The Lives of Others

Adelphi Theatre
Strand, London, WC2E 7NA
Running Time TBC
Running Since Wed, 14 October 2026
Booking Until Sat, 9 January 2027
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Ages 14+.

Content: This production contains themes of an adult nature, including sexual coercion and suicide.
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Listening changes everything.

1984, East Germany. A writer and an actor are placed under state surveillance. From the attic above their apartment, their Stasi man listens for evidence of subversion. But to observe a life is to risk changing your own.

Starring Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley (Black Doves, Atonement, The Misanthrope), Emmy Award winner Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, The Tunnel, Vigil) and Olivier Award nominee Luke Thompson (Bridgerton, Dunkirk, Oresteia), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others plays at the Adelphi Theatre for a strictly limited run.

Written and directed by Olivier Award-winner Robert Icke (Oedipus, Oresteia, Romeo & Juliet) and based on the Oscar-winning 2007 film, this electrifying adaptation explores artistic censorship, state surveillance and the relationship between art and politics.

Audio Described:

  • Saturday, 5th December, 2:30pm

Captioned:

  • Saturday, 7th November, 2:30pm

BSL Interpreted:

  • Saturday, 14th November, 2:30pm

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Adelphi Theatre

Strand, London, WC2E 7NA
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Access description: The main entrance has a ramp and automatic doors. Box Office counter to the right inside the entrance. No steps to Stalls from foyer. 41 steps up to the Dress Circle; 79 to the Upper Circle. Most staircases are highlighted and have handrails on both sides. Theatre opens 45 minutes before the performance.

Sound Amplification: Williams infra-red system with 10 headsets. Collect from Box Office.

Guide Dogs: Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium and Front of House staff are happy to dog-sit (maximum 2).

Disabled Access: No steps to Stalls from foyer. 2 spaces for wheelchair users at the back - view slightly restricted. Transfer seating available to any stalls aisle seat. A maximum of 4 wheelchairs can be stored in the cloakroom. Provisions for 4 wheelchairs/scooter transferees per performance - please check when booking.

Toilets: Level access to women's toilets in the main entrance foyer and to both men's and women's in the Stalls. Men's and women's toilets available in the Dress Circle foyer area. Access to toilets in the Upper Circle involves a number of steps.

Disabled Toilets: Adapted toilet by the entrance to the Stalls.