Oleanna

Oleanna returns to London! Tickets for the Arts Theatre run are available now!

Get Oleanna Tickets to Witness the Revival of Mamet’s Classic

Great news for all the theatre lovers of London! David Mamet’s 1992 two-character classic Oleanna is once again coming to the West End for a limited-time run. If you are fond of serious, thought-provoking drama, this is the perfect show to satisfy your artistic craving. Since it premiered in London’s Theatre Royal Bath back in the 1990s, it received high accolades from critics worldwide for its intense, jarring narrative and poignant message. All the subsequent tours of the performance in the UK and abroad were appraised with equal enthusiasm, emphasising how the powerful story crosses the borders and resonates with the audience irrespective of their backgrounds.

After three long decades, the play is once again being revived for the West End stages, which marks its lasting significance as an influential commentary on contemporary society and its systems. The performance will open its doors for the audience at London’s Arts Theatre in the coming autumn. The schedule for the show will be strictly limited for a few weeks. Therefore, if you want to watch Mamet’s masterpiece being performed live on a West End stage, now is the best time to book the Oleanna tickets. Considering the success of the previous shows, they are definitely not going to last at the box office for long.

A Powerful Performance

The poignance of Oleanna is not limited in its hard-hitting plot. The stellar performances by the actors of the show, as well as the smart direction, have always been the vehicle of its success beyond boundaries. With your Oleanna tickets, you will see Rosie Sherry and Jonathan Slinger, two phenomenal performers of our time bringing the power struggle to life. Also, director Lucy Bailey is expected to offer a fresh, new take on the age-old conflict.

An Age-old tale of Power Struggle and Justice

David Mamet’s two-character play, Oleanna, is a powerful commentary on power struggle and the nuanced conflict within academia. But, once the characters start to flesh out the conflict, it soon expands and resonates with the universal power struggle between genders deeply embedded in contemporary society. It also sheds light on the overt politicisation of events and its effects on people’s lives, subtly referring to some of the most disturbing issues of our time, including sexual misconduct, workplace politics, social perception of gender roles, and so on. If you find such narratives intriguing, then make sure to order your Oleanna tickets.

The story revolves around two main characters—John, a university professor, and Carol, one of his female pupils, as well as the struggle that ensues a stark rift between them. The woman accuses her professor of sexual harassment that, in turn, jeopardises his chances to secure a tenured position at the university. What follows is an unprecedented conflict of power between the two characters. It raises significant questions about abuse of power, overt politicisation of events, and above all, the malice of miscommunication. Especially in the era post #MeToo movement, the play is expected to find renewed significance in the current social upheavals.