tender and profound" - i News (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "No wonder Idris Elba and Maya Jama backed this superb romcom" - The Telegraph (Duke of York's Theatre)

★★★★ "Giddy kisses and real heart" - The Guardian (Bush Theatre)

★★★★ "Forget One Day, this is pretty much the perfect bittersweet rom-com" - The Evening Standard (Bush Theatre)

★★★★ "An exquisitely poetic, warm-hearted romance" - The Telegraph (Bush Theatre)

★★★★ "So good — laugh-out-loud funny and tears-to-the-eyes moving" - The Times (Bush Theatre)

★★★★ "Smouldering and soulful" - TimeOut (Bush Theatre)

Also see: Shifters Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

Shifters is playing at the Duke of York's Theatre in London
The running time of Shifters is 1 hour 40 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Shifters are: 14+
Yes, Shifters has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
No, sorry, Shifters has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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