Ben Elton's The Upstart Crow returns to the West End in September 2022.

David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan return as Will Shakespeare and Kate in Ben Elton's comedy The Upstart Crow. The hit stage adaptation will run from 23 September - 3 December at the Apollo Theatre.

David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan in The Upstart Crow. Photo: Johan Persson The Upstart Crow opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2020 to an array of glowing reviews and sold-out performances. Pre-sale for The Upstart Crow tickets is now open. Tis 1605 and England’s greatest playwright is in trouble. Will Shakespeare has produced just two plays; Measure for Measure, which according to King James was incomprehensible bollingbrokes by any measure, and All’s Well That End’s Well which didn’t even end well. Will desperately needs to maketh a brilliant new play to bolster his reputation and avoid being cast aside by King and country. But Will’s personal life is encountering more dramatic twists and turns than any theatrical story he can conjure. How the futtock can a Bard be expected to find a plot for a play whilst his daughters run amok and his house is used as refuge for any old waif and stray. As time runs out, can Will hold on to his dream of being recognised now and for all time, as indisputably the greatest writer that ever lived, or will family woes thwart Will’s chances of producing his masterwork?

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Now, one plague and an Olivier Award nomination later, this all-new comedy is back, starring David Mitchell who will resume his West End debut in Ben Elton’s stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed BBC TV sitcom, Upstart Crow. Rejoining Mitchell on stage will be Gemma Whelan (DI Ray, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack) as the sweet and fragrant Kate, along with a troupe of players to be announced.

Directed by Sean Foley, The Upstart Crow will open at the Apollo Theatre on 23 September for a limited 10-week run and see Mitchell once more don the bald wig and bardish coddling pouch in his iconic characterisation of Will Shakespeare. BOOK TICKETS FOR THE UPSTART CROW Join our Mailing List

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