At the Finborough Theatre, which is staging a series of works to commemorate the centenary of the First World War between 2014 and 2018, A Dance Of Death (5th to 30th August 2014) is inspired by the medieval mystery plays for an epic telling of the world's descent into war from a German and European perspective.
Over at the Park Theatre, The Vertical Hour (23rd September to 26th October 2014) David Hare's play about Iraq, patriotism, and the Anglo-American cultural divide, sees former war reporter, Nadia Blye challenged on her opinion about Iraq when she meets her boyfriend's father whose musings have far-reaching consequences. Nigel Douglas returns to the theatre for the first time in 10 yearsafter working in TV on shows including This Life and Clocking Off to direct.