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"While They Were Waiting offers a tender and humorous reflection on the art of pausing. It suggests that perhaps waiting is not an interruption of life but life itself, happening quietly while we think nothing is happening at all." - @thespyinthestalls

⏰️ Must end 22 March
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Electric!”
Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst star in WHILE THEY WERE WAITING

⏰ Strictly limited run must end 22 March.
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#LondonTheatre #OffWestEnd

"Energetic, playful and, in the end, quietly compassionate. Overall, While They Were Waiting is a polished and cohesive production, with strong performances and storytelling that keep the audience engaged throughout." - @londontheatrereviews

⏰️ Must end 22 March
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"This is a show that is both light-hearted and deep, serious yet silly. One would be very surprised if this is the last we hear of Gary Wilmot’s playwriting career, or indeed of this piece." - @thereviewshub

⏰️ Must end 22 March
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TOM LEHRER returns!

Don't miss this sell-out show, back for a limited run here at The Gatehouse!

📆 25 March - 12 April
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"The two men are a beautifully matched double-act.This is a play not just about waiting per se, it is a tightly directed comment on humanity and the tenderness of friendship." - @mrjonathanbaz

⏰️ Must end 22 March
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What happens when mind readers fall in love, build a life together, and raise a child—while touring the world performing impossible feats of the mind?

Enjoy an astonishing evening where, genuine connection, deeply personal moments and audience experience collide.

📆 31 Mar & 1 Apr
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "While They Were Waiting is an engaging, well‑crafted and often joyous piece of theatre that balances absurdism with accessibility" - @theatre_weekly

⏰️ Must end 22 March
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Hear what audiences are saying about While They Were Waiting 🚪

🎟️ Must end 22 March | Book now: nowshow.ing/waiting

WHILE THEY WERE WAITING
By Gary Wilmot
Starring Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst
Directed by Sydney Stevenson
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse

WHILE THEY WERE WAITING | Starring GARY WILMOT and STEVE FURST.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness two of our finest stage actors trading volleys at close quarters, and to say you saw it first!

Now playing Upstairs at the Gatehouse
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Your first look at the Big Yellow Door.

WHILE THEY WERE WAITING by Gary Wilmot
Starring Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst
Now playing Upstairs at the Gatehouse

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📸 Photo by Simon Jackson

The inimitable Gary Wilmot discusses the unexpected origins of his poignant new play While They Were Waiting.

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A closer look at Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst in the poignant new comedy While They Were Waiting.

Don’t miss your chance to see two master performers at work up close at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

🎟️ Book now at nowshow.ing/waiting
🎭️ Directed by Sydney Stevenson

First preview is TONIGHT 👀

£25 preview tickets only until this Sunday! Don’t wait & miss your chance to see it first.

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🎭 Directed by Sydney Stevenson
Produced by Chromolume in association with Nikki Newman

Gary Wilmot & Steve Furst star in WHILE THEY WERE WAITING 🚪
A sharp, funny, and moving new play by Gary Wilmot — now playing at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

🎟️ Book now: nowshow.ing/waiting
🎭 Directed by Sydney Stevenson

Produced by Chromolume in association with Nikki Newman

★★★★★
"A masterclass in acting"
- Fringe Review

★★★★★
"A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor"
- North West End UK

BECOMING MRS DANVERS is now open , for a strictly limited run.

📆 18 - 22 February
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This weekend only THE ODD JOBS: A Special Kind of 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥.

Before Mr Wint and Mr Kidd had bit parts, they had leading roles in their own lives.

📆 21 & 22 Feb
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🎭 Book, Music, & Lyrics: Raphael Schrire Smith | Additional Music: William Godfree

OPENING TOMORROW!
The infamous housekeeper of Manderley, Mrs Danvers has long haunted readers and audiences alike: a spectral presence, gaunt and unyielding. A symbol of gothic obsession and psychological torment, she embodies memory as menace and loyalty as destruction.

📆 18-22 Feb
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In rehearsal with Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst for WHILE THEY WERE WAITING

🎟️ Opens 26 February | nowshow.ing/waiting
🎭 Directed by Sydney Stevenson
📷️ by Simon Jackson

Between takes at the photoshoot #BTS

Don't miss Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst in new comedy WHILE THEY WERE WAITING

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BTS from our WHILE THEY WERE WAITING shoot 🎥✨

Don’t miss entertainment legend Gary Wilmot and acclaimed comedian Steve Furst at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 🕰️

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“Power doesn’t need permission.”

The chilling and powerful BECOMING MRS DANVERS comes to The Gatehouse next week.
Award-winning actress Heather Alexander delivers a tour-de-force portrayal marked by psychological precision and emotional force.

📆 18 - 22 February
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Meet the director behind WHILE THEY WERE WAITING 🕰️

Sydney Stevenson is a director, writer and actor, bringing Gary Wilmot’s debut play WHILE THEY WERE WAITING to life Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

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What are you waiting for?! It's just three weeks until the West End comes to Highgate with Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst starring in Wilmot's debut play WHILE THEY WERE WAITING 🚪 🌻

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From British entertainment legend Gary Wilmot: WHILE THEY WERE WAITING.

Starring Gary Wilmot & Steve Furst.

A warm, funny new comic play about companionship, absurdity, and the time we spend waiting.

🕰️ Limited run. Don't wait. Book now.
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Seen him in Friday Night Dinner, The Serpent Queen, or Little Britain?

Now catch STEVE FURST live on stage in WHILE THEY WERE WAITING at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

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GARY WILMOT has worked for over 40 years in TV, Film and Theatre as an actor, director, and now writer. WHILE THEY WERE WAITING marks Gary’s debut play, premiering at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, and he’s not just the writer, he’s starring in it too!

What are you waiting for?
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JDAL is back, but this time we’re singing!

Join us for an evening celebrating the work of Jewish songwriters featuring pieces from legendary composers like Bernstein, Sondheim, and Frederick Loewe alongside contemporary writers including Alexander Bermange and Estee Stimler.

📆 15 February

BLITHE SPIRIT opens TONIGHT!

Noël Coward's classic, sparkling, supernatural comedy of manners, where love, laughter, and a little ghostly chaos collide.

Tickets are selling fast so book now to avoid disappointment!

📆 05 - 08 February
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WHILE THEY WERE WAITING
A New Comic Play by Gary Wilmot

Starring Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst
Directed by Sydney Stevenson

📆 26 February - 22 March
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