Constellations, Duke of York's

Constellations
By Nick Payne
Directed by Michael Longhurst

The intimate Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court will be transported into the heart of the West End this autumn with the third in the set of razor sharp sell-out plays, the magical Constellations.

Starring two of the most exciting stars in current British theatre, Sally Hawkins (Jane Eyre, Made in Dagenham and Golden Globe winner for Best Actress in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky) and Rafe Spall (One Day, Channel 4's Pete Versus Life and Ridley Scott's Prometheus) in an explosive new play about free will and friendship.

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. A story of love, honey, and a quantum multiverse. Moment by moment, can everything you've ever and never done exist in the same vortex of reality? Elegant and playful yet profoundly moving, Constellations blends the everyday and the ethereal, the actual and the imaginable, revealing that every outcome may only be the first link in a chain of cosmic consequences.

Best New Play
Nominee Evening Standard Awards 2012

***** 'Truly stellar. Manages to dazzle, delight and dismay'
Evening Standard

***** 'Easily the best West End show of the year. Extremely funny'
Time Out

***** 'Hawkins and Spall [are] inspirational'
London Theatre.co.uk

'One of the most scorching, heart breaking hours you’re likely to spend in the theatre'
Metro

**** 'Hawkins phenomenal skill, making you laugh, making you cry'
The Times

**** 'Michael Longhurst’s production is playful and pitch-perfect'
The Guardian


Following the recent success of Jerusalem and Clybourne Park, Constellations, sold out at the Court with unprecedented demand for tickets, marks the final play in the triumphant West End season, following Posh by Laura Wade and Jumpy by April de Angelis starring Tamsin Greig.
 

Please be aware that strobe lighting is used throughout the performance.

The Royal Court and ATG Creative Learning offer bespoke production workshops for Constellations for your school or group, aged 14+.

Please contact Zoë Briggs, Creative Learning Officer at ATG by email zoebriggs@theambassadors.com or by phone 0207 534 6100.

Download the education resources here.