August Wilson’s Fences Tickets at Lyric Hammersmith, London
- Running time
- 3h
- Age
- 12+ (themes of death, themes of injury, implied sexual assault, occasional strong language, occasional racially explicit language (the n-word is used))
- Venue
- Lyric Hammersmith
- Performances
- Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30pm
Page updated 12 November 2026
This show has closed
Played at Lyric Hammersmith from 6 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026.
Tickets
Tickets start £39 per person. It plays until 31 October 2026.
About
Fences is a play by August Wilson, set in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. It follows Troy Maxson, a man who has escaped death once and is still shadowed by his past. Out on the street he is a talker and a storyteller. At home, the strain on his family is growing.
His wife, Rose, keeps the household together. She hopes their son, Cory, will have more freedom than his father did. As the family's hopes pull against each other and tempers rise, the Maxsons move towards a confrontation. Daniel Bailey directs this production at the Lyric Hammersmith.
August Wilson’s Fences is at Lyric Hammersmith. It plays until 31 October 2026.
August Wilson’s Fences is a play at Lyric Hammersmith. It plays until 31 October 2026.
Getting there
Lyric Hammersmith is at King Street, Lyric Square, London W6 0QL.
