Taking its inspiration from H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel and Orson Welles’ classic radio play, the legendary science fiction thriller, The War Of The Worlds is now playfully reimagined at Wilton's Music Hall for today's era of ‘alternative facts', and Fake News. Although the internet has replaced the wireless radio as the popular medium through which we get our news and make sense of what is happening, we remain just as susceptible …
The critically acclaimed and Offie-nominated Award-winning theatre company Rhum and Clay reimagined The War of The Worlds in 2019, selling out both a five-week season in London and a subsequent four-week run in Edinburgh before touring all over the UK and beyond to critical acclaim.
As the 2024 US election approaches and fake news floods social media and the headlines, The War of the Worlds has returned in a new production featuring 18 of Britain's most exciting young performers in partnership with the NYT REP Company as the National Youth Theatre returns to Wilton’s following previous collaborations on Zigger Zagger and Silence.