The Lyric Hammersmith has announced the programming for its 2027 season, with Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan confirming the programme will include three world premieres, three London premieres and one returning favourite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan has announced the venue’s upcoming 2027 season that promises to bring together directors and writers from across the UK and beyond. The announced programme will include the return of the sell-out Tony Award-Winning Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, back by popular demand.
O’Riordan commented on the news, stating:
This 2027 season at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is a statement of intent: a big, bold celebration of our audience and the artists who make such incredible work here. Three World Premieres, three London Premieres and one returning favourite, this year of incredible work represents the Lyric’s eclectic, imaginative, ambitious spirit.
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Season Highlights
- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (20 January to 27 February 2027): Jocelyn Bioh’s Tony Award-winning comedy, directed by Monique Touko, returns after a sold-out run.
- Once Upon a Time in Sokoto (13 April to 8 May 2027): the London premiere of Inua Ellams’ Alfred Fagon Award-winning epic, directed by Roy Alexander Weise.
- Brock’s Mill (13 May to 5 June 2027): Stewart Pringle’s new family drama, directed by Rufus Norris, is an RSC production in association with the Lyric.
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (17 June to 17 July 2027): Conor McPherson adapts Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s bestselling novel in a world premiere.
- The Book Thief (24 July to 28 August 2027): the musical based on Markus Zusak’s novel has its London premiere, directed by Tom Jackson Greaves.
- The Young Team (31 August to 25 September 2027): Kieran Hurley adapts Graeme Armstrong’s debut novel in a world premiere directed by Rachel O’Riordan, co-produced with National Theatre of Scotland.
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (7 October to 6 November 2027): Alistair McDowall adapts Shirley Jackson’s final novel in a world premiere directed by Sarah Frankcom.
Rufus Norris returns to London to direct Brock’s Mill
Former National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris comes to the Lyric Hammersmith to direct Stewart Pringle’s new family drama Brock’s Mill. It’s his first outing as director in London since leaving hist post at the National Theatre. The play is a love letter to stop-motion film-making and an exploration of nostalgia and the ownership of memory.
Director Rufus Norris said, “I’m very excited to be working with Stewart on his play for the RSC, and doubly so because it will be coming to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
Brock’s Mill is a rich, complex beauty of a play, will breathe perfectly in that wonderful house, and I look forward very much to sharing it with the audience there; it’s a fantastic theatre that I have enjoyed countless times, and to be finally bringing work here is a privilege.”
Lyric Hammersmith, London
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