The Latest Breaking News from The Old Vic

Giles Terera to star as Ebenezer Scrooge in West End’s A Christmas Carol

The actor and singer will appear at the Old Vic later this year in the stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Isis Hainsworth on her Olivier-nominated role in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia

Olivier-nominated Isis Hainsworth is storming into the West End with a head-spinning hit

Evening Standard · Jul 14

Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard

New name recognises the playwright’s huge impact on British theatre with producer Sonia Friedman saying he would be ‘tickled pink’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate

Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Actor reaches settlement with Old Vic theatre over Kevin Spacey assault claims

Ruari Cannon agrees out-of-court settlement with London theatre over the allegations, which Spacey denies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4

Theatre settles High Court claim with Kevin Spacey sexual assault accuser

Ruari Cannon alleges that Mr Spacey assaulted him while working as the Old Vic’s artistic director

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Arcadia review – love, gardening and Euclidian geometry collide in Tom Stoppard’s cosmic masterpiece

Stuffed with knowledge and often regarded as the playwright’s finest work, this drama’s sheer cleverness gleams in an exuberant production

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Arcadia at the Old Vic review: a fitting tribute to Tom Stoppard's genius

5/5 This wonderful meditation on love, death and mathematics dances through the mind and the heart

Evening Standard · Feb 5

If I was graduating now I wouldn’t go into theatre, says top director Rupert Goold

Rupert Goold is set to take up a new position at the Old Vic later this year

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard · Jan 8