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Duchess Theatre

The relatively small Duchess Theatre was opened in 1929, and the following year set an unbreakable record for the shortest ever West End run, when the The Intimate Revue closed without managing to complete its first performance. Since then it's hosted musicals and West End transfers; notable recent successes include Morecambe, The Pitmen Painters and an acclaimed production of Brecht's Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. It was purchased by Nimax Theatres in 2005. The nearest Tube station is Covent Garden (Piccadilly) and bus stops on Aldwych are serviced by routes 6, 9, 13, 87, 243, 341, N9, N13, N44, N87 and N155.

What's On @ Duchess Theatre

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

15 Jul 2025 - 30 Aug 2026

Award-winning comedy company Mischief Theatre's new hit comedy direct from the West End. The inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on bringing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery (Murder at Haversham Manor) to The Edinburgh Festival. An hour of hilarious disaster ensues, but can the actors get the production back on track before the curtain falls?
Matt Forde

Matt Forde

6 Oct 2025 - 1 Jun 2026

Host of hit political podcast The Political Party Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the next election. Plus silly voices.
Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

21 Jul 2025 - 7 Feb 2026

Fresh from a sell-out UK tour, the Edinburgh Fringe-favourite Murder, She Didn’t Write is back. This improvised whodunnit will see improv legends Degrees of Error perform an entirely improvised Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery every afternoon, as the spectator becomes the author in this cleverly comedic show.
Jenny Eclair: Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, Live

Jenny Eclair: Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, Live

20 Sept 2025 - 21 Nov 2025

In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show. From drama school (mostly drinking cider and eating sausage rolls), sleeping with men who looked like they lived under a carpet, punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and not really having a clue about anything, to being the first woman to win the Perrier Award, becoming a mother, author, grumpy old woman, podcaster and nana! Still gigging to sell-out crowds forty years later, Jenny invites you to look back at what she can remember before she forgets everything. Warning: punk poetry, animal impressions and baritone nursery rhyme singing may feature.
Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from Bristol Improv Theatre's resident company. You become Agatha Christie in this improvised comedy as each night an original murder mystery play is created based entirely on audience suggestions. So take up your magnifying glasses and don your deerstalkers for a never-seen-before (and never-to-be-seen-again) evening of murder, mayhem and making it up on the spot. Miss Crimson poisoned in the parlour? Mr Gold exploded by cannon in Sainsbury's? You decide! But will you guess whodunit? 'Absolutely fantastic incredibly clever laugh out loud funny a truly entertaining and hilarious take on the murder mystery and absolutely not one to miss.' - ★★★★★ Voice Magazine 'Had me howling with laughter the Murder, She Didn't Write troupe are mesmerizingly impressive' - ★★★★ Arthur's Seat 'This show is everything a fringe comedy should be: original, professional, and very, very funny.' - ★★★★ Edfringe Review 'Live action Cluedo, with more laughs' - ★★★★ Fringe Guru

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