Nero

Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Dante Place 80 Newington Butts , London, SE11 4FL

Running Time 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.

Running Since Mon, 2 November 2026

Booking Until Sat, 5 December 2026

Important Information

Ages: 15+

Content: This production contains flashing lights, flashing images, and loud noises, with strong language, blood, gore, nudity, and violence, depictions of incest and death, incl murder, self-harm and suicide. There are references to sexual assault and childbirth.

Monday	-	19:00	-
Tuesday	-	19:00	-
Wednesday	-	19:00	-
Thursday	14:30	19:00	-
Friday	-	19:00	-
Saturday	14:30	19:00	-
Sunday	-	-	-

02 Nov 26 19:00 03 Nov 26 19:00 04 Nov 26 19:00 05 Nov 26 14:30 05 Nov 26 19:00 07 Nov 26 14:30

November 2026 December 2026

Thursday Matinee Saturday Matinee Off West End Musical

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Power. Fame. Excess. Meet the emperor who changed history forever. Andrew Barth Feldman will star as Nero in the highly anticipated new musical NERO, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® winner Steven Sater, music by Tony Award® winner Duncan Sheik, and directed by acclaimed director Lindsay Posner.

From the award-winning creators of ‘Spring Awakening’, NERO is a thrilling new musical that reimagines one of history’s most notorious figures for a modern age.

Long before his name became synonymous with tyranny, Nero was an artist, a performer, and a reluctant heir thrust into unimaginable power. As ambition collides with family, love, and political intrigue, a young ruler’s desperate search for identity spirals into madness, forging one of history’s most infamous legends. Blurring the line between celebrity and leadership, this story reveals why the fall of ancient Rome feels more urgent, and more relevant, than ever.

With Duncan Sheik’s soaring contemporary score, Steven Sater’s poetic storytelling, and visionary direction from Lindsay Posner, NERO transforms one of history’s greatest myths into an epic theatrical event.

Bold, cinematic, and emotionally charged, NERO is a spectacular new musical about ambition, the theatre of politics and the devastating cost of absolute power

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Tuesday, 24th November, 7:00pm

Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Dante Place 80 Newington Butts , London, SE11 4FL

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Southwark Playhouse opens its second venue, one of London’s largest fringe theatres

Southwark Playhouse Elephant is just a ten-minute walk away from the ‘original’ Southwark Playhouse, which is, confusingly, also in Elephant but is being renamed the Southwark Playhouse Borough.

But whatever: after years of anticipation, Fringe powerhouse Southwark Playhouse finally launches a second branch in 2023. Run by the original theatre’s long-time, low-key artistic director Chris Smyrnios, Southwark Playhouse Elephant has a 310-seat main house – that’s half again as big as the original theatre’s main house – plus a second space reserved for the local community.

A third Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse London Bridge, is due to open in 2025.

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