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Terror 2017

Run Time:
2 hours, with one intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: June 14, 2017
Closing: July 15, 2017

Terror - 2017 West End History , Info & More

Lyric Theatre
(Piccadilly Circus) Shaftesbury Avenue London

Guilty. Not Guilty. You Decide.

Enter the courtroom. Hear the evidence. Make your judgement.

A hijacked plane is heading towards a packed football stadium. Ignoring orders to the contrary a fighter pilot shoots the plane down killing 164 people to save 70,000.

Put on trial and charged with murder, the fate of the pilot is in the audience’s hands.

The Lyric presents the UK Premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach’s thrilling courtroom drama.


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TV: Watch The Cast Of TERROR Play You Be The Judge!
by Marianka Swain - July 13, 2017


Terror is the unique Lyric Hammersmith production which puts the power of the law in the audience's hands. But how did the cast fare when asked to play a game of You Be The Judge? Watch the video below!

BWW Review: TERROR, Lyric Hammersmith
by Emma Watkins - June 24, 2017


With searingly topical timing, this summer sees the Lyric Hammersmith presenting the UK premiere of Terror, a tense courtroom drama by German lawyer and writer Ferdinand von Schirach which has become something of a worldwide hit. The premise is simple enough: a trial is undertaken on stage and the whole audience is the jury, voting after all the evidence has been presented.

Terror History

Other Productions of Terror

2017   West End West End Premiere Production
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