- Venue Harold Pinter Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 19 April 2025
- Running time 1 hour 55 minutes (no interval)
- Age guidelines 15+
Get tickets to The Years at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
2025 Olivier Award Winner – Best Director for Eline Arbo
The Almeida Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Years transfers to Londons’ West End for a strictly limited season at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 24 January 2025.
Deborah Findlay (Orlando), Gina McKee (Dear England), Anjli Mohindra (Noises Off), and Harmony Rose-Bremner (Hamnet) reprise their “extraordinary performances” (Observer) in The Years, joined by Tuppence Middleton (The Motive and the Cue). Together, they portray a single woman in this mesmerising, deeply personal, and politically charged story set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world.
The Years is Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed “masterpiece” (The Guardian), brought to life on stage in a new English version by Stephanie Bain, adapted from De jaren by Eline Arbo, and directed by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s new Artistic Director Eline Arbo.
Five different actors bring one woman’s personal and political story to life, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Europe.
Book The Years tickets now – don’t miss this landmark adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel.
The Years is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 24 January 2025 until 19 April 2025.
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Memory never stops. It pairs the dead with the living, real with imaginary beings, dreams with history.
She strikes a pose and the camera shutter clicks:
A child playing in the debris of the Second World War. Click. A student discovering parties and men’s bodies. Click. An activist fighting for the right to choose. Click. A wife picking out a velvet sofa. Click. A mother taking her eldest to judo. Click. A lover, seducing a younger man. Click. A grandmother presenting her granddaughter to the camera. Click
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Performance Information
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- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of The Years?
The cast features Deborah Findlay, Tuppence Middleton, Gina McKee, Anjli Mohindra, and Harmony Rose-Bremner.
Understudies are Shira Abkin, Holly Georgia, Pamela Hardman, Adrien Spencer, and Sarah Waddell.
Who are the creative team of The Years?
Based on Les Années by Annie Ernaux, adapted as De jaren by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain,
Directed by Eline Arbo
Music Supervisor and Sound Designer Thijs van Vuure, Set Designer Juul Dekker, Lighting Designer Varja Klosse, Costume Designer Rebekka Wörmann, and Casting Director Amy Ball CDG. The play has an English version by Stephanie Bain
Important Notes
Thematic triggers & content warning: The Years contains sexual content, a graphic depiction of abortion, a coerced sexual encounter and blood
Access performances: Audio Described Sat 24 Aug 2.30pm (Touch Tour 12.30pm); Captioned Tue 20 Aug 7.30pm; Relaxed Environment Wed 21 Aug 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Venue Information
Harold Pinter Theatre , 6 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN
Nearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly line, Bakerloo line)
Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176, 453
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★★★★★ "Faultless ensemble cast electrify in this dynamic feminist drama" - The Stage (West End)
★★★★★ "A bravura, joyous feat of storytelling" - The Arts Desk (West End)
★★★★★ "A unique, profoundly moving experience" - The Independent (Almeida)
★★★★★ "Annie Ernaux’s book takes on a visceral new life" - The Financial Times (Almeida)
★★★★★ "People may have fainted – but this is magnificent" - i News (Almeida)
★★★★★ "Resonates powerfully on the stage" - The Stage (Almeida)
★★★★★ "There is so much emotional depth, surprise and theatrical virtuosity here... What an accomplishment" - The Guardian (Almeida)
★★★★ "An acting masterclass" - The Times (West End)
★★★★ "Unmissable" - The Telegraph (West End)
★★★★ "Fascinating, funny and moving" - Daily Mail (Almeida)
★★★★ "A swoon-worthy smash" - The Times (Almeida)
★★★★ "There's so much to love in this startling and enthralling show" - The Evening Standard (Almeida)
★★★★ "Vivid, moving memoir play that celebrates the astonishment of being alive" - TimeOut (Almeida)
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