THEATRELAND IS GETTING A WILDE NEW VENUE
OSCAR at the Crown Finds a New London Home After Success in America
Theatreland is getting bigger and more sparkly thanks to a new venue, custom-built to bring acclaimed musical, OSCAR at the Crown to life this May, following its success Stateside.
Expect smashed TV screens, burnt out tube carriages, music and dancing, when you head behind an unassuming door on Tottenham Court Road, and into a secret bunker far in the fascist future, where the only things to survive are reality TV, glitter balls and the complete works of Oscar Wilde.
The dystopian musical invites guests to drink, party and join the throng of colourful outcasts as they ignite the fiery embers of a cultural revolution in an Orwellian future, propelled by the dramatic rise and fall of the flamboyant literary icon.
The subterranean theatrical experience will make its London premiere with an ambitious reworking, featuring brand new songs, after show parties, and a programme of events, following its hit performances at Brooklyn’s 3 Dollar Bill, where New York Times branded it “a party-inducing Rocky Horror transplanted to a 1990s Madonna video.” We're in.
After its success in New York, the show delighted audiences at Edinburgh Festival, where The Sun called it "a high-energy show that could be the best musical since SIX" and To Do List branded it "dopamine for the soul."
It's also got some impressive names working their magic on it, including the genius director/producers behind Punchdrunk's triumph Sleep No More - multi Tony Award-winning producer Rebecca Gold and director/producer Shira Milikowsky - the creator of the biggest RuPaul's Drag Race hits, Andrew Barret Cox and it's being brought to London by ROYO, whose popular productions include The Steps musical, Here & Now and Kinky Boots.
Sign up for exclusive access to limited £25 preview seats for London's hotly anticipated new show in May.
Tickets go on sale on 13 March ahead of the show's official launch in June 2025.
The revolution has never sounded so fun.
Oscar at the Crown, The Crown, 213 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7PP. Preview performances 19-31 May (£25pp). Opening on 2 June - standard tickets from £40 - £50pp.
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