1536 Tickets at Ambassadors Theatre, London
Written by Ava Pickett, winner of the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and directed by Lyndsey Turner (Chimerica), this “razor-sharp, darkly comic and blisteringly relevant” (The Independent) new play explores the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women.
2 hours, no intervalAges 14 and up
A play at the Ambassadors Theatre, 2 to 3 minutes' walk from Leicester Square
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Played at Ambassadors Theatre from 2 May 2026 to 1 Aug 2026.
Written by Ava Pickett, winner of the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and directed by Lyndsey Turner (Chimerica), this “razor-sharp, darkly comic and blisteringly relevant” (The Independent) new play explores the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women. Kings don’t kill their wives, right? Tudor England. A field in Essex. Three women hurry to their childhood meeting place, thirsty for gossip from London. Word spreads of a clash between King Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn. And closer to home, another rumour begins to catch fire. As these women begin to see echoes of the royal drama in their own rural lives and a rise in violence spreads throughout the land, the actions of a queen imprisoned in a tower threaten to cost them everything. Playing for a strictly limited run at the Ambassadors Theatre with previews from 2 May 2026, don’t miss your chance to experience this “wonderfully vibrant, cracking debut” (The Guardian). __BSL Interpreted:__
- Saturday, 13th June, 2:30pm __Captioned:__
- Saturday, 4th July, 2:30pm
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Venue and getting here: Ambassadors Theatre
1536 is playing at Ambassadors Theatre. Here's everything you need to know about getting there and what to expect.
Address
West Street, London WC2H 9ND
Nearest Tube
Leicester Square (2-3 min walk)
