Jermyn Street Theatre has announced details of its Spring 2022 season. The Outsiders Season, which runs from mid-January to early July, and featuring the world premiere of Howard Brenton's Cancelling Socrates and Sarah Ruhl's adapation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.
The season opens with Stephen Dolginoff’s Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story, followed by Crystal Skillman’s Rain and Zoe Save The World and The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, written and directed by Edward Einhorn.
During the Outsiders season Jermyn Street Theatre will also be presenting a series of Sunday events. One Night Only! features a range of performances, from Penelope Wilton and Chekhov, to evenings of brand new poetry.
In addition to the programme of show runs and one-off performances, 2022 sees Jermyn Street Theatre launching JST Conversations, a wide-ranging series debates, discussions, talkbacks and interviews, with hosts including Natalie Haynes and Jack Klaff. Full details are to be announced.
Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre, Tom Littler said, "We're delighted to announce the Outsiders Season - a blend of exciting drama, featuring musicals, European and world premieres, including some long-delayed programming originally scheduled for spring 2020. I'm also excited to be launching our JST Conversations series, curated by our Carne Deputy Director, Ebenezer Bamgboye. Times are still perilous, but we are grateful for the support of all our audiences and freelancers as we forge ahead into a dynamic 2022."
Footfalls and Rockaby, starring Siân Phillips, recently opened at the theatre to critical acclaim.
See full programme details below:
THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY
Written and composed by Stephen Dolginoff
Directed by Matthew Parker
13th January – 5th February
RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD
Written by Crystal Skillman
Original Music by Bobby Cronin
Directed by Hersh Ellis
10th February – 12th March
THE MARRIAGE OF ALICE B. TOKLAS BY GERTRUDE STEIN
Written and directed by Edward Einhorn
by special arrangement with James L. Simon Productions and Untitled Theater Company No. 61
17th March -16th April
ORLANDO
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf
Directed by Stella Powell-Jones
28th April – 28th May
CANCELLING SOCRATES
Written by Howard Brenton
Directed by Tom Littler
2nd June – 2nd July