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Bluets West End

Bluets 2024

Opened: May 17, 2024
Closing: June 29, 2024

Bluets - West End History , Info & More

Royal Court
Sloane Square London

*“Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a colour.”*



*Bluets* is a story about depression and desire, pleasure and pain, and a person possessed by a lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Communing with artists like Joni Mitchell, Derek Jarman, Andy Warhol and Billie Holiday, blue is their constant companion as they navigate the devastating pain of a life-altering heartbreak.



Based on acclaimed author __Maggie Nelson__’s unique and electrifying book, Bluets is an adaptation by playwright __Margaret Perry__ (*Paradise Now!, Porcelain, Collapsible*), directed by __Katie Mitchell__ (*Little Scratch, Anatomy of a Suicide*).



Performed by __Emma D’Arcy__ (*House of the Dragon*), __Kayla Meikle__ (*ear for eye*) and __Ben Whishaw__ (*Cock, James Bond, This is Going to Hurt, Paddington*).



Post Show Talk - Wednesday 5th June 7.30pm



__Access Performances__


BSL Interpreted performance - Saturday 15th June 6.30pm


Captioned performance - Friday 28th June 7.30pm & Saturday 29th June 1.30pm


Audio Described performance - Saturday 29th June 1.30pm (Tour Tour 12pm)


Relaxed environment - Saturday 22nd June 1.30pm



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Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; BURLESQUE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024


Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 10, 2024


Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Full Cast Set For WAITING FOR GODOT at Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2024


Rehearsals have started for the new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald. Learn more about the cast here!

How You Know These HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Actors from the Stage
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 21, 2024


Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Actors include Tony Award winners, current Broadway stars, and Royal Shakespeare Company members. Take a look here to find out which stars you may recognize from the theatre, including Gayle Rankin, Sir Simon Russell Beale, Eve Best, and more.

Further Casting Set For New West End Production of WAITING FOR GODOT
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2024


Further casting has been announced for the new production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald. Learn more about the cast here!

Review: BLUETS, Royal Court
by Alexander Cohen - May 27, 2024


Katie Mitchell returns to the Royal Court with a curious but dense adaption of Maggie Nelson's poetry

Royal Court Theatre Will Bring Back Court In The Square
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024


The Royal Court Theatre has announced the opening of Court in the Square, a pop-up terrace serving food and drinks in Sloane Square which partners with The Botanist, Cote and Azzurra to make up Summer in Sloane Square. Now in its fourth year, this al fresco dining experience has become a Chelsea staple of the summer months.

Emma D'Arcy, Ben Whishaw, John Lithgow, and More Set For The Royal Court's 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024


The Royal Court Theatre has announced the inaugural season from new Artistic Director David Byrne: nine new plays, all from writers making their Royal Court debuts. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

REDCAT Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2021


Ringing in a hopeful 2022, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, will kick off a full year of live performance and art. Through performances, screenings, and exhibitions, REDCAT will once again welcome in-person audiences—as well as online audiences around the world—from January through June 2022. 

Finborough's 40th Year Opens With Athena Stevens' New Play, SCROUNGER
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2019


The first production of the Finborough Theatre's 40th anniversary year, the world premiere of Finborough Theatre Playwright in Residence and Olivier Award nominee Athena Stevens's new play Scrounger opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 7 January 2020 (Press Nights: Thursday, 9 January 2020 and Friday, 10 January 2020 at 7.30pm).

Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 19, 2019


Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2019 Creative Producing Labs, as well as the three-day Creative Producing Summit which immediately follows; both take place at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort. The Labs begins July 29, and the Summit August 2. These are the flagship convenings for the Institute's Creative Producing Program, which champions and develops current and rising generations of producers across fiction and nonfiction film.

Tiny Errors At The End Of The Millennium Closes Syndicated Festival Today
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2018


The Syndicate's world premiere of Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium closes out the Syndicated festival at IRT Theater in New York City on September 16, 2018. The piece, created by The Syndicate with lead writer Alanna Coby, is directed by Mikhaela Mahony.

Baryshnikov Arts Center presents yMusic featuring N.Y. Premieres by Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 13, 2018


Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Fall 2018 season on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 7:30pm with the New York-based chamber ensemble yMusic at BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater (450 W. 37th Street). yMusic applies its virtuosic execution and unique ensemble configuration (string trio, flute, clarinet, and trumpet) to New York Premieres by two of today's foremost composers – Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly – and additional works by Gabriel Kahane,Gabriella Smith, and Andrew Norman.

Photo Flash: First Look At BLUETS Produced By The Syndicate
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2018


The Syndicate's kicked off its Syndicated festival with Bluets, a solo show based on the book of the same name. The company shares photos from the show's premiere. Performances began August 25th and continue through August 29th at the IRT Theater (154 Christopher Street).

The Syndicate Presents SYNDICATED, A Festival Of New Work
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2018


The Syndicate (Megan Paradis Hanley and Ellenor Riley-Condit, Co-Artistic Directors) is proud to announce Syndicated, a festival running August 25th through September 16th at the IRT Theater (154 Christopher Street). Over the three weeks of Syndicated, members of The Syndicate and guest artists will perform two new plays: Bluets, a solo show based on Maggie Nelson's book by the same name, and Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium, a new, full-length play for six actors. The company will also produce First Read, a new play development and reading series that centers queer, trans, and non-binary voices.

Physical Festival Chicago Warms Up For Fifth Anniversary At Stage 773
by Julie Musbach - May 18, 2018


Physical Festival Chicago - the city's annual contemporary, visual and physical theater festival presenting new forms of theater from around the world - is returning June 1-9, 2018 for its fifth anniversary outing.

VIDEO: OF MONTREAL Premieres Video For Song PLATEAU PHASE/NO CAREERISM NO CORRUPTION
by Macon Prickett - Feb 15, 2018


Today, of Montreal have released the video for their song “Plateau Phase/No Careerism No Corruption.” The track appears on their forthcoming album White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood out March 9, 2018 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Watch and share “Plateau Phase/No Careerism No Corruption” here and pre-order the album here.

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