This production is recommended for ages 12+
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17 December 2025 - 7 March 2026
Run time: 1hr 30mins
No interval
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The countdown is on. From Oscar Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Dune) and Olivier Award-winning Director Thea Sharrock (Equus – West End/Broadway, After the Dance) comes the world premiere of the play, High Noon.
This gripping new adaptation is Roth’s debut work for the stage – based on the iconic, four-time Oscar-winning 1952 film originally produced by Stanley Kramer, directed by Fred Zinnemann, with screenplay by Carl Foreman – hailed as one of the greatest westerns ever made. This isn’t just a play. It’s a wake-up call.
Told in real time, this edge-of-your-seat thriller stars Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crudup (The Morning Show, The Coast of Utopia) and Olivier Award- winner Denise Gough (Andor, People, Places & Things) with design by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Tim Hatley (Back to the Future: The Musical, The Life of Pi) and lighting by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Neil Austin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Frozen The Musical). Once a searing allegory of Hollywood’s blacklist, High Noon now explodes onto the stage in an unmissable new version that speaks urgently to the world today.
Set in the American West of the 1800s, High Noon rides on themes as relevant now as they were then. Courage vs. Cowardice. Justice vs. Peace. Duty vs. Desire. And at its heart, is the bond between Will Kane and Amy Fowler – a love tested by impossible choices as the clock ticks down to the return of deadly outlaw Frank Miller on the high noon train.
Tick: Begin a new life together? Tock: Or take a stand for the greater good?
As time runs out, one truth remains: if you don’t stand up for what’s worth saving, you risk losing it all.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING. Playing for a strictly limited run, don’t miss this incredible theatrical event – secure your tickets now before it’s too late. Every second counts.
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Gun shots will be fired.Special notes
The performance runs through with no interval; there will be no readmittance or latecomers into the show. The production is not able to guarantee the appearance of any specific actor due to illness or unforeseen circumstances
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Spotlight on: Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup has built a career on defying expectations. Equally at home on Broadway, in independent film, and on prestige television, he has a knack for disappearing into his roles while still radiating a signature magnetism. From award-winning stage performances to cult-classic screen turns, Crudup has become one of the most consistently intriguing actors of his generation - the kind whose name you may not always recognize immediately, but whose work you’ve almost certainly admired. With a Tony Award, multiple nominations, and now Emmy wins to his name, he’s a performer whose spotlight is long overdue.
Who is Billy Crudup?
Billy Crudup is one of those actors who manages to be everywhere without ever seeming overexposed. With a career spanning stage, film, and television, he has built a reputation as both a leading man and a character actor, slipping effortlessly between the two. Known for his magnetic presence and sharp intelligence, he has become one of Hollywood and Broadway’s most versatile performers.
Where have you seen him before?
Crudup first drew attention in the 1990s with a string of impressive performances, breaking through with Jesus’ Son (1999), a role that won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. On stage, he became a fixture of the New York theatre scene, earning his first Tony nomination for the 2002 revival of The Elephant Man. He went on to win the award in 2007 for Tom Stoppard’s The Coast of Utopia, with subsequent nominations for The Pillowman and the 2011 revival of Arcadia. Along the way, he appeared in Broadway repertory productions of Waiting for Godot and No Man’s Land, showcasing his range in both classic and contemporary theatre.
Last year, he made his West End debut at the Ambassadors Theatre in the London transfer of the Broadway hit Harry Clarke, a one-man thriller that had already broken records at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre. His ability to command the stage alone for the entire performance only reinforced his reputation as one of the most compelling stage actors of his generation.
3 Oct, 2025 | By Sian McBride
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Spotlight on Denise Gough
This December, Olivier-award winning Denise Gough returns to the West End stage in High Noon, starring alongside Billy Crudup in a stage adaptation of the 1952 Oscar-winning Western, written for the stage by Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth.
Last year, audiences were treated to Gough reprising her central role as Emma in People, Places and Things at Trafalgar Theatre, marking her fourth time in the part. Her tour-de-force performance as the struggling actress in rehab once again earned widespread critical acclaim, cementing the role as a career-defining triumph.
Two decades after making her debut alongside Holly Hunter in By the Bog of Cats, Gough continues to captivate audiences with her fearless energy and unmatched versatility, having earned Olivier awards, a Tony nomination, and a reputation as one of the most compelling actors of her generation.
From stage to screen, theatre to television, Gough has built an extraordinary career, and in the sections below, we take a closer look at some of her most memorable and acclaimed roles to date.
16 Mar, 2024 | By Sian McBride
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